News – Andover Young Carers

‘Fun on the Water Days’ with Royal Southampton Yacht Club

It has been lovely welcoming the young carers back to the AYC Bungalow and hearing their news. A highlight of our summer this year was the chance to take part

Thank You Volunteers

We have had a busy summer at AYC with lots of fun outings for our young carers. We are looking to seeing them back at After School Clubs. However we

Clip ‘n’ Climb Holiday Fun

A big thank you to Andover Leisure Centre, Places for People, for our Clip ‘n’ Climb session. With a great choice of fun themed climbing walls offering different experiences, a

Thank you Andover Flower Club

A huge thank you to Andover Flower Club for organising a pancake and coffee morning in aid of Andover Young Carers. They raised the fantastic sum of £475! Sam from

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

Dream Night 2024 at The Hawk Conservancy

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

Making music at AYC with Rocksteady

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

Volunteers Week 2024

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

Thank you Andover Co-op Distribution Centre

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

AYC gets moving thanks to a Hampshire Active Health Programme grant

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

Thank you Asda

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

Celebrating Siblings!

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