Young Carers Festival 2024
A group of young carers got the chance to go to the annual Young Carers Festival weekend at YMCA Fairthorne at the end of June. Deirdre and Joe took 11
A group of young carers got the chance to go to the annual Young Carers Festival weekend at YMCA Fairthorne at the end of June. Deirdre and Joe took 11
We recently took a group of young carers to The Hawk Conservancy’s Dream Night. What an amazing evening we had with tractor rides around the wildflower meadow, horse rides, face
We were really lucky during half term to have a drop-in session with the brilliant Rocksteady. 5 musicians from Rocksteady ran workshops with 2 groups of young people on a
Our volunteers are vital to the service we provide for young carers. They help out in all sorts of ways, in the garden, driving the minibus, helping at After School
A huge thank you to everyone at the Andover Co-op Distribution Centre for the wonderful donation. The Engagement Co-ordinator, Kat Uren, and General Manager, Darren Niven, visited the Bungalow recently
We are thrilled to announce that we have been awarded a vital grant as part of the Hampshire Active Health Programme. Like most young people, our young carers love getting
A huge thank you to the Asda Foundation and our Asda Community Champion Jude Fleet for awarding us a Cost of Living grant to help with our utility bills. The
April 10th is National Siblings Day – a global awareness day recognising brothers and sisters, especially those growing up with a disabled brother or sister. Day-to-day life may centre around
We have had fun over the Easter break, including handing out lots of lovely Easter eggs. Easter was just a bit more ‘chocolatey’ for our young carers thanks to the
This year’s HBT5 takes place on Saturday May 4th at 11am. HBT5 is a five mile race in the North Wessex Downs, organised and run by wonderful volunteers. Since the
This year Young Carers Action Day is on Wednesday 13th March. The theme is ‘Fair futures for young carers’ and will focus on ‘why caring should not be a barrier
We’ve been busy at the Bungalow collaborating with Andover Trees on a project entitled “Art at the Station”. The theme was ‘Common British Flowers’ and six were chosen as the