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Are you or someone you know a young carer? Please share this resource. You can also email us on the email provided to request some printed posters and handouts. Thanks! 💚

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Magazine & Newsletter visual - LYC- Are you or someone you know a young carer

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Yesterday our YCC Central group had the important task of meeting with Chris from the investing in children award, to discuss how their voice has influenced change within Lancashire Young Carers service.

We look forward to updating you on the outcome of this initial consultation! Watch this space.... 👀

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Our hope for our young carers is that they have recognition of their role and access to the same opportunities to learn and thrive as their peers!

We are incredibly lucky to work alongside some fabulous organisations: @minifirstaidlancashire @lancashirefutureu @inspireyouthzone @burnleyyouthzone @vaultyouthzone to ensure young carers are first aid trained, have aspirations in further education and regular peer support.

Reach out to us by emailing lancashireyoungcarers@barnardos.org.uk if you're interested in staff training or some guidance to strengthen your support offer for young carers 💚

We also offer presentations and assemblies to help organisations and schools, colleges & universities to become young carer aware.

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Today is Young Carers Action Day!The theme for this year is 'Fair Futures for Young Carers', a call to ensure every young carer has the same chances to learn, grow and thrive as their peers.In 2026, together we will highlight the support young carers need to reach their potential, from recognition in school and access to training and employment, to meaningful breaks, wellbeing support and opportunities that help them build brighter futures.Scroll across to see what some of our young carers shared about their hopes, goals and dreams for their futures. #YCAD #YoungCarersActionDay2026 #YoungCarersActionDay #Lancashire #YoungCarers

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As LGBTQ+ History Month draws to a close we would like to share with you what we have been doing as a service to promote equality, diversity, and inclusion.

We have been exploring ways that we can ensure young carers feel safe to be themselves now and in the future.

Currently, we are open in our discussions with our 14+ young carers about their identity. As workers, we wear badges to introduce our pronouns and include them in our emails.

As a service we are working towards achieving the 'Safe Space Award' designed to celebrate services that create inclusive and supportive environments for LGBTQ+ individuals.

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Today a group of young carers have gone to The University of Lancashire to take part in workshops run by Future U. Here they are learning all about an automotive future!

We really value these opportunities to support our young carers to think ahead and recognise that their future in further education is achievable!

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This week at our monthly Young Carers Connect (YCC) group at Chorley Inspire Youth Zone, we enjoyed baking oat and raisin cookies. We then had some pizza and chatted with Emmy from Health Watch about the impact of social media on young people. The young carers also looked at creating a flyer for other young carers to know what YCC is all about. A successful evening of fun, food and finding our voices! If you'd like to join, please speak to your project worker

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2026-01-15 document for families outlining the expectations of The Box Project with The Dukes Theatre and More Music

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We would like to wish all our families a very Happy Christmas and New Year! We will see you all in 2026 🥰If you do need someone to talk to over the Christmas break, here are the details for TalkZone. You can also text Shout on 85258, a free, confidential, 24/7 mental health text support service. Take care 🎄💚

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Today we are at More Music Morecambe for their CONNECTIONS meeting. There are lots of different services here today, so families' needing support can come along and connect!

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Yesterday our Photography group and Young Carers Connect members got together to look through and shortlist the photographs for this year's calendar. Watch this space 👀📅📸

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At Lancashire Young Carers, it is so important to us to not only listen to the voices of our young carers but to act on it. Have a look at one of our ‘Hear by Rights’ to see how we do this in our everyday support…

Our young carer said: "My brother always gets away with things, just because he has autism but I would be told off if I did it.”

What we did: We had sessions around what autism is, what autism looks like for the young carer's brother and thinking about why things might happen.

What's changed?: The young carer doesn't feel as frustrated as now they have a better understanding that their sibling has different needs and perceptions of the world.

#WeListen #WeAct #YoungVoices #YoungCarers

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“Be open and honest because there is support out there for you. It might be hard at the time but it won’t always be like that”

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Youth Voice Survey for young people aged 12 and over in Chorley

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Youth Voice Survey for young people aged 12 and over in Chorley

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Chorley Council are excited to share the launch of a new Youth Voice Survey for young people aged 12 and over in Chorley. This survey is designed to give young people the chance to share their views, experiences, needs, and challenges in Chorley including what they’d like to see more of in their area, and how local services and spaces can better meet their needs.

All young people who take part will be entered into a prize draw to win a £50 One4All voucher- scan the QR code to take part.

