I recently attended an evening organised by Greenham Trust to promote awareness of how they support the local community of West Berkshire and North Hampshire. There I met a lovely lady who runs an online community news site for West Berkshire, Wantage, Swindon and Marlborough. Have a look at the Penny Post website at www.pennypost.org.uk There […]
Hello and Happy New Year to Everyone, 2014 was an amazing inaugural year for FOYC-WeBs and we would like to thank everyone who contributed to that success and thereby giving Young Carers in our area the opportunity to experience some really enjoyable events, help build new confidences and bring a lovely and caring group of children together […]
BONDI BEACH 2014 Bondi Beach is one of Australia’s most famous beaches and among the world’s most well-known beaches. It’s golden sands, turquoise waters and perfect waves make Bondi a surfer’s dream location. So imagine our surprise when we got sent these photos from Gill and Peter McDonald. Here is ‘our’ Sidney getting in on a little bit of […]
Connecting people who care with causes that matter Our charity has recently been successful in being awarded a £5,000 grant from Berkshire Community Foundation. It has been a tremendous boost for FOYC-WeBs and more importantly, it means that we have now earmarked £3,000 of this award towards sending all our Young Carers to the […]
Here we are at the offices of SJP in Newbury being presented with a whopping cheque for one thousand pounds. Anna Downie, Janice Arnold and Jo Barton represented Friends of Young Carers (West Berkshire) and as you can see from the photo, Sidney the Owl managed to get in on the act too. This donation […]
Showing later this evening on BBC1, a very insightful programme about Young Carers. Please forward this to as many people as you know and ask them to put the kettle on and tune in. Thank you. Friends of Young Carers (West Berkshire) Looking after Mum
This years Young Carers Festival took place at the end of June and as you can see from the photos, much fun was had by all. This annual event gives Young Carers from all over the country a chance to get together and try out lots of new and exciting activities. Here you can have a look […]
Following the successful application for a Reactive Grant from Greenham Trust, we were more than happy when we were approached by the Trust to use FOYC (WeBs) as one of their case studies. http://www.greenham-common-trust.co.uk/reactive-grants—case-studies/young-carers
http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/2014/first-year-of-charity-brings-in-15000-for-west-berkshire-young-carers This article was posted on Newbury Today website last week and we are extremely proud of what we have achieved for Young Carers in our first year. We are already planning our next round of activity funding and are currently busy introducing ourselves out and about in the local community. Busy busy!
In this powerful documentary, three youngsters invite the viewer into their lives to reveal, in their own words and with extraordinary power and insight, just what it’s like to be a child who cares for their mum. Following three families who are coping with day-to-day life under very challenging circumstances, the programme contains footage shot […]
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