Carers Week 2025

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Only one more week to go until Carers Week 2025, which is a yearly campaign that aims:

  • to raise awareness about caring and who unpaid carers are
  • to raise awareness of and recognise the challenges unpaid carers face
  • to acknowledge the immense contributions unpaid carers make to our society
  • and to celebrate the vital role unpaid carers play in our communities

The theme for Carers Week 2025, “Caring About Equality”, highlights the inequalities unpaid carers face due to their caring role, including but not limited to, they are at a greater risk of:

  • poverty
  • social isolation
  • poor mental and physical health
  • missing out on opportunities in their education, careers, or personal lives

Each day of the week will explore different aspects of how inequality affects carersโ€™ lives.

  • Monday: Health and social care
  • Tuesday: Financial wellbeing
  • Wednesday: Work and employment
  • Thursday: Younger carers
  • Friday: Older carers
  • Saturday: Mental health and wellbeing
  • Sunday: Reflections on Carers Week

At Falkirk and Clackmannanshire Carers Centre we believe that carers deserve to be recognised for the difficulties they face, respected for their efforts, informed about their rights and options, and supported to continue caring safely.

Our Carers Week Programme:

5 Days of Carers Week Prize Draw

Our popular prize draw is back!ย We will be doing a draw each day from Monday 9 June to Friday 13 June.ย To show our support, prizes include vouchers from multiple local businesses. Please note you only need to enter your details once for all 5 days.

Enter the prize draw here:https://form.jotform.com/CentralCarers/cwpd

Monday 9 Juneย 

Pamper Day in the Centreย 

  • Time: 10 am to 4 pm
  • Location: at the Carers Centre, 1a Bank Street, Falkirk
  • Available treatments: facials, massage, and manicure with gel or nail polish. When booking for manicure appointments, please state your preference.
  • How to book: Call 01324 611510

***Please note appointments will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis and are limited to one appointment per carer.

Alva Carer Get-Togetherย 

***Please not this event is only for Clackmannanshire carers and spaces are limited which will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

Tuesday 10 Juneย 

Pamper Day in the Centreย 

  • Time: 10 am to 4 pm
  • Location: at the Carers Centre, 1a Bank Street, Falkirk
  • Available treatments: facials, massage, and manicure with gel or nail polish. When booking for manicure appointments, please state your preference.
  • How to book: Call 01324 611510

***Please note appointments will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis and are limited to one appointment per carer.

Wednesday 11 Juneย 

Central Carers Association Annual General Meeting

  • Time: From 10 am
  • Location: at the Carers Centre, 1a Bank Street, Falkirk

Our Annual General Meeting is open to anyone, and no booking is required. Those who cannot attend in person will be able to join via Zoom. Please only get in touch by callingย 01324 611510ย or emailingย centre@centralcarers.co.ukย if:

  • you require the Zoom link
  • live in Clackmannanshire and require transport to attend the meeting
  • would like to become a member of Central Carers Association, which is the local voluntary organisation and the managing body of the Carers Centre

Thursday 12 June

Clackmannanshire Afternoon Tea for Clackmannanshire Carers

***Please note, this event is only for Clackmannanshire carers, spaces are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.