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Today, project worker Rachel is feeling snazzy delivering her 1:1 sessions in these soundproof meeting pods at Worden Academy. 5 private pods, all different sizes to suit different needs!

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Yesterday we attended the Rhydding Methodist Church Family First Event and Food Bank Oswaldtwistle which is going to be held monthly

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The photography group made a start on 2026 calendar. This year's theme is Lancashire Landmarks and the young people enjoyed taking photos in Lytham, followed by a visit to McDonald's. If anyone would like to join the photography group please speak to your project worker 😀

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Today we're at Preston County Hall at their World Social Workers Event. There are lots of social workers in attendance and other services here sharing what support is available to families in the area.

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Denise attended a Young Carers Breakfast yesterday at Albany Academy Chorley. There were 12 young carers present, they discussed their education and support as a young carer and they were told about our service and given the opportunity to ask any questions they had.

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T-Shirt Competition

We are launching our YCF2025 T- shirt competition for young carers to design this years’ very important 25th Anniversary t-shirt, which is given to every young carer who attends the festival! Simply create a coloured design that incorporates the theme ’25 years of connecting Young Carers’. The entries need to be no bigger than A4 and must provide the first name (or initials) and project name of the entrant.  There is a blank template that you can use attached.

To enter, email the design to include@childrenssociety.org.uk by Wednesday 2nd April.

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Scan the QR code provided by the police to report an area if you feel unsafe there.

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Our wonderful Denise is at Marine Hall today at a Careers Fair for year 11 students. There are 100's of young people attending so she is there to raise awareness of young carers and to talk to young people and teachers about the support we can offer!

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Careers Fair in Fleetwood

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What's on at Fleetwood Youth Centre

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Ribbleton oral hygiene event through the family hub

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Take a look at our QR code to access our referral form, browse our social media accounts, download YCARE (young carer’s additional resources in education) and look at our Padlet of helpful services.

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Today we were at Car Hill High School for one of our best awareness events ever!! As part of their Children's mental health week event we were raising awareness directly to young people about issues young carers might be facing whilst in school. We talked about how the young people can support young carers in their school. A fabulous event- thanks for having us!

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Are you a young adult carer (18+)?

Carers Trust would like to invite you to join their Carers Trust Webinar: City and Guilds Bursary / Local Community Skills Fund

On Wednesday, 5th February at 12.00pm, Carers Trust will host City & Guilds, who will share details on accessing their bursaries, offering up to £5,000 (in some cases this could be up to £10,000 depending on individual circumstances) to fund training for unpaid carers over 18+. They will also discuss their Local Community Skills Fund, which provides £10,000 to organisations creating lasting social impact by helping individuals develop the skills needed to move toward employment.

*For those that can’t make the session, it will be recorded.

To sign up and access the recording, please sign up here: https://forms.office.com/e/v20d9KkziX

Any questions, please email Daisy Falconer: dfalconer@carers.org

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Save the date! Another pop up pre-loved shop is happening on the 15th Feb- all items free!

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Lancashire Adult Learning sessions held at the Fylde Family Hub, Kirkham.

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The next pop-up pre-loved shop is at Saltcotes Community Centre on Saturday 25.01.25 as always, it is open to the whole community, for 2 hours from 12 to 2pm!

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Information day at Weeton Camp on 21st January 1.30 – 4pm

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We are already thinking about our 2026 calendar (I know, how organised?! ) If you have taken any photos in the snow of yourself, your pets or any Lancashire landmarks covered in snow, then please share them with us!

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All of us at Lancashire Young Carers would like to wish you a wonderful Christmas break. We’ll be taking a break on social media but don’t worry, we’ll be back in the New Year. We recognise that Christmas can be a tough time for many people, it can be overwhelming or a change in routine - don't forget to reach out for help if you need it 💚

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Our 2025 calendars are ready and looking fabulous! We can't wait to share with you the amazing photos our young carers have taken for it. Lots have already gone out in the post and more will be delivered to Lancashire schools, GPs and communities. #Talent #LancashireYoungCarers

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The IOPC Youth Panel is excited to announce this years’ IOPC Youth Panel survey on policing and the police complaints system! If you are 13-25 years old, they would greatly appreciate it if you could share your views. The deadline has been extended to the 5th of January.

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Young carers and staff enjoyed their annual trip to the pantomime put on by Preston Musical Comedy Society to see Cinderella very much (oh yes they did!) no more words needed- this young person's smile says it all!

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On Friday, our young carers over in West Lancashire enjoyed a trip to the cinema to see Moana 2 followed by some yummy KFC. The young people were able to catch up with friends they'd made in previous activities and meet new young carers that live nearby.

