Charity Festive Evening at Suffolk Food Hall & Bourne Garden Centre

Supporting Suffolk Family Carers Friday 9th December 2011 6.30 ~ 8.30pm
Special guest: star of stage & screen

Caring Touch Winter 2011

Ruthie Henshall
Hosted by Laurie Mayer & meet Rob Dunger on the door Christmas shopping Live jazz music Choir from Ipswich High School for Girls & Our Young Carer Lily Festive Draw Christmas Tombola Tastings & Demos Festive Menu in the Samford Restaurant

Family Carer enjoying a hand massage with the Body Shop at the Bixley Ward Pamper Day

Tickets 5.00
(Includes a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie)

Sound of Soul Gongs at Stratford St Andrew Outreach

All ticket proceeds to charity

Tickets on sale from 31st October

Suffolk Food Hall - 01473 786 610 Bourne Garden Centre - 01473 786 617 Suffolk Family Carers - 01473 835 400

(bookings being taken)

Ipswich Hospital Carers Kitchen opening ceremony

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Whats On December 2011-March 2012

Contact Us
Information Line: 0844 225 County Council. It includes: 3099 Monday-Friday 9.00am-4.00pm Email: community.infoline@suffolkfamilycarers.org Reception: 01473 835400 Website: www.suffolkfamilycarers.org

Emergency Numbers
Customer First: 0808 800 4005 Police: In an emergency dial 999 For non-urgent calls to Suffolk Constabulary: 01473 613500

Caring Touch Editor: Fiona Baker

Articles/Information featured in this newsletter are not to be reproduced without permission. Every effort is made to ensure that the information in this newsletter is correct, however Suffolk Family Carers cannot accept liability for errors or omissions and cannot recommend products or services. The Editor has the right to reject articles or advertisements submitted.
fiona.baker@suffolkfamilycarers.org Christmas Opening times Suffolk Family Carers will be closed on Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th December 2011 and Monday 2nd January 2012. Our offices will be open between 10.00am and 2.00pm only on Wednesday 28th, Thursday 29th and Friday 30th December. Our normal business hours will resume on Tuesday 3rd January 2012.

Suffolk Family Carers, Units 6 & 8, Hill View Business Park, Old Ipswich Road, Claydon IP6 0AJ Suffolk Carers Ltd. Registered Charity No. 1069937. A company limited by guarantee and registered in England No. 3507600. Registered Office Unit 8, Hill View Business Park, Claydon IP6 0AJ

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The website encourages people to look at a wide range of self-help options as well as finding out about services provided by the County Council. It includes:

Chief Executives Reflections

Summer started with cracking weather at Easter and has ended the same way. Where does the time go? Suffolk Family Carers is continuing to address the challenging situation of meeting the needs of more Family Carers with fewer resources, so we have had to make some changes to the way we work. However our commitment to Family Carers is unchanged and we will continue to do the very best we can in the current climate of challenge and change. I am pleased to announce our new partnership with Activities Unlimited at the Cafe. This is a vibrant resource for everyone so please do come and have a coffee and support this venture, if you are able to. See page (8) for further details. Our fundraising is growing with your help and I hope to see some of you at our two large events one, our second major concert at the Regent Theatre in Ipswich called Care for a Song, on 20th November (see page 5) and the other, our Festive Evening, in partnership with Bourne Garden Centre and Suffolk Food Hall on Friday 9th December (promoted on the back page) Listening to you, learning from you and getting your message across to a variety of our partner organisation is essential so please do continue to let me know how things are. I would like to thank all of you who replied to our survey last winter; this has really helped shape how we will work in the future. The role that Family Carers of all ages

information on services and support offered by community groups, voluntary sector and statutory organisations, directory of Suffolk based organisations (which uses the InfoLink database) interactive Guides based on the answers to a short series of questions, which you can save and print an account facility where you can save information and come back to it later

Here is a flavour of some of the information topics:

Caring Touch Editor: Fiona Baker

We would like your help:

and Friday 30th December.

undertake, looking after the people they care for, is incredible, but I would urge all Family Carers to look after their own health and well being too. I know many feel they do not have time to do that but it is so important. Dont forget to ask for your flu jabs and a health check at your doctors surgery. So thank you once again for your support and enjoy this editionlook out for the handy Whats On in the centre pages! Best wishes,

The website is still being developed. Please let us know what you think, if you would like more information on a topic or have ideas for Guides or improvements we can make. Please contact acs.webpages@suffolk.gov.uk I hope you enjoy using Choices for Care and Support. Kate Turner
in England No. 3507600.

