05/12/2023 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm | Youth Club
LAFFS – Laughs, Advice, Fun, Friendship and Support
Want to have fun, make new friends, meet old friends and get support from the team? Then join our monthly LAFFS.
A typical LAFFS session includes sports, games, creative crafts, baking, Xbox and snacks (we’re always snacking!)
Primary school age young carer sessions run on the first Tuesday of the month.
This session we will be joined by Art Practitioner Mim Robson to make Christmas tree decorations to take home and for the York Minster Christmas Tree Festival.
When: Tuesday 5 December, 5 – 6.30 pm
Where: Youth Club, Moor Lane Youth Centre, Wain’s Road, Dringhouses, York, YO24 2TX.
Help with transport is currently available on request.
Please call York Carers Centre on 01904 715 490 for further information and book via the Eventbrite booking link shared by the Young Carers team.
05/12/2023 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm |
We run monthly support groups for families and friends affected by someone else’s substance misuse and / or gambling.
When: Tuesday 5 December, 6 – 7.30 pm
Where: Zoom
To book please call York Carers Centre on 01904 715 490 or email events@yorkcarerscentre.co.uk
You will be offered an appointment with facilitator Sam Ferguson before attending.
06/12/2023 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
We’re always looking for people to join us as volunteers; helping with Young Carers and Young Adult Carers activities, supporting carers via the Telephone Listening Service, helping at Carer Hubs, raising awareness of our work or administration tasks.
Come and see us at one of our Volunteer Roadshows to find out about volunteering with us.
When: Wednesday 6 December, 2 – 4 pm
Where: Tang Hall Explore Library, The Centre, Burnholme, Mossdale Avenue, York YO31 OHA
No need to book.
12/12/2023 1:15 pm - 2:45 pm | The Gateway Centre
Carer Hub West – Christmas
Come and join us making Christmas decorations – all materials provided.
When: Tuesday 12 December, 1.15 – 2.45 pm
Where: The Willow Room, The Gateway Centre, Front Street, York YO24 3BZ
To book please call York Carers Centre on 01904 715 490 or email events@yorkcarerscentre.co.uk
Please note you need to book these sessions.
13/12/2023 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm |
We run monthly support groups for families and friends affected by someone else’s substance misuse and / or gambling.
When: Wednesday 13 December, 12 – 2 pm
Where: Jacobs Well, Trinity Lane, York
To book please call York Carers Centre on 01904 715 490 or email events@yorkcarerscentre.co.uk
You will be offered an appointment with facilitator Sam Ferguson before attending.
13/12/2023 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm | Oaken Grove Community Centre
Carer Hub West – Christmas
Come and join us making Christmas decorations – all materials provided.
When: Wednesday 13 December, 1 – 2.30 pm
Where: Oaken Grove Community Centre, Haxby, York YO32 3QW
To book please call York Carers Centre on 01904 715 490 or email events@yorkcarerscentre.co.uk
Please note you need to book these sessions.
13/12/2023 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | 30 Clarence Street
The Mental Health Carers Group is open to anyone who cares for someone with mental ill health.
Make a Christmas Wreath.
This Christmas crafts session will be led by Heather Dawe, a local artist with 20 years + experience in willow crafts and community crafts workshops.
This a free workshop and all materials will be provided.
Come along to make a Christmas wreath to take home and chat to other carers with similar caring responsibilities, who understand the impact your caring responsibilities have on your life.
This group is run in partnership with Rethink Mental Illness York Group.
When: Wednesday 13 December, 7 – 9 pm
Where: Fox Room, Friends Meeting House, Friargate, York YO1 9RL
Please contact us if you’d like to know more before attending, or if you’d like to be added to our mental health mailing list to find out about upcoming group information:
To book, please email julie.kay@yorkcarerscentre.co.uk
