Have your Say!
On behalf of Voluntary Action North Somerset (VANs) and North Somerset Council we (The Carers' Centre for Bath and North East Somerset) are running a short consultation to understand:
- What support unpaid carers in North Somerset need
- The barriers you face in getting the support you need
- How services can be improved to better support you.
It's important to us that your voices are heard so please take part - your views really matter to us.
We've also got some vouchers to give away - see below for more info!
About Us
The Carers’ Centre is an independent charity providing information, advice and support services to carers of all ages in Bath and North East Somerset. Because of our experience in working with carers, we've been commissioned by North Somerset Council to carry out this consultation.
About the Consultation
The consultation has three phases:
Phase 1 (now complete): We've been collecting information and learnings from a wide range of partner organisations across the region including Adult Social Care, the Alzheimer's Society, Curo, Alliance, Voluntary Action North Somerset, Vision North Somerset, Wren, Pier Health, social prescribers, the parent carer forum and Tyntesfield PCN
Phase 2 (until the end of December 2025): We're hearing your views, via a range of drop in sessions and through an online questionnaire (see below).
Phase 3 (Jan - March 2026): We'll be running focus groups with some of the carers who took part in phase two and are keen to get more involved
We'll be producing a report on our findings, with recommendations for North Somerset council to consider, in March 2026.
How you can get involved: Online questionnaire
Use the button below to complete our online questionnaire. It will take around ten minutes to complete and the more information you give, the better-informed we'll be. We very much appreciate your time, and you'll be helping to shape the future of support for carers where you live.
Those who complete the online questionnaire can choose to take part in a raffle: we've got four vouchers to give away! 1x £250 3x £75
How you can get involved: Drop in sessions
We'd love to meet you and hear your views at one of our drop-in sessions. Details are below - and keep coming back to this page as we'll be adding some more sessions if requested.
How you can get involved: Drop-in Coffee and Cake sessions
We'd love to meet you and hear your views at one of our drop-in sessions. Details are below - and keep coming back to this page as we'll be adding some more sessions if requested.
Sessions will be held in the following locations:
- Monday 20 October 11am-1pm. Wellbeing Morning, Locking Castle Church, Weston-Super-Mare BS24 7JW
- Wednesday 12 November, 11am-1pm. Sycamore Lodge Hub, Sycamore Lodge, Lodge Lane, Wraxall, BS48 1LX
- TBC Wednesday 12 November, 2-4pm. St Andrews Room, Old School Rooms, Congresbury
- Friday 14 November, 10am-12noon. Tamar Court Hub, Tamar Court, Trenleigh Drive, Worle, BS22 6NF
- Monday 24 November, 10am-12noon. 65 High Street, Nailsea, BS48 1AW
- Tuesday 25 November, 2-4pm. Portishead Youth and Community Centre, Harbour Road, Portishead, BS20 7DD
- Monday 1 December, 9.30-11.30am. Vision, 3 Neva Rd, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 1YD
- Monday 1 December, 1-3pm. Long Ashton Community Centre
- Friday 12 December, 10am-12noon. Room 8, Clevedon Community Centre
Additional extra information
If you have any questions about the consultation, or would like to request a paper copy of the questionnaire, or have it in another format to meet your needs, you can contact:
Email: marketing@banescarerscentre.org.uk
Our Freephone helpline: 0800 0388 885 (available 9am – 1pm, Monday to Friday)
If you're an organisation that would like to help us share the word about the consultation, please contact us for a copy of our toolkit using the email address above.
