Wednesday 22nd January 2025 Lovely afternoon at the Methodist Church making adorable mini hats, so simple but very enjoyable with some fabulous results achieved by all our carers. We also had a visit from our new Admiral Nurse Jo Samuel who has taken over from her pre-successor Fay Valentine who left a few months ago. It is great to have…
Lovely Evening at Gittisham Village Hall celebrating Burns Night. The Haggis, Mash & Swede were delicious as usual, and second helpings were offered of both the main course and desserts, we even had custard!!. Dancing to Mary is always fun and creates much laughter from both the participants and the viewers. The raffle was well supported and our group did…
Saturday 4th January 2025 On Saturday 5th January we all set off by Coach to The Manor Pavilion at Sidmouth for their 2pm performance of the Hansel & Gretel Pantomime, which was hugely enjoyed by us all. What a wonderful show, with a brilliant cast, & great costumes plus lots of funny jokes. The children performed outstandingly after 3 months…
What a lovely day we spent at the Co-op yesterday on the shortest day of the year. We met so many lovely friends we have not seen for ages and spoke with so many carers, ex-carers and families struggling with looking after loved ones. As expected it was nice and steady and people were in a festive mood despite the…
Honiton Carers Support Group visited the Powderham Castles ‘Christmas at the Castle’ event on Friday 20th December. What a wonderful experience that was for us all. The illuminations were absolutely stunning and we thoroughly enjoy our outing. Due to the heavy traffic and accident on the motorway late Friday afternoon, we were 30 minutes late arriving, but thankfully it did…
Wednesday 11th December 2024 Our tea party went with a bang. We started off with lovely non alcoholic home made Mulled Wine with lots of spices, which went down a treat, had various snacks on the tables like chocolates, Dips & bread sticks, crisps and Ritz to nibble during our entertainment. Cameron Lemmer entertained us for an hour singing his…
Honiton Carers Support Group celebrated Carers’ Right Day at the local Co-op branch on Saturday 23rd November by bringing awareness to the community about unpaid carers and the support available to them. We would like to thank the community for supporting us so very generously and the Co-op for their ongoing support over the years. We met so many lovely…
Saturday 31st August 2024 Honiton Carers had a great time at Gittisham Fete on Saturday 31st August. Organised by Alex from the Smithy and a fabulous job he did too. Lots of assorted stalls with Honey, Jewellery, Jams & Chutneys, Woodwork, Plants & Flowers, in fact everything. For entertainment there was the Town Band, a Duck Race, Bouncy castle, Morris…
Wednesday 14th August 2024 Honiton Carers enjoyed a brilliant presentation by Lesley Blackmore from the RD&U Falls Prevention team on Wednesday 14th August at The Methodist Church. Lesley’s presentation was really interesting and so very informative. Her enthusiasm, was just wonderful and being a carer herself, she fully understands how hard caring for someone prone to falls can be but…
Wednesday 7th August 2024 Today we split our group for the first time as some of our carers had been invited by Devon Communities Together to visit a working farm in Newton Abbot. The carers had a wonderful time at Gappah Farm, watching sheep shearing, enjoyed a tractor trailer ride and made flower decorations with fresh flowers on a sticky…