Hear about the Luton Council Carers Strategy at our event in Luton

Carers Central is organising a Carers Rights Day event on Thursday 24th November from 10am to 1pm at the UK Centre for Carnival Arts at 3 St Mary’s Rd, Luton, LU1 3JA.

Luton Council will be presenting their new Carers Strategy and ten local organisations will be there to offer support and advice for unpaid carers in Luton, including:

Chums, Resolutions Luton, Mind BLMK, Penrose Synergy, Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Support Luton, Healthwatch Luton, Total Wellbeing Luton and more…

See full details on the Carers Central website.

Carers Central provides support for unpaid carers in Luton

Carers Central is a hub that enables adult unpaid carers to have the information, advice and support they need to have a life of their own, alongside their caring roles.

Call 0300 303 0201 for help and support

Carers Central is a free service provided by The Disability Resource Centre funded by Luton Council in partnership with NHS Luton Clinical Commissioning Group.

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