Carers Week
Carers Week is taking place across the UK from Monday 5th to Sunday 11th June 2023.
Carers Week (5th – 11th June) is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK. It also helps people who don’t see themselves as having caring responsibilities to identify as carers and access much-needed support.
This year’s theme is ‘Recognising and supporting carers in the community.’ We are asking everyone to help us raise awareness of carers and to thank them for the invaluable role they carry out.
We are pleased to announce that we will be joined by several organisations and our Carer Friendly Devon supporters this year and we will also be running our ever-popular Mile With A Smile campaign again.
We are busy organising events and information stands across Devon for this year’s Carers Week, watch this space and our social media for up-to-date information!
FREE Events:
| When | Time | Event | Location |
| Monday 5th June | 10:00am to 4:00pm | Come and have a chat with us at our information stand in Okehampton Library. | Okehampton Library, 4 North St, Okehampton EX20 1AR |
| When | Time | Event | Location |
| Tuesday 6th June | 10:00am to 4:00pm | Come and have a chat with us at our information stand in Tiverton Library. | Tiverton Library, Phoenix House, Phoenix Ln, Tiverton, EX16 6SA |
| Morning | Come and have a chat with us at our information stand in Parke (National Trust). | Parke, near Bovey Tracey, Devon, TQ13 9JQ |
| When | Time | Event | Location |
| Wednesday 7th June | 10:00am to 4:00pm | Come and have a chat with us at our information stand in Sidmouth Library. | Sidmouth Library, Blackmore Dr, Sidmouth EX10 8LA |
| 10:00am to 4:00pm | Come and have a chat with us at our information stand in Newton Abbot Library. | Newton Abbot Library, Passmore Edwards Centre, Market St, Newton Abbot TQ12 2RJ | |
| All day | Come and have a chat with us at Castle Drogo’s Heightened Accessibility Day. | Castle Drogo, Drewsteignton, near Exeter, Devon, EX6 6PB |
| When | Time | Event | Location |
| Thursday 8th June | 10:00am to 5:00pm | Come and have a chat with us at our information stand in Torrington Library. | Torrington Library, Castle Hill, South St, Torrington EX38 8AA |
| 10:00am to 4:00pm | Come and have a chat with us at our information stand in John Lewis in Exeter. | 1-11 Sidwell St, Exeter, EX4 6NN |
| When | Time | Event | Location |
| Friday 9th June | All day | Enjoy free unlimited travel on the Seaton Tramway all day through the Seaton Wetlands and alongside the beautiful River Axe estuary on a heritage-style tram. | Seaton Tramway, Harbour Rd, Seaton, EX12 2WD |
| 10:00am to 4:00pm | Come and have a chat with us at our information stand in Trago Mills. | Trago Mills, Stover, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6JD | |
| Afternoon | Come and have a chat with us at our information stand at Lydford Gorge. | Lydford, near Tavistock, Devon, EX20 4BH |
| When | Time | Event | Location |
| Saturday 10th June | All day | Join us in celebrating diversity at Exeter Respect Festival! | Belmont Park, Belmont Road, Exeter, EX4 6SS |
| When | Time | Event | Location |
| Sunday 11th June | All day | Join us in celebrating diversity at Exeter Respect Festival! | Belmont Park, Belmont Road, Exeter, EX4 6SS |
| All week events | |
| Mile With A Smile: walk, roll or stroll a mile to collectively achieve the total of 350 miles, which represents the perimeter of Devon. Send us your photo with your smile! | Send your photos to online@devoncarers.org.uk – by sending us your photos you consent to the images being used on our website. |
Mile With A Smile
Our ‘A Mile with a Smile’ walk will return, with everyone contributing steps to cover the 350 mile perimeter of Devon. From the comfort of an armchair, to the back garden, to the top of Haytor, join us in raising awareness of carers.
If you have friends, family members or work colleagues who wish to form a team, the more the merrier and all with a smile!
We hope you will be able to join us at one or more of our events. More details of the events will follow very soon.