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01761 431388

New Website Launched For Carers' Centre

Launching the new Carers' Centre website - Trustees Rosie Cole, Bill Davies and Jill Tremellen with website developer Tim Ketterer from Float Design in Bath.

A major virtual resource for carers in Bath and North East Somerset has been launched at www.banescarerscentre.org.uk. The new website provides information and easy self-referral for carers to access help and support from the area’s Carers’ Centre.

Bath-based website entrepreneurs, Float Design, helped the Centre to realise its ambitions to bring a complete online package for all carers, health professionals, businesses and volunteers across the area.

“Our website is fully accessible for all, with additional resources for people with learning disabilities and visual impairments.” said Centre Chief Executive, Sonia Hutchison. “It even has a chatroom where carers can get together at any time of the day or night and offer help and support to each other.”

She added, “Our events calendar is a major part of the site. Every month we have a programme of activities and training to help carers in the area to take a break, learn a new skill, make new friends and get involved in helping to influence the development of local services.”

People visiting the site can book themselves onto these events, read about the experiences of other carers, catch up on news items and, importantly, refer themselves for help and support.

Gary Smith, from Saltford, was one of the carers who helped with the initial concepts of the site. He said, “The Carers’ Centre website is a real opportunity for people who are carers in BANES. Finding out about others will help them feel less isolated, and I think it’s a great idea to bring carers together through a chatroom as there is real support available from those who’ve been there and know how you feel.”

The Carers’ Centre Website Launch event is on February 16th 2011 from 1.00pm to 3.00pm at 1 Riverside Cottages, Radstock BA3 3PS. Please contact the Centre on 01761 431388 if you would like to come along.