Jacqui
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Make a donation
Please accept my gift of ..
Enclose a cheque/postal order made payable to SUFFOLK CARERS LTD or donate direct to Suffolk Family Carers Justgiving page by clicking on the donate online button on our website home page at www.suffolkfamilycarers.org

information or feel free to call us to find out how you can become more involved. Finally we wanted to share a good news story and some recent publicity. A family the project supported through a very difficult time last summer, when their adult son moved from a residential home in Essex to his own shared ownership home in Lowestoft, has given an interview to the BBC. There is an article about this on the BBC website talking about how the family feels, just over a year on about the move. Well worth a read for any families who may be going through the same thing. If you search Suffolk Mortgages and Disabilities the article will come up. We also have a short film of some of the Family Carers we supported talking about their move and life before and after, if any Family Carers want to see it. We hope to be putting this on our website shortly.
To contact the LD Team phone: Bill 01473 835442; Emma 01473 835445

Name Address Telephone number Email Data Protection: We promise not to disclose your details to anyone
else. We would like to send you information from time to time about our work and fundraising activities. If you would prefer not to receive mailings from us please tick this box.

Choices for Care and Support: a new website to help you find all you need as a Family Carer
Suffolk County Council Adult Services and its partners, including Suffolk Family Carers, have launched a new information, self-help and signposting website called Choices for Care and Support (www.suffolk.gov.uk/choicesforcareandsupport). This replaces most of the information currently held on the Care and Wellbeing pages of the Suffolk County Council website and is aimed at the public, Family Carers, service users, partners, staff and volunteers.

Gift Aid it
Please Gift Aid your donation. As a UK taxpayer you can use Gift Aid to make your donations go further. It wont cost you a penny but it will allow us to collect extra money from the Governmentall you need to do is sign and date below.

Please treat all my donations to Suffolk Family Carers as Gift Aid donations until I notify you otherwise. Date . Signature.
You must pay an amount of income tax and/or capital gains tax each year at least equal to the tax that the charity will claim from HM Revenue and Customs on your Gift Aid donation/s.

As ever, thank you to all our supporters

PTO
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The Learning Disability Team; Changing Times

As many of you will know there have been lots of changes at Suffolk Carers over the last few months and the Learning Disability project has been no exception. We sadly had to say goodbye to many Family Carers first point of contact, Pat Nice, who we know many Family Carers had an enormous support from, in filling in Emergency Plans and generally being pointed in the right direction with services we offer at Suffolk Family Carers and more widely in the community. Bill and Emma have swapped roles with Bill now taking on the role of advocate. Primarily this is funded for families of people with a learning disability who are part of the local authorities AMOS project (Accelerated Moving On Strategy). This is where people who live in residential care homes in or out of the county are being supported to move into their own homes and in some cases, purchase a share of those homes through a special mortgage; or where residential care homes are de-registering to become supported living schemes and people are then entitled to a tenancy agreement and more welfare benefits. As you can imagine this can be quite a daunting time for those families. In some circumstances we are also able to support families of people who need to move on, to find suitable accommodation for them and receive an appropriate service from ACS. Emma is now the involvement worker and has the task of supporting the Family Carer representatives to the Suffolk Learning Disability Partnership Board (SLDPB) to ensure families views are considered when planning the future development of services. This is always a challenging task but Bill and the reps have worked hard to try and ensure they are meaningfully involved in meetings. This continues to present hurdles especially when the SLDPBs format and meeting structure is once again under review and may change, although we are unsure what those changes will be yet. We hope that we can involve more families and provide some added bonuses for families who do give us their time and thoughts on services and their future development. Watch this space for more
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Fundraising News
A BIG thank you for all the generous donations in the last few months. July 2011: Woolpit Steam Rally Committee donated another 650 Stoke by Nayland Middle School donated 172.80 through fundraising activity Bacton Parish Council donated 100 August 2011 Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation donated 100 Its never too late.. Back in September Chris Spurling ran the London to Brighton Ultra marathon Chris has raised over 650 so far but its never too late to support him so please go to www.justgiving.com/chris-spurling if you wish to make a donation. Our fundraising pack This pack is bursting with ideas on how to fundraise for us and information on how your donations help. Please call Reception on 01473 835400 to receive one, or email alison.nightingale@suffolkfamilycarers.org Suffolk Family Carers Collection boxes Please collect your spare coins for usit is amazing how the pennies mount up and they can make such a difference. How about telling your friends and colleagues that you will be putting a donation in the Suffolk Family Carers Collection Box instead of sending Christmas cards this year? We have enclosed a book of Christmas raffle tickets for you or your friends to buy if you would like to support us in this way. Please return the stubs and cheques payable to Suffolk Carers Ltd to the Centre Reception by Wednesday 7th December. The raffle will be drawn at our Christmas Festive Evening at Suffolk Food Hall/Bourne Garden Centre on Friday 9th at 8.15pm You can use our freepost address:Suffolk Family Carers (Fund AA Raffle) FREEPOST NATE853, Ipswich IP6 0ZZ if you wish.
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Debenham Tackles Dementia. - A Community "Caring for the Carers"

