Hello from the Jigsaw Tree
In April Leeds City Council and NHS Leeds Clinical Commissioning Group released funding to be administered by Carers Leeds to independent carers groups across the city. One of the successful applications was from Garforth based group the Jigsaw Tree. They
World Mental Health Day
This World Mental Health Day, our mental health carers team leader wanted to share her views on the current state of mental health support in the UK. "I was having my breakfast this morning and
Make some noise for YACs!
Today is Global's Make Some Noise day! Global’s radio brands Heart, Capital, Capital XTRA, Classic FM, Smooth, LBC, Radio X and Gold are uniting for the day to raise money for small charities that help disadvantaged
Finding a personal assistant
A Personal Assistant or PA is someone who is employed by a person with care needs to help provide care. A PA will help the person with care needs to live life in the way
Hello from Coleen!
Hello, my name is Coleen. I was asked to write a blog regarding my experience as a volunteer at Carers Leeds having started my role as volunteer Dementia Welfare Caller in August last year. I’m
Community based respite – Leeds City Council consultation
Leeds City Council is seeking the views of carers as part of a consultation about community based respite services (aka sitting services) that are currently provided in Leeds. The consultation period is between Monday 3
Volunteer pride @ Leeds Pride
Leeds Pride is Yorkshire’s biggest celebration of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and *Trans life that took place this year on Sunday 5th August 2018. As a volunteer at Carers Leeds you can be asked to get
Heart’s Coast to Coast Challenge
Emma, the presenter of the breakfast show on Heart Yorkshire, is taking on the ULTIMATE challenge to paddle and pedal the width of the country, from coast to coast – Liverpool to Goole which is 163
Woo hoo!! We’re finalists!
Carers Leeds is delighted to be a finalist in the 2018 HSJ Awards, the world’s largest healthcare awards programme. We’ve now made it to final three years in a row, winning in 2016 after showcasing
Get a free Will this October
If you are aged over 55, take this opportunity to have a simple will written or updated free of charge by one of the solicitors participating in this campaign. An up-to-date will written by a
Life, Loss, Legacy and Learning
Our bereaved carers team have joined forces with Leeds film making charity Lippy People to make a series of films. The films focus on bereaved carers, and show what it's like to be a carer and how life
Supporting working carers in Leeds
Carers Leeds is now forging ahead with its Working Carers Service for Employers in the City. Our goal is to support the estimated 35,000 workers in Leeds who also have unpaid caring responsibilities for friends