Campaign with us: carersweek.org
Raising awareness across the UK
There were activities held
in every corner of the UK.
Carers UK’s first ever Poem-
a-thon took place on the
Saturday of Carers Week.
We were delighted to hear
the poems of long-standing
Carers UK members as well
as carers who have been
featured in our creative
writing anthologies. See
page 10 to find out more.
Carers UK head office
opened its doors to carers in
the community for its first
Open Day (photo top left).
Carers were able to speak
to staff and find out more
about the work of Carers
UK including volunteering,
membership and our
campaigns.
NI organised their first ever Dragon Boat Race on the River
Lagan on the Friday of Carers Week. See page 9 for more on
this.
Carers Week in Stats
• 1,373 activities registered on the Carers Week website
• 476 pledges of support for Carers Week
• 85 parliamentarians attended Carers Week
“Speed-networking” event at Westminster
• 6,988 uses of the #CarersWeek hashtag on Twitter
• More than 60k people reached by Carers Week Facebook
activity
On Wednesday 13 June,
Carers Wales launched the
new Employers for Carers
Wales hub at an event
hosted by Centrica PLC
(photo bottom). The new
hub will help employers
across Wales access expert
guidance and legal advice
to set up carer friendly
employment policies and
working practices.
In Northern Ireland, Carers
@carersuk
/carersuk
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