Sometimes something comes along about which people ask why hasnt this happened before? There is no answer other than - it just has! Its the right project, at the right time, and the right place. The Debenham Project is exactly that. Dementia is an illness that affects so many of our husbands, wives, parents, grandparents, friends and neighbours that we cannot stand aside and hope that the nation will look after them. In April 2009 a public meeting took place which proved pivotal. It led to this unique project in which our community is taking responsibility for the welfare and support of those who are Family Carers looking after someone with dementia, and of meeting the health and social needs of those they care for. It has developed a comprehensive range of local volunteer-based services which draw in the best professional support. The Debenham Project has become recognised as an example of innovation and best practice across Suffolk and beyond. It won Suffolk Acres Probert Cup for community achievement in 2011. The project works with the NHS, the local authorities, The Alzheimer's Society, Age UK, Suffolk Family Carers, local organisations and many other agencies to help and support carers providing: Confidential Telephone Line Activities and Social Session Carers' Club Medication Management Support Help in getting Respite Care Special Food 'n' Friends lunch clubs Advice and Information Info Cafe Special Events Exercise Therapy

Our aim is to "make it local" and "make it social" - it makes a huge difference. The latest service is a local bi-monthly NHS clinic - a much more friendly, familiar and comfortable experience than the "hospital waiting room". The project will continue to evolve - "What can be done to help, will be done to help" - Lynden Jackson (Chairman) For further information go to www.the-debenham-project.org.uk
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Suffolk NHS Palliative Care web site

Suffolk NHS has developed a palliative care website, accessible by July 2011:

If you are receiving your newsletter electronically now and would like the collection box and/or raffle tickets please phone 01473 835400.

following the link:

Other ways to help us.. Become a Friend You will receive regular mailings. Donations are appreciated but not essential. Become a Member Membership is 20 per person p.a. You will receive regular mailings and information and be invited to take part in the AGM. Contact Barbara on 01473 835460 for details of our Friends and Members schemes. Leave a Legacy Even if you cant support us now you can help us by including us in your Will by leaving a sum of money or a gift or by encouraging your friends or family to do this. Please visit our website to find out how you can offer long term support. Fundraise for us See our new fundraising pack for loads of ideas. Volunteer in a variety of different ways. Volunteering can offer new challenges, build self confidence and give a real sense of achievement and helps us reach more Family Carers. For more information call 01473 835450 or 835409 or email volunteer@suffolkfamilycarers.org Become a Telephone Supporter Support a Family Carer by telephone. Contact 01473 835409 for more information. Make a donation or a regular monthly standing order 95% of all donations go directly towards helping Family Carers. Justgiving Set up a Justgiving page for people to donate money to your challenge or event by visiting www.justgiving.com and following the instructions. Alternatively donate direct to Suffolk Family Carers Justgiving page by clicking on the donate online button on our website home page at www.suffolkfamilycarers. Attend an event See our website www.suffolkfamilycarers.org or telephone 01473 835400 to find out whats on. Join our 250 Club A monthly draw with 3 cash prizes a month. You can still purchase a number which will be entered into the draw the following month, provided your application is received by the last day of the preceding month until October 2012. For further information and application form contact reception on 01473 835400.

Woolpit Steam Rally Committee donated another 650 http://www.suffolk.nhs.uk/Home/Services/PalliativeCare/Tools.aspx

It explains what palliative care is; provides contacts and links to other local service providers such as St Elizabeth Hospice and St Nicholas Hospice Care; local news and events; education; tools; frequently asked questions and links to national web sites. August 2011
donated 100 The tools section provides information for families on the Gold Standard Framework end of life pathway, patient information on Its never too late.. cardio pulmonary resuscitation as well as the yellow folder record alert system which contains the patient held records. It also provides the advance care plan documents, which promote a holistic approach to end of life care where Family Carers and the cared for, with the help of health and social care professionals, can plan ahead for those with a life limiting illness.

Preferred Priorities for Care (PPC) is a simple but comprehensive form that anyone can complete at anytime. It offers the opportunity for discussion about issues personal to them but including those close to them and to have those sometimes difficult conversations. Anyone completing a PPC can express where they might like to be cared for and where they would ideally like to be when they die, whether they want to see a friend or relative theyve not seen for a long time or a request to be christened. The PPC is not a legal document and should families need to discuss the Advance Decision to Refuse Treatment (ADRT) and/or the Lasting Power of Attorney for health and welfare they would need to seek further advice from a health or social care professional, or solicitor. For those Family Carers and cared for living in Waveney, the Great Yarmouth and Waveney PCT website www.gywpct.nhs.uk provides current information on the palliative care provision in this area of Suffolk.

