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Course Recordings

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Recordings from “Introduction to Mindfulness” Course facilitated by Phil McCrossan for Carers of East Lothian (CoEL), Autumn 2020.

And the photo competition winner is…

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Congratulations to Kirsty Summers, who submitted the winning photo of a moss rose entitled “Lean on Me”. And a huge thank you to everyone who took part in our competition – the judges had an unenviable task of selecting only one winner!

Yet more fantastic photo competition entries…

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Here are some more of the moving images carers shared with us as part of our lockdown photo competition launched in June 2020. A huge thank you to everyone who took part.

More fantastic photo competition entries…

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Here are some more of the brilliant entries that we received from carers as part of our lockdown photo competition launched in June 2020. A huge thank you to everyone who took part.

Showcasing a few photo competition entries…

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We are delighted to share with you some of the entries we received from carers for the lockdown photo competition during Carers Week 2020. A huge thank you to everyone who took part.

Face mask exemption cards

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East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership (ELHSCP) have produced cards to support carers who are exempt from wearing face coverings. Please contact us on 0131 665 0135 to request a card.

Safely returning to business

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We have created a safely returning to business plan to help everyone stay up to date with how we are operating our services following lockdown.

Carer’s Allowance – Additional Covid-19 Payment

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Social Security Scotland have made a video explaining the extra Covid-19 payment that will be made this month to carers who were receiving Carer’s Allowance on 13th April 2020…

Time for you…

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During Carers Week 2020 we wanted to offer you a selection of ideas for ways that you might take some time for yourself, be it minutes or hours, away from your caring role. [Click on title above to read full post…]

Why share a daily poem?

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“As a team we wanted to offer you some sustenance by reading you a poem each day, hoping that it may just open a space for you to relax, reflect and be comforted.” [Click on title above to read full post…]

Sharing a story (or two!)

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Carer Annemarie Allan shares two stories about real life experiences, on the importance of humour and coping with difficult times. [Click on title above to see full post…]

Monday’s Poem

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“The Peace of the Wild Things” by Wendell Berry. Read by carer support worker Mags Bryan. [Click on title above to hear reading…]
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