Date

Event

Time

Venue

Contact

3 Feb 2010

Crossroads home respite service talk

10.30am - 12.00pm

Friends Meeting House (Quaker), Chichester

Karin/Linzi
01243 537011

11 Feb 2010

'Access to Healthcare Project' Information Event for Carers

10.00am - 2.00pm

Chichester Baptist Church, 1-4 Sherborne Road

Pam (Learning Difficulties Support Worker)
01243 537011

26 Feb 2010

Alzheimers Society Workshop 'Meaningful engagement with a person living with Dementia'

10.30 - 12.30pm

The Hub  Community Centre, 73 Queensway, Bognor Regis

Karin/Linzi
01243 537011

1 March 2010

Informal meeting and talk - event by the Positive Behaviour Support Team

12.00pm - 2.00pm

The Apuldram Centre, Common Farm, Appledram Lane South, Chichester

Pam (Learning Difficulties Support Worker)
01243 537011

Bognor Regis

Carers Support Group

Meets on the second Wednesday of every month 10.30am - 12pm at the Quaker Meeting House, 6 Victoria Drive , Bognor Regis. It has an interesting and diverse range of monthly speakers. Tel: 01243 537011 for more information.

Chichester Carers Support Group

The Chichester Carers Group is a small group of carers that meet up for a cuppa and a chat on a monthly basis. Meetings are held on the last Tuesday of the month at 11.00am.

Tel: 01243 537011 for more information

 Carers (Mental Health) Support Groups in Chichester & Bognor

For more information please contact Sarah Robinson or Debbie Pimenta on 01243 380937

Carers (Learning Difficulties) Support Groups Chichester, Bognor & Selsey

For more information please contact Pam Thomson on 01243 537011

Midhurst Support Group

for Carers of People with Dementia

This group meets for a chat and often have a guest speaker. They meet on the first Wednesday of the month 12pm-1.30pm at the Midhurst Community Hospital . Tel: 01243 537011

Witterings

Carers Support Group

This group often have guest speakers and meet on the third Wednesday of the month 2pm-4pm at the Village Hall, Church Road, East Wittering. Please call Val Bennett on 01243 572621

Witterings

Mens Carers Support Group

The group meet on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 2pm in the Royal Oak , East Wittering . Please telephone the office on 01243 537011

Selsey & District Carers Support Group

This group meets at 10.30am on the first Thursday of every month at St Wilfrids Church Hall, Church Road , Selsey. Tel 01243 603602.

Would you like a break from your caring role?

Why not apply to the Short Breaks for Carers fund administered here at the Carers Support Service (CSS). Telephone 01243 537011 for more details

Come to one of our events to talk to other carers about their similar situations or just come to relax in a friendly environment.

Please see Events for more information.

If you need respite care for your cared for, please call the CSS on 01243 537011.

We also have Carers Support Groups that run monthly in Bognor Regis, Chichester, Selsey and the Wittering area.

They are there to support you through your caring role and organise days outs, tea and chat and speakers both fun and educational.

For more information or to come to one of our events or support groups please call the CSS on 01243 537011.

Grants for Carers

A Princess Royal Trust for Carers Grant may be able to help Carers financially. Click here for more details.

We also have information on the Kathleen and Sidney Linkins Memorial Trust Fund offering help to people in need over the age of 60

Please call the CSS on 01243 537011 for more information

Top Ten is a list of the organisations that we refer carers to most often.

Carers Information Highway is an exercise to help those working  with carers assess their information provision.