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THE VIEW CAF

We are delighted to report the good news that The Caf and Activities Unlimited have gone into partnership enabling the Caf to remain open into the future. At the beginning of October we created our exciting Autumn menu with some of your favourite fillings now added to our daily menu as well as some new fillings for you to try. We continue to offer homemade quiches and cakes which are all reasonably priced. We also cater for all dietary requirements. By popular demand we are doing Christmas lunches again. We have the following dates available: 7th, 8th, 16th and 19th December. Our Christmas menu offers something for everyone including a vegetarian option if preferred. A two course meal including coffee is priced at just 12.50 and 3 courses will be 15.00. Maybe you are planning a Christmas Party? If so then why not let us take the strain and cater for you; we have delicious festive buffets available. If you would like to book a buffet or a Christmas lunch then please give Robert a call on 01473 835473 or email on caf.vol@suffolkfamilycarers.org Volunteering in the caf is flexible and enjoyable; it can be for as little as a couple of hours a day/week or on an ad hoc basis. If you would like to find out about this and other volunteering opportunities at Suffolk Family Carers please call Fiona Baker on 01473 835450 or email Fiona.baker@suffolkfamilycarers.org. Fiona works part time so if your call is not answer please leave a message and she will get back to you.

Focus on

Ipswich

Support Group

The Ipswich Support Group meets at the Key on the 2nd Wednesday of the month in the afternoons and is going from strength to strength with the help of our volunteers, Joy and Mary! They run a packed programme of visiting speakers and activities and back in September had an extremely entertaining talk and poetry reading by Jean Lazaruswho writes her own poems and has lived and worked in the area for many years. Particularly clever and interesting was her poem about her career at Footman Pretty, a large department store in Ipswich which was replaced by Debenhamswhere she continued to work until her retirement. Unfortunately we havent the space to print the entire poem as it runs to 16 versesbut here is just a taster!
When tights were invented they said theyll never catch on The leg men wont like them but they were proved wrong Worn with mini skirts were all the rage And a good cover-up for any old age. I worked for Pretty Polly 7 years before redundancy came, I was needed no more. One day the Pretty Polly Rep. said to me But Footmans, now Debenhams, said If a hosiery Consultant I would like to be come back to us Jean One per cent commission was the and for the past fifteen years thats incentive you see where Ive been. A fabulous sum, I had to agree. When I was young and in my prime And had a little extra time To get some money in the kitty I took a job with Footman Pretty. Miss Clark, the buyer, took me in hand Behind a counter I had to stand. Socks and stockings in neat array Were the items on display.

If you are interested in coming along to the support group please contact Tracy on 01473 835427

Carers Rights Day this year is on Friday 2nd December. Look out for market/stalls or shops in your local area raising awareness and providing information.
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CALLING ALL FAMILY CARERS IN AND AROUND STOWMARKET

Would you like a day trip in the new year to do sale shopping, visit the coast or a beautiful city? If so please contact Dr Alan Lower from the Stowmarket Rotary Club who is hoping to put on an event especially for Family Carers. He can be contacted on 01284 764672 for more details of this upcoming event.
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IPSWICH HOSPITAL CARERS KITCHEN

Our Carers Kitchen is NOW OPEN and looking FANTASTIC. It provides a bright oasis in front of the Garrett Anderson Centre at Ipswich Hospital. We have been up and running now since Monday 12th September 2011. The Carers Kitchen provides a serene and calm space for Family Carers to meet with our volunteers.

CHRISTMAS MENU
Homemade Roasted Pepper & Tomato soup or Classic Prawn cocktail
Our wonderful volunteers are there to offer an invigorating cuppa and biscuit, a sympathetic and understanding ear and to provide information on services available to Family Carers. The Kitchen is currently open on Monday afternoons, Tuesday mornings and from 10am to 4pm on Wednesdays. I am the Volunteer Link Co-ordinator, working at Ipswich Hospital Carers Kitchen in partnership with Suffolk Family Carers. This is a new and exciting role and I love it. I have been recruited by Suffolk Family Carers to look after our team of amazing volunteers who do so much for the Family Carers at Ipswich Hospital. My role is to support and to provide training for our team of volunteers and to ensure that they feel valued and cared for. After all, we could not keep our Kitchen running without our volunteers! Our aim is to open the Carers Kitchen daily with two volunteers per shift. The morning shift runs from 10am to 1pm and the afternoon shift is 1pm to 4pm. We are currently looking to increase our team of volunteers and if you feel you are able to offer three hours of your time on a day that suits you, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact Pam Evans, Patient Experience Co-ordinator at Ipswich Hospital on 01473 702101 if you are interested in volunteering at the Carers Kitchen.

******* Roast Suffolk Turkey or Roast Vegetable, Cranberry & Goats Cheese Nut Roast Served with a full array of seasonal trimmings ******** Christmas Pudding with brandy sauce or Chocolate Profiteroles or Fresh Fruit Salad Coffee & Mints 2 COURSES: 12.50 3 COURSES: 15.00

December 7th, 8th, 16th & 19th.

For more information or to place an order please contact The View Caf on: 01473 835472 or caf.vol@suffolkfamilycarers.org

area raising awareness Thank you so much, Dawn Barker

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and providing
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Bixley Ward Pamper Carers Day

Councillor Russell Harsant talking to Family Carers

Due to funding constraints we had been unable to provide Moving & Handling tuition since the beginning of 2011. But we are delighted to announce that .......