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Scan the QR code to find out what is going on in your area over the holidays.

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Yesterday was our LYC East Lancs Christmas bowling trip. The young people had a great time bowling and playing pool. A good time was had by all!

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Some of our wonderful young carers were treated to a delicious Christmas meal at the Lancaster House Hotel, all plates were cleared we then watched The Borrowers at the Dukes, a big thank you to The Dukes, Lancaster and Lancaster House Hotel for giving our young carers such a fun and memorable night #community #youngcarersupport

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Please see this Christmas event taking place in Lytham...booking information provided in the image.

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Please see this Christmas event taking place in Lytham...booking information provided in the image.

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Some FREE bitesize online training for parents and carers of children aged 0-5.

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Some FREE bitesize online training for parents and carers of children aged 0-5.

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Exciting news! The One Stop Shop is coming to Lancaster and will run from Lune Park Family Hub, starting 17th January 2025.

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Last night, our YCC (young carers connect group) and Kirkham peer support came together for festive baking. They made mince pies, had a buffet which was enjoyed by all, played board games, listened to music, discussed current issues that are affecting young carers and took the opportunity to chill and chat.

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Every November we give our young people the chance to 'Take Over'... this year they got to describe what they want their young carer support to look like and what they want to see on social media. We see you, we hear you, watch this space..... #YPvoice #LYC #youngcarer #youngcarersupport

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Please see info from the Change programme co-ordinator:

"In Fylde we deliver the free CHANGE Programme which focuses on a healthy lifestyle. The programme is made up of weekly group sessions either online or face to face on various topics. From food label reading and portion sizes to mindful eating and food cravings.

Within the programme we also encourage participants to take part in physical activity such as weekly walks and chair-based exercises.

People can self-refer onto the programme and find out more information via the following link: www.fylde.gov.uk/change"

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At Lancashire Young Carers, it is so important to us to not only listen to the voices of our young carers but to act on it. Have a look at one of our ‘Hear by Rights’ to see how we do this in our everyday support… #WeListen #WeAct #YoungVoices #YoungCarers

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This is the first ever Baby and Toddler event for West Lancs. The event will be attended by local professionals including Paediatricians, Health Visitors and Midwives. They will be sharing how their service can support families with babies and toddlers.

There will be fun activities and freebies. Feel free to pop along, all are welcome!

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Connecting and working together with schools, services and professionals is so important to ensure young carers are supported in all aspects of their life. Have a look at the feedback the lovely Denise received after an awareness raising session…. #WorkingTogether #AwarenessRaising #HolisticSupport @barnardos

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Go along to find out about volunteering opportunities in St Annes.

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Go along to find out about volunteering opportunities in St Annes.

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We have been informed about the following opportunities, please read below:

There is a great opportunity starting on Monday 18th November at the Community Centre at Weeton Barracks. Funded by the Veterans Foundation and open to all families of serving personnel and veterans. I would like to introduce Operation Odyssey. There will be 4 training modules over the next academic year and it kicks off with the first module – Pathways to Effective Living – come along, take part, meet new people and learn how by perfecting Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits you can increase your chance of success whether that be linked to family, friendships, working life or in your military base community.

The training will be led by Sharon, Steve and Buzz who make up Think Forward CIC-they are the very best at what they do. All refreshments and lunch are included.

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Bag to School Barnardo's Children's Charity - fabulous fundraising for Barnardo's !!

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What a half term treat! Here are some photos from LYC's afternoon tea!
Everyone had a great time, and the food the young carers made was delicious 😋

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See info for the family hub dop in for families in Fleetwood

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See info for the family hub dop in for families in Fleetwood

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The Violence Reduction Network have created a survey for Lancashire residents (including Blackpool) around feeling safe in their area. They are very keen to have responses from young people themselves as we know anecdotally that we have pockets where young people do not feel safe going out to the shop or a youth club etc. on their own.

It's completely anonymous and takes about 5 mins to complete, so please take part, to ensure your voices are heard.

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International Pronouns Day seeks to make respecting, sharing, and educating about personal pronouns commonplace and celebrate people’s identities. One step we have made is to ask our young people their preferred pronouns when we first meet them and to include our preferred pronouns in our email signatures. #Pronouns #InternationalPronounsDay @barnardos

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Check out this Top Tip from one of our young carers! #TopTip #YoungCarers #LYC @barnardos

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Today Denise was at the West Lancashire Family Hub Annual Networking event at the Zone Skelmersdale. Lots of other professionals were there including local schools. It was great to meet with so many organisations offering support to children, young people and their families.

