Latest News and Events
NEW GROUP!
Crafting Carers
Bring your crafts along with you and join our relaxed and fun sessions to meet other carers and make new friends.
Weekly on Thursdays (starting on 5th September 2024), 10am – 11am at Strudwicks Coffee Shop, MK6 2TG.
NEW GROUP!
Sugar & Spice Lunch Club for Carers
Bring and share food from around the world. Please bring with you a list of ingredients due to potential food allergies/intolerances.
1st Tuesday of the month (starting on 3rd September 2024), 12pm – 1.30pm at The Old Bath House & Community Centre, MK12 5RL.
NEW ACTIVITY!
Garden Getaway
For carers of all ages and those they care for. A family inclusive activity promoting positive physical and mental wellbeing. Bring a trowel, fork, spade (if you have one) or a book and a chair and enjoy time in nature with others.
Weekly on Tuesdays (starting on 3rd September 2024), 3pm–5pm at Allotment Gate, MK12 5RR.
Carers MK Peer Support Facebook Group
Join our Carers MK Peer Support Facebook Group to chat with other carers, offer tips and ideas, share experiences about what has helped you in your caring role, or just simply say how you’re feeling. This closed private group is for carers aged 18+ who are registered with Carers MK, and it will be monitored by Carers MK on weekdays 9am – 4.30pm.
New online support tool for unpaid carers
Bridgit Care, funded by Milton Keynes City Council, have partnered with Carers MK to provide an online support tool for unpaid carers in Milton Keynes. Get info to help in your caring role, health and wellbeing advice, WhatsApp coaching and more.
Carer’s Leave Act
On 6th April 2024, the Carer’s Leave Act 2023 came into force, giving employees with unpaid caring roles the right to take up to five days of unpaid leave from work each year to fulfil their caring responsibilities.
Carers MK Festival
Information Hub 2024
Thank you to all the carers and organisations who came to our Carers Festival information hub and helped make it a wonderful event.
Carers Milton Keynes receives the Carers Trust Excellence for Carers Award
Carers Milton Keynes is delighted to have achieved the Carers Trust Excellence for Carers Award.
Carers MK
Evening Support Group
Our evening carers support group is held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, 6pm – 7pm via Zoom. Each meeting is facilitated by one of our team.
Carers MK Evening
Opening Hours
Our phone lines are now open until 7pm every Wednesday evening.
Our opening hours
Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri: 9am–5pm
Wed: 9am–7pm
Updating
Carer’s Data
Help us update our records so we have the right information about you on our database.
Cost of Living
Support
With the cost of living rising, it’s important to know what support there is for carers. We have collated information and links to organisations that we hope you will find helpful.