In September Family Carers in the Bixley Ward area of Ipswich had a well deserved Pamper Day! The day included yoga and meditation sessions, therapies and a chance to get to know and talk to other Family Carers from the area. Family Carers were also able to have an NHS Health Check which included a free cholesterol test which was a benefit to many Family Carers who attended. We would like to thank Cllr Russell Harsant who funded this day from his Locality Budget. We would also like to thank all our volunteer therapists who supported us during the day without you this day would not have been possible! Many local businesses also supported us by donating products such as tea, coffee and elderflower cordial along with many other local Suffolk products thank you! A huge thank you to Colleen and Hilary who volunteered to help us on the day and served our refreshments. Colleen and Hilary are two of our willing band of volunteers at Suffolk Family Carers, who help in all sorts of ways. Suffolk Family Carers Caf (Hill View Business Park, Claydon) supplied the cakes and sandwiches which went down very well indeed! One Family Carer who attended said It was a most relaxing and enjoyable experience, thank you.
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Did you know that over half of all Family Carers have suffered a physical injury such as a strained back since they began to care for someone? So if you having difficulties moving and handling the person you care for, visit our website and refer yourself for a visit from our occupational therapist, Liz. She can visit you at home to show you how to safely move and handle the person you look after. She can advise you on: how to look after your health how to prevent falls, slips or trips equipment that will help the person you look after to become more independent. To arrange a visit, please fill in the form on the Suffolk Family Carers website and our occupational therapist will contact you to fix a time and a date. This service is free. Let us help you to move and handle safely!

registering your support on the Time To Change website:

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World mental health day 10th Oct

Monday 10th October, saw the Ipswich VASP ( Voluntary and Statutory Partnership), Art On The Move and The Lifting Spirits singing group take on Ipswich Town to raise awareness and break down stigma around mental health. Suffolk Family Carers Mental Health Team had a wellbeing shop in Tower Ramparts where shoppers could pop in and pick up information about looking after their physical and mental health, have a full health check from Health Smart and go on to have a taster session of reflexology or Zero Balancing (a relaxing/ massaging technique). Those interested also picked up tips and CDs to help them relax and improve their breathing. Once people had finished in the wellbeing shop they were free to browse the fantastic free art exhibition organised by Art On The Move (a self help art group). The exhibition had some really thought provoking pieces. The grand finale came with Lifting Spirits Flash Mob: approximately 70 wonderful voices sprang into song in Ipswich Library and the Buttermarket shopping centre, wowing a stunned audience, who, of course, in true Flash Mob tradition either joined in or stood looking bewildered! You can view the Flash Mob by going onto You Tube and searching Ipswich Flash Mob. Look out for yourselves, Family Carers. Please help break down stigma in mental health by registering your support on the Time To Change website: http://www.time-to-change.org.uk

Suffolk Family Carers Transitions Team works with

Young Adult Carers aged 16-24. On Saturday 8th October we took 10 Young Adult Carers sailing for a full day with the East Anglian Sailing Trust. None of the group had been sailing before. It was an exciting day out for a group of young people who spend much of their time looking after other members of their family. We were divided into two groups and each group went on a 32 foot yacht and we sailed from Levington Marina. The first thing was to get the kettle on, and we learned all about sailing while drinking cups of tea. It was then time to set off and we sailed from Levington to Ipswich, then back past Levington, to Felixstowe and Harwich and out to sea. It was such a great day out and was thoroughly enjoyed by all! Thank you to The Suffolk Foundation (Bluebell Fund) who funded the trip, and to the East Anglian Sailing Trust who were excellent! This is what some of the Young Adult Carers had to say: It was so totally awesome we had a good laugh Great day, great tutor on the boat, just a brilliant day from start to finish 10/10 Amaaaaaazing!!! Steering n tacking was awesome!!! Really enjoyed it today. Thank you so much

