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CLASP The Carers Centre is a registered charity which was set up in 1994 to provide a wide range of support services for carers living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. Please click onto the links to the right to find out about our services.

Carers provide ongoing support to a relative, friend or neighbour who, due to ill health, long term condition or disability cannot manage without their help. Carers can be any age or sex, from all backgrounds and communities.

Caring responsibilities can include providing personal care (washing, bathing, dressing, feeding), cooking, housework, shopping, managing finances, helping with medication and injections, as well as providing emotional and social support. Carers are not paid for providing help, although some may be eligible for benefits.

The Carers Centre is open Monday to Friday 9am - 4 pm and the 2^nd and 4^th Saturday morning each month from 9.30 am - 12.30 pm. There is a weekly drop in on Tuesdays from 9.30 am - 12.30 pm, when carers are invited to call in for a cup or tea or coffee and/or to get initial advice and information from an advocacy worker.

Carers Week and the Carers Strategy

Carers Week is over but the issues surrounding caring go on. Tuesday 10th June saw the Government launch its new Carers Strategy promising more money for respite care. According to the new strategy by 2018 carers will be 'universally recognised and valued as being fundamental to strong families and stable communities'. Such a statement is welcome, but the fine print has been examined by carers charities and a summary of the strategy is available here

Some carers have already expressed disappointment and anger at the government's failure to address the low level of Carers Allowance and are planning a protest day. For information about this, please follow this link

Royal presence at gala lunch in aid of CLASP

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal is to attend a celebratory luncheon in aid of CLASP and Save the Children (Leicester) organised by Soroptimist International. The prestigious event will be held on Tuesday 14 October at Walkers Stadium to celebrate 75 years of Soroptimism and tickets are available at Ł30 per head. To receive an invitation, please contact Mandy Sanders by email mandy@claspthecarerscentre.org.uk or by phone on 0116 251 0999.

Strategy Conference on 26 September

CLASP is hosting a conference to look at the implications of the government's new strategy for carers. The event will take place on Friday 26 September at Snibston Discovery Park starting at 10 am. There will be a panel of experts to give their views and answer questions. This will be followed by a buffet lunch and then CLASP's AGM. For more information, please contact The Carers Centre on 0116 251 0999.

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