Ring Around Carers offers you the chance to meet with other carers once a week, on the telephone, for three quarters of an hour. The meetings are in complete confidence - and they're totally free of charge.  This is a social group without leaving home  | | BBC Radio Sheffield's Andy Kershaw |
"This is a social or friendship group without leaving home," says BBC Radio Sheffield's Action Desk producer Andy Kershaw. "The subject matter of the conversations is really up to members of the group - you can discuss anything from football and gardening to last night's EastEnders." "Everything, in fact, except illness or caring," Kershaw says.  | | No special equipment is required - just a phone |
The campaign is running throughout the whole of June and is aimed at people who care - at least some of the time - for a relative or friend, who could be disabled or chronically sick. After filling in a simple application form, carers are grouped with around six other people who'd also like to meet at that time on the chosen day, for a 12 week period. They then meet up regularly on the phone at home, with a host selected by the Community Network.
If you'd like a Ring Around Carers application pack, fill in your details here and we'll do the rest.
Alternatively, call the BBC Radio Sheffield Action Desk on 0114 267 5444 and you'll be sent all the information. Click here to download a Ring Around Carers factsheet.
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