Caring for each other

The Wickham Market and District Carers group meets a couple of times a month.

Did you know that a full time family carer is on duty 168 hour week without pay, overtime, sick leave, holiday pay or an occupational pension? They find it hard to do all sorts of things non-carers take for granted - go shopping, go for a walk, meet a friend for a coffee - even get to the doctors or cope with an unexpected injury. On top of this, carers are always worrying about what will happen to their loved one if they got knocked down or became seriously ill. There are no carers for carers.

So we come here first and foremost to care for - and support - each other.

(And sometimes to admit where no-one else can hear "Yes, this last couple of weeks have been a little hard..")