Author Archives: Alison
WINE TASTING – THE RESULTS ARE IN!
Hello from the Trustees, Finally getting around to posting some images from our Annual Wine Tasting Event hosted by SJ Wines of Newbury http://www.sjwines.co.uk/ and Friends of Young Carers (West Berkshire). Our thanks go to St. Gabriels Junior School for once again allowing us to host our event here. Lots of parking, a lovely spacious hall […]
Our Community Friends – St Gabriels
Elaine and I had a lovely surprise when we were invited back to St. Gabriels Junior School Assembly at the end of January where we were presented with a cheque for £247.94. This money was raised from the Junior School Nativity and Carol Concert and we are incredibly grateful that once again the children chose […]
SNOWDROP SIDNEY SELLOUT
Hello to all our readers, What a lovely time the trustees had on Sunday when we were invited to Welford Park to have a Charity Stand at one of their busiest Snowdrop Days.http://www.welfordpark.co.uk/snowdrops We met so many lovely members of the public who were interested in how we help Young Carers in West Berkshire, spent […]
WINTER WINE TASTING EVENT
foyc-wine-tasting-flyer-2017 Happy New Year to one and all. We can’t wait to get started with our programme of fundraising events for 2017. The need to offer vital support and respite activities to our Young Carers has not diminished and increasingly we shall be looking at areas of high concern right here in West Berkshire. Due […]
WOODLAND WALKS, SOUP, CAKE AND OWLS
There is nothing like a walk through the woods after all the leaves have fallen and the footpaths are a lovely soft carpet to stroll upon. Fundraising is not always about the big events, or securing the large grant awards that we have been so fortunate to receive. Every now and again, we organise some […]
A VERY MERRY CHOCCY CHRISTMAS
Hello from all the Trustees, It seems impossibly soon that Christmas will be here and another year has flown by. In time honored tradition, Barbara and I took to the aisles of Tesco’s and loaded up with 75 tubs of Celebrations and Heroes to hand out to the Young Carers. We liked the idea of […]
THATCHAM TORNADOES
We had a fantastic morning out with Thatcham Tornadoes at the end of October when they ran a Junior School Football Tournament at Lower Way in Thatcham. The weather was glorious and we really enjoyed watching all the children having a great time, getting their players medals and queuing up to have a go at […]
NEWBURY TOWN COUNCIL
We so pleased when we heard that we had been successful in our application for a grant from Newbury Town Council. The award of £2,200 allowed us to send all our Young Carers on summer trips back in July and August. The younger age groups went for a day out to the seaside in Bournemouth […]
When numbers just don’t make sense.
A carer is anyone who cares, unpaid, for someone who cannot cope without their support due to illness, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction. Tarek, seven looks after his arthritic mum, Caroline. The 2011 census identified 10,000 carers aged 5-7, up 83% on the previous decade. The true figure is likely […]
Making life easier
Now and again we would like to share with you some of the individual help that we give to our Young Carers in West Berkshire. A Young Carer will understand how this could make a huge difference to their day to day caring role. Most children will not understand this at all. It’s not easy […]
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