OVERVIEW

Care for Carers is a voluntary organisation providing a range of support services for carers, including local events and short breaks. We cater to all carers regardless of the age or disability of the person they care for. We know from our own experience how hard it can be to care for a person living at home. Our services therefore provide opportunities to share experiences with other carers, get practical information and find out you are not alone. Why not join our relaxed and informal activities where you will find friendship, support, information and encouragement?

UPDATES


STILL CARING SPRING EVENTS & CARER WALKS PROGRAMMES
9th February 2024

Our Feburary Carers Newsletter has now been published. In this latest addition we announce the publication of our Still Caring Spring Programme together with details of this year's Carer Walks. Our spring programme features everything from falconry to woodworking, ballet to chocolate, as well as exciting theatre and cinema events, while our walking group will be exploring locations near and far, with guided tours in the city centre as well as excursions much further afield.


STEPPING OUT PROGRAMME FOR 2024
8th January 2024

The 2024 edition of our Stepping Out programme has been released alongside our Carers Newsletter for January. The new programme covers the period February 2024–January 2025 and features some of the most remote breaks we've ever organised, including numerous island breaks — Skye, Rum, Coll, Arran and Lismore — each with a different focus, several theatre breaks, and lots of exploration, relaxation and socialising. We conclude the year with a trip to the Enchanted Forest in Pitlochry and a festive Pantomime break to Glasgow.


STILL CARING WINTER EVENTS PROGRAMME FOR 2023
6th November 2023

The Still Caring events programme for Winter 2023/24 is now out, with regular festival delights such as the Castle of Light and Christmas at the Botanics — plus coastal walks, woodworking, theatre visits (including the award-winning Hamilton and of course this year's pantomime: Peter Pan) and more. All with a fun social atmosphere and plenty to chat about! See our November Carers Newsletter for what else is happening this month.


STILL CARING AUTUMN EVENTS PROGRAMME FOR 2023
14th August 2023

Our latest Still Caring events programme is now out. The programme for autumn 2023 features everything from investigating the volcanic origins of Edinburgh (a guided exploration of Holyrood Park with Dynamic Earth) to wrestling with Dracula himself (a performance of Morna Pearson's adapatation of Bram Stoker's classic) and beyond (sketching, sculpturing, woodwork and music workshops, artmaking barge trips and more). Plus of course lots of relaxation and conversation.