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Tag Archives: Croydon Carers Support Centre
Perry’s cut-price carers support provider is failing to deliver
This is what “success” looks like under Jason Perry, Croydon’s failed Mayor. It is now little more than a year since the Tory Mayor decided to end years of successful collaboration and hard work by dedicated local charities and volunteers … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Social Care, Business, Carers First, Charity, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Carers First, Carers Support Centre, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Carers Support Centre, Croydon Council, George Street, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Tory, Whitgift Foundation
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Carers Centre users claim to be excluded from CQC inspection
CROYDON IN CRISIS: An internal council memo warns staff to be on their best behaviour in Fisher’s Folly while inspectors from the Care Quality Commission are on the premises this week, looking into the borough’s adult social care provision. EXCLUSIVE … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Social Care, Annette McPartland, Carers First, Charity, Croydon Council, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Adult Social Care, Annette McPartland, Care Quality Commission, Carers First, Conservative, CQC, Croydon, Croydon Carers Centre, Croydon Carers Support Centre, Croydon Council, George Street, Katherine Kerswell, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Tory, Whitgift Foundation
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Protests mount as Perry rejects petitions with 5,000 signatures
CROYDON IN CRISIS: MP Natasha Irons says that ‘democracy is being undermined by Croydon Council’, as the Conservative-controlled authority is refusing to debate the situation at the carers’ centre on George Street and the on-off-on-again sale of listed building Heathfield … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Social Care, Carers First, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Heathfield House, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Natasha Irons, Ria Patel, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Stuart King
Tagged Cllr Ria Patel, Cllr Stuart King, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Carers Centre, Croydon Carers Support Centre, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Heathfield House, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Natasha Irons MP, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Tory
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Help is at hand for carers at info fairs held across Surrey
Action for Carers Surrey are running information fairs at its hubs through November in the run-up to Carers’ Rights Day on November 23. Representatives from the charity, which supports unpaid carers, will be joined by other organisations and statutory bodies … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Outside Croydon, Surrey
Tagged Action for Carers Surrey, Addlestone, Camberley, Carers, Caterham, Cranleigh, Croydon Carers Support Centre, Epsom, Guildford, Horley, Leatherhead, Surrey, Woking
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Labour wants to cut voluntary sector funding by a ‘full Negrini’
CROYDON IN CRISIS: A year after they gave a ‘golden handshake’ to the council CEO who helped bankrupt the borough, part of the £38.4m Town Hall budget cuts will impact dozens of charities and community groups. EXCLUSIVE By STEVEN DOWNES … Continue reading
Posted in Age UK Croydon, CAYSH, Charity, Community associations, Croydon CAB, Croydon Council, Croydon Vision, CVA, Hamida Ali, Jo Negrini, Mind in Croydon, South West London Law Centres, Steve Phaure, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Asian Resource Centre of Croydon, Croydon, Croydon BME Forum, Croydon Carers Support Centre, Croydon Council, Croydon Voluntary Action, CVA, Hamida Ali, Jo Negrini, Labour, Steve Phaure, Whitgift Foundation
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South Norwood neighbours have started own meals on wheels
In the middle of all the chaos and uncertainty, community efforts to support the frail, elderly and vulnerable continue. In some cases, the community groups’ efforts have, literally, redoubled. The South Norwood Community Kitchen was presented with a dilemma when … Continue reading
Council director promises to find new home for Carers Centre
One of the council’s most senior executives has given a firm undertaking that, together with the borough’s wealthiest charity, a new home will be found for the Croydon Carers Support Centre which is currently based on George Street. Permission was … Continue reading
Charities’ support centre under threat from latest flats scheme
Around a dozen locally based charities and support groups face being evicted from their offices or having access to vital facilities withdrawn, as the owner wants to convert two floors of the Croydon Carers’ Support Centre on George Street into … Continue reading
For Croydon Council, it is National Couldn’t Care Less Week
Today marks the start of National Carers Week, which is supposed to be seven days of activities and events according to the Carers Week website, “to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face and recognise the contribution … Continue reading
Carers’ Week activities, Carers Support Centre, Jun 10-16
Posted in Activities, Charity, Community associations, Croydon Carers
Tagged Croydon Carers Support Centre
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Free ceramic flower workshop for carers, George Street, May 29
Posted in Activities, Art, Charity, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Croydon Carers Support Centre
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81% BME carers given inadequate advice by GPs, report finds
Croydon’s family doctors need to recognise the roles of black and Asian carers and support them more by referring them to relevant services, according to research published today by Healthwatch Croydon. Among its findings, the Healthwatch report found that fewer … Continue reading
