Our weekly reading group enables carers to sit round a table, have fun with other carers and have a short story read to them by an experienced Reader; this mindful activity enables you to slow down and look inwardly.
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Why not come and have a walk in Tower Hamlets with other carers and exercise, lower your blood pressure, connect with people, have fun, and have some mental respite from your caring role. We Meet outside the centre, and we go off in a different direction each session.
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Carers are offered four, one-hour sessions where they are able to discuss the pressures and issues of the caring role and given coping mechanisms and strategies to effectively manage their caring role. These are provided either face to face, virtually on Zoom, or by telephone.
The Tuesday morning Drop-In session at Breathing Space in the London Buddhist Centre is an opportunity to have tea, coffee, and biscuits with other carers in a calm peaceful environment. There is time to connect socially with others as well as engage in a mindful meditation to help relax and restore. This is a non-religious activity and is open to all. You can arrive anytime Fromm 11am, with the meditation starting at 11.45am and ending by 1pm when carers often go for lunch together in a local café.
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This monthly group is to meet and start you on your learning journey. Learning can be for career advancement and return to employment, academia or just for fun. It has been proven that learning helps maintain better wellbeing.
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We have a trainee counsellor who will offer six one-hour sessions to carers. The wellbeing team will triage our waiting list and the counsellor will undertake the sessions to enable carers feel better equipped to manage their caring role. These are provided either face to face, virtually on Zoom.
This monthly forum gives carers a chance to come together and discuss their caring roles, feeding back on customer service of organisations and agencies working within Tower Hamlets, explore ideas in which Tower Hamlets can support carers, look at best practice and work in partnership with the Carers Centre to continuously improve its services. The forum enables carers and the Carers Centre to equally give to each other.
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This weekly peer support group enables Young Adult Carers to access a range of activities which are co-produced and relevant to them, such as self-care and personal empowerment workshops. They may also choose to use these sessions to discuss their caring role with staff or simply for ‘chill out’ time in order to connect with other Young Adult Carers and get a break from their caring roles. Food and drink are provided.
This group is for carers to learn a craft, develop a hobby, and enjoy some free time. Carers will get to have fun with other carers. This group is also a peer support group and recognises the mental health needs of carers, carers of people with a mental health issue, you can also bring the person you care for. Materials, refreshments, and fun will be supplied.
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This peer group advises and works collaboratively with the Wellbeing Academy to develop activities that are coproduced, have a direct access to carers and is a partnership for better wellbeing.
This weekly group enables carers feeling isolated to connect with local residents, carers will have the chance to undertake health and nutrition classes, exercise classes, advice, fun and games. We work in partnership with St Joseph’s Hospice and LBTH.
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This new three-part workshop aimed at any male carer who wishes to learn about male caring, about the issues faced by men in today’s world and we are lucky to be working with Movember as well as learning about male health.
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Our IT Suite is available for carers to use, you might need to check on your Universal Credit, do online shopping, undertake some learning away from your caring role, use it for some much needed mental respite but we encourage you to come use this great resource.