This month we’ll be learning about CCS, the Community Council for Somerset, and the Somerset Carers Service. We’ll also be hearing about Fiona Clements who is The Village Agent (Carers Service) for Wincanton and the surrounding areas. And what is a Carers Champion – we’ll find out. Then, finally for this month, we’ll be offering some timely safety advice that makes sense for all of us to follow.

WINCANTON CARES is so pleased to announce that we have now achieved charitable status. It is great to have received this national vote of approval for all the values and beliefs as well as the policies and procedures that underpin our work. We will do our best to live up to this and meet your expectations! Please phone us if you need any help at all.

Welcome to our November Newsletter and firstly just to wish a very merry holiday season to all! This month we are looking at the problem of pain and particularly the Live Well with Pain Cafe. Then some tips on how to stay warm this winter, and finally we take a look at benefits. It’s always worth checking to make sure you are getting the help available.

Welcome to our September newsletter. This month we look particularly at what you should expect when you leave hospital, there’s a lot to think about. Then a whole series of small but really useful things to know that we think will make a difference, some important information about changes coming up to our phone lines and our listing of meet-ups and useful numbers. Let’s take a look.

Time for our July Newsletter! And what have we got? Keeping active, getting hold of useful aids for independent living and mobility, getting further afield and meeting up with us and with other Carers in our community. It’s a packed newsletter.

Our May newsletter brings opportunities to meet up with fellow carers and to meet up with us at Morrisons. We’ve also got information about The Friends of Wincanton Community Hospital group, about where to get less expensive food, about Independent Living Centres and about Somerset Age UK.

This month a little about Wincanton Cares, The Seven Strands and then information on Sight Problems and Hearing Problems. Not forgetting our poetry corner …

Check out our first Newsletter where we hope to share topical and helpful advice and most importantly act as a means to get in touch with the help you need.