Sharda, our newest Age of Experience member, shares her experience of being in lock-downHi! My name is Sharda Lavingia and I am a full-time carer for my partner and also a mindfulness trainer. I'm in my 60s and my partner and I have both been shielding during the last few months because my...
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Carers Week runs from 8th to 14th June 2020 and because of the COVID-19 crisis it is a little different from normal because it remains impossible to run events and activities which involve people meeting together in a physical place. Many carers we have spoken to during this time have emphasise...
Restrictions won't stop members of Birmingham-based group keeping connections going. Members of Yardley Ventures Craft Group, a community arts group based in Stechford, East Birmingham, usually meet every Tuesday at Stechford Baptist Church. However, the COVID-19 p...
This Carers Week - The Ageing Better Carers Hub writes about their response to Covid-19, and how they are supporting carers who live in Birmingham. For many carers this has been a particularly difficult time as they try to maintain their caring support to loved ones. It has been ...
People involved with Ageing Better in Birmingham share their experiences of living in lock-down. Jeraldene: Jeraldene is one of our Age of Experince group members. She says:"I am aching a lot because I'm sitting so much but apart from that I am doing well."The social distancing measu...