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Feedback from our young people influences how we support young carers in the future. Have a look at how this young carer has benefited from their support: #YoungCarers #SupportingYoungCarers #ListentoYoungCarers @barnardos

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At Lancashire Young Carers, it is so important to us to not only listen to the voices of our young carers but to act on it. Support for the family unit as a whole, reduces the negative impact of a caring role for the young person. Have a look at one of our ‘Hear by Rights’ to see how we do this in our everyday support… #WeListen #WeAct #YoungVoices #YoungCarers

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Drum roll please.... BIG NEWS incoming.....

Last night our Young Carers Connect (YCC) and Photography group met up to make some very important decisions. For this to happen, pizza was a must!! They viewed, discussed and eventually agreed on the shortlisted photographs to go into next year's calendar. Finally, they all voted on which photo is going to be the front cover and which photo is for each month.

We are pleased to announce all has been chosen. Hope everyone is as excited as we are for our 2025 calendars!

Massive shout out to the young people that took the photos and YCC YP that helped us to choose!

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Check out this Top Tip from one of our young carers! #TopTip #YoungCarers #LYC

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After school, some of our young carers in West Lancashire had a Wellbeing Wednesday trip to the cinema to watch Inside Out 2 🎬We were very excited to find out our seats reclined and we each had a snack table!! We all loved the film and meeting all the characters and walked out to see a beautiful rainbow 🌈Disclaimer: chosen emotions emojis do not reflect our mood from the day!!!!

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At Lancashire Young Carers, it is so important to us to not only listen to the voices of our young carers but to act on it. Have a look at one of our ‘Hear by Rights’ to see how we do this in our everyday support… #WeListen #WeAct #YoungVoices #YoungCarers @barnardos

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Today we were raising awareness of Lancashire Young Carers at Fleetwood Library with lots of other agencies, if you would like to know more, please ask your project worker. Isn't it wonderful to see so many helpful services working together?!

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Wishing all of our young carers a successful return to school/college! If you work in education or closely with them don’t forget to share YCARE (young carers additional resources in education) which you can access here: https://www.barnardos.org.uk/what-we-do/services/lancashire-young-carers  #YCARE #LYC @barnardos

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We finished our summer activities with a photography trip to the farm. The group were in their element to secure the photos for next year's calendar! The next step is going through all the wonderful photos and choosing the ones that will be included! Watch this space....

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Last week we had a great day out at HAPPA- Horse and Pony Protection Association. The young carers got to meet and pat the horses and ponies and learn all about them and how they came to be at the centre. We took part in the gold medal challenge around the yard. The young carers did various activities/challenges to win the gold medal, and the one with the most medals won a prize at the end of the day. The young people loved looking at all the different shapes and sizes of ponies and horses and we had ice cream and drinks in the sunshine

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Young carers had their monthly peer support meeting in Kirkham and enjoyed learning new cooking skills making cheese burgers, salad and haloumi fries. A good time was had by all.

"They were the best tasting burgers ever!"

"I don't really like cheese, never had haloumi before and absolutely loved it "

"Never thought I would enjoy the salad, but when you make it and see others enjoy it, I gave it a try and enjoyed it too"

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Connecting and working together with schools, services and professionals is so important to ensure young carers are supported in all aspects of their life. Have a look at the feedback we received after an awareness raising session…. #WorkingTogether #AwarenessRaising #HolisticSupport

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We celebrated South Asian heritage month with Bollywood dancing and Indian snacks. It was a fun active day for everyone, learning about Indian traditional dance and foods. The young people learnt some great moves to show off their dancing skills!

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Our photography group went to a local farm to capture images for this years calendar. It was a successful outing, rounded off with ice cream resulting in some very happy and satisfied young people.... and project workers!!

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The young carers created a feast of chicken nuggets, halloumi fries, garden salad, coleslaw and dips, followed by scones, clotted cream and strawberries. Everyone enjoyed the food with many not having tried halloumi fries before. All agreed that the home made food tasted far better than those well known fast food chains. We had even made enough food so everyone could take some home for their families to try, along with their very own Lancashire Young Carers Cookbook which they were all chuffed with. We had lots of great feedback on this session from the young carers, with lots suggesting it should be a regular session.... watch this space!!