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Do you know any Young Carers or are there any in your family?
Could you pass this message on to your children or anyone with an interest in carers and the schools system?
Id like to introduce myself as the new schools worker for Suffolk Young Carers: most of you will know me already because Ive been working as a support & advocacy worker at the project for over 4 years. Id really like to hear from you about your experiences as a Young Carer at your school. Maybe your school is fantasticunderstands the issues Young Carers face, does everything it can to support you in a sensitive way..if thats the case tell me and I can pass on the word to other schools across the county. Or perhaps the opposite is trueyour school doesnt understand your needs, or doesnt even know youre a Young Carer, and to be honest could do better!!!!! Whatever the situation is-good or bad-Id love to hear about your experiences. I want the schools project to make a difference to all of you, and it can only do that if I know whats happening in your school to you! So if you want to get your point of view across, or tell me something your school does well, or could do better, heres how: Leave a message for me on: 01473 835462 Call/ text me on: 07900 608 164 (and save money as well). Email me: claire.fraser@suffolklfamilycarers.org Snail mail:Claire Fraser-Lim (F), FREEPOST NATE853, Ipswich. IP6 0ZZ Or next time youre at club or see your support worker give them a message to pass on to me! I look forward to your School Reports! Claire
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Outreach Groups
What has been happening in my local area?
Every month Family Carers across rural Suffolk meet up for an afternoon away from their caring roles. As well as enjoying the company of people who truly understand what it is like to be a Family Carer, it provides the opportunity to find out information and take part in activity taster sessions. Over the past few months at Outreach we have learned how to relax as well as improve our posture through the art of Tai Chi. We have also had talks and demonstrations by an Occupational Therapist about safe moving and handling techniques to protect the safety of both us as Family Carers and the person we care for. Thanks to all Family Carers who helped in the demonstrations by being moved and handled especially those who volunteered to do so as newbies to the group. Most of us were lucky enough to have experienced the joys of Gongs by listening to their soothing sounds, as well as getting the chance to literally feel the music, by standing in a singing bowl and experiencing the vibrations it creates when it is played! The majority of our Outreaches have enjoyed the ever popular mini pamper events being relaxed by Reflexology, calmed with Hot Stone Therapy and unperturbed by Indian Head Massage. This year Family Carers were able to enjoy a manicure from a member of staff, as well as get the opportunity to speak to workers from organisations such as Crossroads Care, Parkinsons UK and the Rural Coffee Caravan. It is important to note that due to funding alterations there will be some changes in the running of Outreaches which will mean you will have more freedom to shape your group in a way that is tailored to group wants and needs. We will be writing to all Family Carers who attend the Outreach Groups and informing the attendees how they can be actively part of making bigger and better Outreach groups that are steered centrally by Family Carers. If you would like to join us at future Outreaches at any one of our locations across Suffolk you are more than welcome- we always like to see new faces. For more information please call our Information Line on 0844 225 3099. See the front page for a photo of Stratford St Andrew Family Carers with Michal Milas Gong Master at a Sound of Soul Taster Session!
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Whats On at a Glance
March 2012 (continued )
Mon Mon Mon 12th Sudbury MH Support Group 12th Felixstowe Outreach 12th Felixstowe Mental Health Clinic 6.00pm - 8.00pm 1.00pm - 3.00pm Appointments 1.00pm - 3.00pm Appointments 2.00pm - 3.30pm Appointments 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1.00pm - 3.00pm Appointments 1.00pm - 3.00pm Appointments 1.30pm - 3.30pm Appointments Appointments 12.30pm - 2.30pm

Whats On
Your Pull-out & Keep Guide to Events & Activities Across Suffolk December 2011 To March 2012

Tues 13th Sudbury Outreach Tues 13th Claydon Mental Health Clinic Wed 14th Ipswich Support Group Wed 14th Brandon Mental Health Clinic Fri Mon Mon 16th Heartsong, Bury St Edmunds 19th Newmarket Outreach 19th Newmarket Mental Health Clinic

How to Contact Us
To book a place, or for further information on any of the events, including more details of activities at the Outreach Centres please contact the Family Carers Centre, Claydon: Telephone: 01473 835400 Email: reception@suffolkfamilycarers.org For regular updates on all events visit our website at www.suffolkfamilycarers.org Please note:
The activities in this guide may be subject to change at short notice. If you are interested in any of the events, groups or clinics listed please call us to let us know. In the event of a cancellation we will endeavour to give you as much warning as possible. You will be able to view up to date information on all our events and activities on our website: www.suffolkfamilycarers.org
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Tues 20th Stratford St Andrew Outreach Tues 20th Stratford St Andrew MH Clinic Thurs 22nd Snap Happy Club, Carers Centre Fri Tue 23rd Sudbury Mental Health Clinic 27th Ipswich Mental Health Clinic

Wed 28th Lowestoft Outreach

Wed 28th Ravenswood Medical Ctr. Carers Club 11.30am - 1.00pm Thurs 29th Haverhill Outreach 1.00pm - 3.00pm

Help us to communicate with you in the way you want (and save money as well). If you have an email address we will in future send copies of Caring Touch and other updates and consultation questionnaires etc by email. If you want to receive a hard copy or have not yet registered your email address with us, please update your preference on our website at: www.suffolkfamilycarers.org/register message to pass on to me! I look forward to your School Reports! You can also indicate here whether you need a large print, non English or audio version.
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Where to Find Us?

Carers Centre Events - Tel: 01473 835400
Claydon: Unit 6, Hill View Business Park, Old Ipswich Road, Claydon, Ipswich, IP6 0AJ.

