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The Princess Royal Trust Carers Centre
for Bristol and South Gloucestershire

The Carers Centre:

• Provides information, advice and support for all carers in Bristol and South Gloucestershire
• Provides a focal point for carers issues, works with professionals and other partners to make life better for carers
• Involves carers in the planning and development of services
• Listens to carers, managed by carers and former carers
• Trains and supports volunteers and members of the community to help carers

You can contact us at: admin@carers-bs.org.uk

The Princess Royal Trust Carers Centre, The Vassall Centre, Gill Avenue, Fishponds, Bristol BS16 2QQ. Tel 0117 9392562 Fax 0117 9655847
Young Carers 0117 9655980 Carers Line 0117 9652200

Registered in the UK as The Carers Centre (Bristol and South Gloucestershire), company number 3377199 charity number 1063226

If you need a Carers Centre in a different part of the UK, go to www.carers.org This the national site for the Princess Royal Trust for Carers, and has details for the

Site last updated 23rd May 2008

Who do carers talk to when everyone else has gone home?

Share With A Carer - a new service for carers.

0117 958 9906

Evenings and weekends can be the loneliest times for carers, when they are most in need of someone to talk to. But the professionals have gone home, and sometimes it appears that friends and family have too many worries of their own.

The Carers Centre has launched a new evening and weekend telephone support service for carers to call – a listening ear for carers. The service is called ‘Share With A Carer’. Trained and experienced volunteers are available every evening from 6pm till 10pm, including weekends and bank holidays.

Volunteers have been selected for their empathy and non-judgemental approach. They have all completed a comprehensive training, giving them the skills and confidence to listen to carers, and where appropriate, to signpost them on to other services.

Click here for more information.