A CHARITY which had been planning a 25th anniversary walk between its Skipton and Shipley offices is to hold virtual events during next week’s national carers week.
Carers Resource says it will press ahead with the annual celebration of unpaid carers and their selflessness and dedication to the people they care for.
And, it is planning activities that will mostly be held virtually, on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Some of the events will be pre-recorded, some live and some interactive.
Offline, it is encouraging all to raise a glass in honour of unpaid carers at midday on Monday, June 8, at the start of the celebration week.
Confirmed virtual events so far include parent carer workshops on a variety of subjects including completing DLA and PIP forms, 'chairobics', craft sessions, virtual bingo, mindfulness and relaxation, and coffee and chat sessions.
Chris Whiley, chief executive of Carers Resource, said: “We want more than ever to celebrate carers and encourage them that they’re playing a crucial part in the lives of their loved ones and also in wider society.
“We would like to encourage all carers to have a go at online Carers Week but if that is impossible for some, they can let us know and we can give them a call for a chat."
She added: “Another opportunity to be united, while separate, is to join us on our sponsored walk. This year is our 25th anniversary and an event staff had planned for supporters to walk 25k between the charity’s offices in Shipley and Skipton has obviously been cancelled. We are instead asking people to be sponsored to walk 25k during their exercise time during Carers Week.
“Anyone who wants to get involved doesn’t have to do it all at once, and they don’t have to do the full 25k – just do something around the numbers two and five.”
Contact Carers’ Resource fundraiser Claire Macina on cmacina@carersresource.org or call her on 07936 368424 to get involved or donate at www.justgiving.com/campaign/walk25
For full listings of events in carers week, visit: www.carersresource.org/carers-week
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