Day two started bright and early. None of the Young Carers were looking forward to what was coming after breakfast. Regardless of that, time wasn’t going to stand still or skip forward a few hours. After breakfast the Young Carers retreated to the cabin but only for a moment whilst they gathered a dry bag of dry clothing, toiletries, and a towel. The inevitable was about to happen. The instructor for the activity was Emma. She led the Young Carers to the ‘sports barn’ to get

We are delighted that KMF Precision Sheet Metal Ltd are continuing to support Young Carers in the City and County by holding more sessions in The #Carers Centre. Saturday 17 September (10 am-12 noon) - 8-11 years Call The Musketeer Team for details #Charity #Carer #project #Fun #Young #young #youngCarer #YoungCarers #musketeers

We're at Tunstall Park today between 2:30pm and 4:30pm. Come and Join us. #YoungCarers #park #meet #youngCarer #musketeers

Unfortunately our meet up has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. Please contact the Young Carers department on 01782 793100 for more infromation. We are sorry for the inconvenience. #YoungCarers #park #meet #youngCarer #musketeers

We're at Westport Lake in Burslem today. Come and Join us. #YoungCarers #park #meet #youngCarer #musketeers

Who would have believed that it has already been a whole year since the Musketeer Project launched. Although we've had some changes to the staff members that hasn't halted us in any way. Happy Anniversary Musketeers, here's to another great year. #anniversary #1year #musketeers #project #youngCarer #newstaff

On 16th June, Diane and I were invited to Meir Park Community Hall by the Girl Guiding Longton Division for their 42nd Annual General Meeting (AGM). The event was greatly received with over 70 individuals ranging from Young Leaders, Guiders, and Rangers to the more senior ranked members from all over the district of Rainbows, Brownies and Guides. Diane and I presented a Young Carer awareness presentation to the attending members of the AGM. The presentation lasted around 20 m

Over the weekend (11-12th June) we took a handful of our Young Carers to 'Stanley Head: Outdoor Educational Centre just outside of Endon to take part in a range of activities. Their instructor was Sam, who ensured that all of our Young Carers were strapped up securely in their harnesses and helmets before being led to the outside high ropes location. The Young Carers climbed up a tower via the indoor steps and took part in the para-fan drop. This is a 10m free fall drop that

This week (6th-10th June) marks 'Carers Week' so today we are holding a relaxing film night for the Young Carers to sit back, relax and enjoy. Between the hours of 6pm and 8pm we screened Disney Pixar's latest animated film 'Inside Out' Not only is it a really good feel good film it also highlights a range of emotions and how they work together to create a person's personality. It also identifies in a fun way how memories are kept and cleverly illustrates what happens to our

It's that time again, our annual Family Fun day is being held this year at the MAC Sports and Leisure Centre in Trent Vale. It is being held between 10am and 2pm and is completely free for all of the family. A number of professionals will be attending with information stands, we have an entertainer who will be putting on a magic show, balloon modeling and a "Punch & Judy" show. A face painter, arts and crafts and Keele University will be bringing LEGO. We will have a tombola

Keele University today held a family fun session based around science for the Young Carers and their families. The event was held between 10am and 12pm in the universities 'Sustainability Hub'. Some of the activities included:- The Egg Drop - Exploring physics through an egg. The Young Carers designed housings and parachutes to slow down an eggs decent to the floor to try and avoid it from breaking. Green Screen - Just like the big Hollywood blockbuster movies, Keele provided

Dan from Re-Solv came to the centre to do a workshop based around legal highs and volatile substances. The morning consisted of a presentation video clips and activities. The activities showed how legal highs can be dangerous for absolutely anyone to use and could be fatal even if its an individuals first use of the substance. The friendly activity used eggs which some were raw and some were hard boiled. The Young Carers took it in turns to crack the eggs on their heads and w

Well what can I say? I would never have imagined starting a new career in such a way as this. It came across to me as an initiation to the project and here’s why. It was only my second day as my new role as Young Carers Support Worker and already we had an event lined up. The Stoke on Trent Lions Club gratefully funded a brilliant entertainer named “PJ the Showman”. He combined slapstick, magic and interaction and turned it into an afternoon full of fun for the Young Carers a