Whats On at a Glance
February 2012 (continued)
Wed 15th Brandon Mental Health Clinic Thurs 16th Snap Happy Club, Carers Centre Fri 17th Heartsong, Bury St Edmunds 20th Newmarket Outreach 20th Craft & Tea Club, Carers Centre 20th Newmarket Mental Health Clinic Appointments 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1.00pm - 3.00pm 1.00pm - 3.00pm Appointments 1.00pm - 3.00pm Appointments 12.30pm - 2.30pm 1.00pm - 3.00pm 11.00am - 1.00pm Appointments Appointments

Outreach Centres - Tel: 01473 835400

Bury St Edmunds: The Hyndman Centre, Hospital Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3ND Eye: The Eye Bowls Club, Brome Avenue, Eye, IP23 7HW Felixstowe: Christian Fellowship Church, Ranelagh Road, Felixstowe, IP11 7HA Haverhill: Haverhill Arts Centre, High Street, Haverhill, CB9 8AR Lowestoft: Lowestoft Community Church, The Depot, 8 Hadenham Road, South Lowestoft Industrial Estate, Lowestoft, NR33 7NF Newmarket: Newmarket Leisure Centre, Exning Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 0EA Stratford St Andrew: Riverside Centre, Stratford St Andrew, IP17 1LN Sudbury: The Granary, Quay Lane, Sudbury, CO10 2AN

Mon Mon Mon

Tues 21st Stratford St Andrew Outreach Tues 21st Stratford St Andrew MH Clinic Wed 22nd Lowestoft Outreach Thurs 23rd Haverhill Outreach Fri Fri Tue 24th Heartsong, Lowestoft 24th Sudbury Mental Health Clinic 28th Ipswich Mental Health Clinic

Wed 29th Ravenswood Medical Ctr. Carers Club 11.30am - 1.00pm

March 2012
Thurs 1st Stowmarket Support Group Bury St Edmunds Outreach Heartsong, Claydon Eye Outreach Eye Mental Health Clinic Forest Heath Support Group Bury Wedgewood Drop In Clinic Stowmarket Mental Health Clinic Bury CMHT Clinic Woodbridge Support Group 1.30pm - 3.00pm 1.00pm - 3.00pm 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1.00pm - 3.00pm Appointments 1.00pm - 3.00pm 3.15pm - 4.15pm Appointments Appointments 1.30pm - 3.00pm 1.00pm - 3.00pm
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Support Groups - Tel: 0844 225 3099

Forest Heath: Mabbs Hall, High Street, Mildenhall, IP28 7EQ Ipswich: The Key, St Margarets Plain, Ipswich, IP4 2BB Stowmarket: Hillside Community Centre, Stowmarket, IP14 2BD Woodbridge: The Methodist Church, St. Johns Street, Woodbridge, IP12 1ED

Thurs 1st Fri Mon Mon 2nd 5th 5th

Tues 6th Tues 6th Tues 6th Tues 7th

Ravenswood Carers Club - Tel: 0844 387 8008

Ravenswood Medical Centre, 24 Hening Avenue, Ipswich, IP3 9QJ. Please contact Sue Rivers.

Wed 7th Mon

12th Craft & Tea Club, Carers Centre

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January 2012 (continued )
Mon 23rd Suffolk Learning Disability Partnerhsip Board, Endeavour House 10.00am - 1.00pm 12.30pm - 2.30pm 11.30am - 1.00pm 1.00pm - 3.00pm 6.00pm - 8.00pm 1.00pm - 3.00pm Appointments

Where to Find Us?

Mental Health Clinics /Groups - Tel: 01473 835420
Brandon: Town Council Offices, Market Hill, Brandon, IP27 0AA Bury - CMHT: Blomfield House, Looms Lane, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1HE Bury - Wedgewood Drop In: West Suffolk Hospital, Hardwick Lane, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2QZ Claydon: Held at Carers Centre Eye: Held at Eye Outreach Felixstowe: Held at Felixstowe Outreach Haverhill CMHT: Camps Road, Haverhill, CB9 8HF Haverhill - Reach Centre: Leiston Road, Haverhill, CB9 8JN Ipswich: The Key, 15 St Margarets Plain, Ipswich, IP4 2BB Lowestoft - Outreach: Held at Lowestoft Outreach Lowestoft - Navigator Centre: Lowestoft Library, Clapham Road South, Lowestoft, NR32 1DR Newmarket: Held at Newmarket Outreach Stowmarket: Phoenix Practice, Raedan House, Childer Road, Stowmarket, IP14 1PP Stratford St Andrew: Held at Stratford St Andrew Outreach Sudbury: Citizens Advice, Belle Vue, Newton Road, Sudbury, CO10 2RG Sudbury Support Group: Christopher Centre, 10 Gainsborough St, Sudbury, CO10 2EU

Wed 25th Lowestoft Outreach Wed 25th Ravenswood Carers Club Thurs 26th Haverhill Outreach Fri Mon Tue 27th Sudbury Mental Health Clinic 30th Craft & Tea Club, Carers Centre 31st Ipswich Mental Health Clinic

