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...
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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...
Susan, one of our Age of Experience members, shares her thoughts about being in lock-down so far. I have been keeping busy and a daily routine has evolved which includes working on the house and in the garden. I am in the middle of renovating my house and during this lock-down I have ...