25/02/2025 6:15 pm - 8:00 pm | 30 Clarence Street
This is a friendly and relaxed group for anyone who supports someone with a mental health condition.
It’s a time to focus on your own wellbeing, connect with others who share similar experiences, and take part in gentle activities.
Please note: the group now meets on the last Tuesday of each month (previously the last Wednesday.)
When: Tuesday 25 February, 6.15 – 8.15 pm
Where: 30 Clarence Street, York YO31 7EW
To book please email julie.kay@yorkcarerscentre.co.uk
26/02/2025 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm | Oaken Grove Community Centre
We run two monthly support groups for unpaid carers in York, providing a space to connect, share experiences, and receive peer support from others who understand your situation.
Our Carer Support Workers and volunteers facilitate these groups and are on hand to discuss any concerns, challenges and successes related to your caring role.
We welcome any carers to the groups; if you are not registered with us, you can register during the group.
When: Wednesday 26 February, 1 – 2.30 pm
Where: Oaken Grove Community Centre, Haxby, YO32 3QW
There’s no need to book. Just drop in.
“It’s important for me to come to this group as it’s the only time I spend away from my caring role. It’s good to talk to other carers.”
26/02/2025 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Spark York
Join us for peer support and social activities designed for Young Adult Carers, held at Spark on the last Wednesday of the month. These groups are open to carers aged 18 – 25, though we welcome and encourage carers aged 16+ to join in.
Take a well-deserved break from your caring role, connect with other young people who share similar experiences, enjoy good food, and unwind in a relaxed atmosphere.
Food is available from Spark’s Street Food Vendors between 5 – 6:30 pm, followed by an activity from 6:30 to 8 pm.
We’ll be at the tables in the back starting at 5 pm, and then move into the ‘co-working space’ at 6:30 pm.
Feel free to drop by anytime and stay as long as you like. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out!
When: Wednesday 26 February, 5 – 8 pm
Where: Spark: York CIC, 17 – 21 Piccadilly, York YO1 9PB
Follow @YACsYork on Instagram to see what they get up to or send a DM to find out more. Alternatively, please email enquiries@yorkcarerscentre.co.uk or call 01904 715 490.
04/03/2025 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm |
Our youth clubs are just for young carers (aged 5 – 16 years). We have separate groups – primary and secondary – so that young carers of the same age can be together.
The youth clubs give young carers a break and a chance to spend time with other young people who live in similar circumstances.
We enjoy arts and crafts, baking, drama, sports, music and Xbox!
When: Tuesday 4 March, 5 – 6.30 pm
To find out more about the Young Carers service please email enquiries@yorkcarerscentre.co.uk or call 01904 715 490.
05/03/2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Museum Gardens
Join us for a wellbeing walk around York Museum Gardens, followed by refreshments.
York Museum Gardens are renowned for an impressive collection of trees, shrubs, perennials, and bulbs, all set against the stunning backdrop of St. Mary’s Abbey.
The gardens are wheelchair accessible with wheelchair friendly pathways.
When: Wednesday 5 March, 10 – 12 pm
Where: Museum Gardens, Museum Street, York YO1 7FR
This event is for carers only.
To book please email York Carers Centre at events@yorkcarerscentre.co.uk or call 01904 715 490.
11/03/2025 1:15 pm - 2:45 pm | The Gateway Centre
We run two monthly support groups for unpaid carers in York, providing a space to connect, share experiences, and receive peer support from others who understand your situation.
Our Carer Support Workers and volunteers facilitate these groups and are on hand to discuss any concerns, challenges and successes related to your caring role.
We welcome any carers to the groups; if you are not registered with us, you can register during the group.
When: Tuesday 11 March, 1.15 – 2.45 pm
Where: The Willow Room, The Gateway Centre, Front Street, York YO24 3BZ
There’s no need to book. Just drop in.
“It’s important for me to come to this group as it’s the only time I spend away from my caring role. It’s good to talk to other carers.”
12/03/2025 All Day |
Young Carers Action Day
Young Carers Action Day is an annual event to raise awareness of Young Carers, and this year’s theme, ‘give us a break,’ couldn’t be more fitting!
To celebrate, we’re inviting Young Carers and Young Adult Carers to a special cinema night because they deserve it.
We’re also excited to launch a ‘schools network’ to share ideas on identifying and supporting Young Carers. This initiative will help schools work towards achieving the ‘Young carers in schools award’ and build on the incredible work already being done in York. Together, we can empower Young Carers to thrive and access their full education.
12/03/2025 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Coop
Volunteers are an important part of our work and can get involved in many ways.
Roles include: Talking to carers | Helping at groups/events | Raising awareness | Fundraising |Marketing | Admin and office duties
We’ll be visiting various Co-op locations across York to share information about our charity work and connect with anyone interested in volunteering with us.
When: Wednesday 12 March, 12 – 2 pm
Where: Co-op, 47 Main Street, Bishopthorpe, York YO23 2RA
To find out more and get involved please email volunteering@yorkcarerscentre.co.uk
We’d be thrilled to welcome you as a volunteer.
12/03/2025 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm | Friends Meeting House
This group is for anyone supporting someone with a mental health condition, offering a break from caring responsibilities and a chance to connect with other carers.
Some sessions feature guest speakers, while others focus on providing mutual support and sharing coping strategies.
New members are always welcome. This group is run in partnership with Rethink Mental Illness York Group.
When: Wednesday 12 March, 7 – 8.45 pm
Where: Friends Meeting House, Friargate, York YO1 9RL
There is no need to book, just drop-in. If this is your first time attending the group, please email lindsey.foster@yorkcarerscentre.co.uk. You will be offered a telephone conversation before attending.
13/03/2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Theatre41
Matt Harper-Hardcastle, our patron, is the Artistic Director of local theatre group Next Door But One and has kindly offered an exclusive performance (alongside one other organisation) of a new play ‘Hospital Doors.’
About Hospital Doors
Hospital Doors has been developed over 18 months through working with people in the community who can relate to characters in the play including unpaid carers from York Carers Centre, LGBTQ+ children and adults, disabled people, and people who use mental health services.
The Story
When their dad falls ill, estranged siblings Jo, Sam and Andy are thrown together again for the first time in years. As they come to know each other as adults, they each have their assumptions exploded about each other. Peppered with the humour of family life, Hospital Doors offers a window into intersecting conversations about disability, sexuality, illness and care all held within the same, chaotic family frame. An intimate show, set in fleeting, transient places – in corridors, over garden walls, on phone calls – it is stacked with giant questions and reflections of modern family dynamics, and the joy that can be found in the mundane efforts we all make to understand those we love.
When: Thursday 13 March, 7 pm
Where: Theatre @ 41 Ltd, 41 Monkgate, York YO31 7PB
To book please email events@yorkcarerscentre.co.uk or call 01904 715 490
***spaces are limited***