February 2012
Wed 1st Thurs 2nd Thurs 2nd Fri Fri Mon Mon 3rd 3rd 6th 6th Woodbridge Support Group Stowmarket Support Group Bury St Edmunds Outreach Heartsong, Claydon Haverhill CMHT Clinic Eye Outreach Eye Mental Health Clinic Forest Heath Support Group Sudbury Outreach Bury Wedgewood Drop In Clinic Stowmarket Mental Health Clin ic Bury CMHT Clinic Ipswich Support Group 1.30pm - 3.00pm 1.30pm - 3.00pm 1.00pm - 3.00pm 1.30pm - 3.30pm Appointments 1.00pm - 3.00pm Appointments 1.00pm - 3.00pm 1.00pm - 3.00pm 3.15pm - 4.15pm Appointments Appointments 2.00pm - 3.30pm 1.00pm - 3.00pm Appointments 6.00pm - 8.00pm Appointments
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Tues 7th Tues 7th Tues 7th Tues 7th Tues 7th Wed 8th Mon Mon Mon

Heartsong - Tel: 01473 835400

Claydon: Held at Carers Centre, Claydon, IP6 0AJ Bury St Edmunds: Bury Library Conference Room, Off St Andrew Street North, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1TZ Lowestoft: United Reformed Church, London Road North, Lowestoft, NR32 1HB
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13th Felixstowe Outreach 13th Felixstowe Mental Health Clinic 13th Sudbury MH Support Group

Tues 14th Claydon Mental Health Clinic

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December 2011
Thurs 1st Thurs 1st Fri Fri Fri Fri Mon 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 5th Stowmarket Support Group Bury St Edmunds Outreach Carers Rights Day Heartsong, Claydon Haverhill CMHT Clinic Haverhill Reach Centre Clinic Craft Day, Carers Centre Forest Heath Support Group Stowmarket Mental Health Clinic Bury CMHT Clinic Bury Wedgewood Drop In Clinic Woodbridge Support Group Bourne Garden Event 1.30pm - 3.00pm 11.00am - 3.00pm Details to follow 1.30pm - 3.30pm Appointments Appointments 10.00am - 3.00pm 1.00pm - 3.00pm Appointments Appointments 3.15pm - 4.15pm 1.30pm - 3.00pm 6.00pm - 8.00pm 6.00pm - 8.00pm Appointments 2.00pm - 3.30pm 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1.30pm - 4.30pm Appointments Appointments Appointments Appointments Appointments 11.30am - 1.00pm Appointments Mon Mon Mon Mon 9th 9th 9th 9th Tues 3rd Tues 3rd Tues 3rd Tues 3rd Wed 4th Thurs 5th Thurs 5th Fri Fri Mon 6th 6th 9th

Whats On at a Glance
January 2012
Forest Heath Support Group Bury CMHT Clinic Bury Wedgewood Drop In Clinic Stowmarket Mental Health Clinic Woodbridge Support Group Stowmarket Support Group Bury St Edmunds Outreach Heartsong, Claydon Haverhill CMHT Clinic Eye Outreach Eye Mental Health Clinic Craft & Tea Club, Carers Centre Felixstowe Mental Health Clinic Sudbury MH Support Group 1.00pm - 3.00pm Appointments 3.15pm - 4.15pm Appointments 1.30pm - 3.00pm 1.30pm - 3.00pm 1.00pm - 3.00pm 1.30pm - 3.30pm Appointments 1.00pm - 3.00pm Appointments 1.00pm - 3.00pm Appointments 6.00pm - 8.00pm 1.00pm - 3.00pm Appointments 2.00pm - 3.30pm 1.00pm - 3.00pm Appointments 1.00pm - 3.00pm Appointments Appointments 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1.00pm - 3.00pm
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Tues 6th Tues 6th Tues 6th Tues 6th Wed 7th Fri Mon 9th

12th Sudbury MH Support Group

Tues 13th Claydon Mental Health Clinic Wed 14th Ipswich Support Group Thurs 15th Snap Happy Club, Carers Centre Fri Mon Tue Tue 16th Heartsong, Bury St Edmunds 19th Newmarket Mental Health Clinic 20th Ipswich Mental Health Clinic 20th Stratford St Andrew MH Clinic

Tues 10th Sudbury Outreach Tues 10th Claydon Mental Health Clinic Wed 11th Ipswich Support Group Mon Mon 16th Felixstowe Outreach 16th Newmarket Mental Health Clinic

Tues 17th Stratford St Andrew Outreach Tues 17th Stratford St Andrew MH Clinic Wed 18th Brandon Mental Health Clinic Thurs 19th Snap Happy Club, Carers Centre Fri Mon 20th Heartsong, Bury St Edmunds 23rd Newmarket Outreach

Wed 21st Lowestoft Navigator Centre Clinic Wed 21st Brandon Mental Health Clinic Wed 28th Ravenswood Carers Club Fri 30th Sudbury Mental Health Clinic
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