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13 young carers and 4 project workers had an absolutely brilliant day out at the zoo. The young people took it in turns to use the professional camera to capture photos of animals which will feature in our annual calendar. Some highlights of the day were the sea lion show and getting up close with the rainbow birds. I think the photos speak for themselves when I say everyone had such a fun time exploring the zoo, seeing the animals and spending time together, but just in case here are two young carers comments on the day:

"the zoo was fantastic fun but the best bit was meeting people I really think are my friends- we've all swapped numbers to keep in touch"

"that was the best day of my summer holidays, thank you so much"

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Check out this Top Tip from one of our young carers! #TopTip #YoungCarers #LYC

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Big SHOUT OUT to the dance instructor and group from @eganrogersacademy for visiting Barnardo’s Lancashire Young Carers yesterday. The young carers loved every minute and so did the adults!! We did not expect to learn so much in such a short space of time!! It was great fun and hats off to the dancers who showed us some of their routines. Some of the young carers commented on their way home from the event saying; "This was my first time with young carers and I was made to feel very welcome and I felt comfortable, I am looking forward to the next session”
“I didn’t know Irish Dancing was so much fun, I really enjoyed it”
“I have done Morris Dancing before, Irish Dancing is much more tiring, I was sweating”
“That was great fun, thank you”. We can't wait for the next one ERA !! & a big thank you from the team at LYC 🙂 https://www.facebook.com/eganrogersacademy/

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Egan Rogers Academy - ERA. 530 likes. Egan Rogers Academy of Irish Dance supports the teaching and development of Irish dance in the communities of Cheshire and Lancashire.

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Barnardo’s Lancashire Young Carers organised a Cooking Workshop for our young carers. They made healthy wraps and delicious smoothies and enjoyed hanging out with other #youngcarers making new friends and learning how to prepare simple meals and healthy drinks #lancashire #youngpeople Barnardo's Barnardo’s Lancashire Young Carers

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Barnardo’s Lancashire Young Carers took their young carer's to a magical event which was hosted by The Dukes, Lancaster Everyone fully immersed themselves in the wonder of the outdoor theatre performance of Alice in wonderland and had a thoroughly good time!! & the picnic was good too !! #youngcarers #youngpeople #lancashire

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Over the summer, when we are out of our usual routines, we can sometimes feel disconnected. Remember this Top Tip from one of our young carers and remember we are here over summer! #TopTip #YoungCarers #LYC @barnardos_uk

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Please see the details for the South Ribble Uniform pop-up shop. This is 2nd hand uniform offered FREE to all families, no questions asked. The opening hours and venue are in the photo attached. You can check out their Facebook page for further details: https://www.facebook.com/schoolpopupshopSR

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Last night was our Kirkham Peer Support group. The venue had to be changed at last minute and bad weather tried to stop us, but nothing could prevent the young carers and their project workers from meeting up, having fun/games and food. If you would like further information on the group please speak to your project worker. Big shout out to Lower Lane community Centre @progress_hg for letting us use their facilities at such short notice and a bigger shout out to the young carers for the food they brought to share😀

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At the weekend we attended East Lancashire youth pride at Rossendale family and wellbeing hub. We spoke to young people, families and staff from other agencies and LCC about the service we offer across Lancashire. There was lots of cake, mocktails and music including karaoke. It was a fun day spent doing what we do best talking to young people 😊🌈💚

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Yesterday our young carers enjoyed their first aid training with the wonderful minifirstaidlancashire They all participated really well, enjoyed meeting new young carers over refreshments and snacks and learnt so much! One young person said “I feel that knowing what to do in an emergency helps me to worry less” Look how proud they look after receiving their well deserved certificates! Also, a big thanks to Freckleton Community Centre for hosting us!

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A useful helpline and services that you might need over the summer holidays.

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A great opportunity to showcase your creativity in the next Barnardo's calendar! See details in image.

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This afternoon our team manager Shugs is meeting with the CEO of IMO charity who deliver services for families & children within East Lancashire.

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Hello sunshine ☀️

A young person and her project made the most of the lovely weather and enjoyed their emotional well-being session with ice cream in the sun!

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Our Photography group were busy last night taking photos for the next LYC calendar 💚
The young people enjoyed Fleetwood fresh fish and chips whilst waiting for the clouds to disappear. Friendships were developed whilst sharing a common interest in local wildlife and photography- we can't wait until you can see the final product 📅

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Find out what's going on in your local area

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Find out what's going on in your local area

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Feedback from our young people influences how we support young carers in the future. Have a look at how this young carer has benefited from their support: #YoungCarers #SupportingYoungCarers #ListentoYoungCarers

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