Wednesday 25th February Today was all about our carers. Tracy Duckmanton, Patient Experience Manager visited us to present AccessAble as well as the Carers, Cared for & Family Strategy. It was an extended session as there was a lot to present and indeed a lot to take in for the carers. It is extremely impressive work Tracy and her department…
Wednesday 11th February 2026 Brilliant first aid session today with Joe funded by Devon Carers, which is very much appreciated. Jo will be back on 13th May for the 2nd instalment of our training. It is great to have an update every others year. A huge welcome on board to new Volunteer Lynn Stabb, we hope she settles in well…
Wednesday 28th January 2026 This month our usual craft session with Hazel Austin was replaced with a sing a long with Hazel and her partner Mick. Hazel has the most beautiful voice and kindly offered to share it with us accompanied by Mick who harmonised her fabulously on his guitar. We enjoyed some lovely music from 60s right through to…
We had a brilliant turnout for our AGM on 14th May 2025, held at Honiton Methodist Church our usual meeting place. This was our first year as a registered charity although we have been operating since 2014. All the committee members agreed to stand for a further 12 months and were voted back on unanimously by the group members. We…
Wednesday 9th April 2025 Home Instead with Holly Willis and Talia Honiton Carers had a great meeting on Wednesday 9th April at the Methodist Church, when Holly Willis Home Instead Digital Marketing and Communications Coordinator and Talia their Training Manager visited to give a reduced presentation on Safeguarding. Safeguarding is everyone’s business, but often we fear about speaking up if we do…
Wednesday 2nd April 2025 What a wonderful turnout at the Beehive for our Carers Cancer Awareness & Wellbeing Day, which was organised in conjunction with Wellmoor who had managed to obtain a Grant for this purpose. Ottery Help Scheme also put two similar events on. We had 2 cancer speakers one from the NHS speaking about Breast cancer and the…
Wednesday 12th March 2025 Great session at The Methodist Church today with Bob Selway who did a lovely Woodturning presentation. He made a beautiful wooden bowl of ash, which was later raffled and won by Carole Sexton, who was delighted. Bob interacted with the carers throughout the whole presentation explaining what he was doing and why, he even explained what…
Free travel training for disabled people in Devon Honiton Carers are the latest group of people to take part in travel training from the Devon-wide initiative, ‘Travelling with Confidence.’ The free training is designed to help people with disabilities to feel more confident when using public transport. The project is being delivered by Living Options Devon and Devon Communities Together,…
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…
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…