The true face of carers ~ 13-19 June 2011

Supporting the UKs six million carers

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2011 survey

The largest and most influential UK-wide survey of carers is now up and running!! Have your say here.                                                                         

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Welcome to Carers Week 2011

Welcome to Carers Week 2011 - The True Face of Carers.

This year we are asking carers to tell us about the reality of caring in the UK in 2011.

How hard is life as a carer? Or how easy? What are the biggest surprises that you and I encounter when we become carers?

Is caring a perpetual struggle with no thanks and no recognition? Or a richly-rewarding experience that brings out the best in the human spirit?

How much help do carers actually receive from government? Or should that be 'how little'? What can really make a difference to the lives of carers?

All this and more will be revealed during the biggest awareness week in the UK from 13-19 June 2011. Carers will be centre-stage to speak about   The True Face of Carers and sweep away the myths.

To find out more about Carers Week, and how to take part, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   or call our hotline 0845 241 2582.

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What people say

  • Rt Hon David Cameron MP

    Carers are the unsung heroes of our society. Just imagine what would happen if all the carers in this country suddenly packed their bags and left. It's not just that the financial cost

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  • Paul Burstow MP

    "Carers Week is a welcome chance to celebrate the amazing contribution carers make to our communities, and challenge ourselves to do more for them in the future.

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  • Mayor of London

    "Carers Week is a time when ordinary people who do an extraordinary job get their place in the sun. There are over half a million carers in London who give freely of their own lives to look

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  • Cilla Black

    "When you're a carer your life is often not your own. Caring can be very rewarding, it can also be difficult. I know, as I cared for my husband Bobby until he lost his fight with cancer in 1999.

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  • Arlene Phillips OBE

    “I helped to look after my father when he was suffering from Dementia, so I know what a strain it can be, both physically and emotionally.You can feel so alone and isolated.

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  • Preeti Desai

    "My main reason for supporting Carers Week is to do whatever I can to ensure that no carer feels they have to struggle in silence. I know there are many people watching who do not

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