Carers Week events
The events in Derbyshire during Carers Week are hosted by our Derbyshire All Age Carers Support Service (DAACSS). They include:
- Wellbeing Walk with Natural England – Monday 9 June,10am. Lathkill Dale footpath, DE45 1JH. There's no need to book, just turn up. The walk is due to finish by midday.
- Carers Roadshow, a day just for you! – Monday 9 June, 11am to 3pm. Clay Cross Social Centre, Market Place, S45 9JE. No booking is required.
- Carers Roadshow, a day just for you! – Tuesday 10 June, 11am to 3pm, Glebe Community Centre, Crich, DE4 5EU. No booking is required.
- Ashgate Hospice Drop-in – Wednesday 11 June, drop-in 10am to midday, Ashgate Road, Old Brampton, Chesterfield, S42 7JD.
- Carers Roadshow, a day just for you! – Wednesday 11 June, 1pm to 5pm, Hartington Village Hall, Hall Hide Lane, Hartington, SK17 0AP. No booking is required.
- Celebration of Carers at Derby Cathedral – Tuesday 10 June, 11am. Derby DE1 3GP. No booking is required.
To access the events and activities, you’ll need to be an unpaid carer for a person living in Derbyshire.
For more information contact DAACSS on telephone: 01773 833 833 or email: info@derbyshirecarers.co.uk
The Derbyshire All Age Carers Support Service (DAACSS)
DAACSS is delivered by Derbyshire Carers Association on our behalf. It includes:
- an information and advice helpline
- face to face, home visits and telephone support
- planning for emergencies
- support groups
- carer’s assessments
- skills for caring
- financial advice and grants
- social activities and events
- volunteering and more.
To get help, advice, and support, call DAACSS on telephone: 01773 833 833.
A carer is anyone including children and adults who provide unpaid support with day to day living tasks or personal care to a family member, partner, or friend.
The person they care for could be ill, frail, suffer from a physical or mental health condition or impairment, is autistic, living with dementia, drug, or alcohol dependent.