Carers’ Activities

Carer Week 2025

The focus for Carers Week, the 9th to 15th of June 2025, is ‘Caring about Equality’. We have scheduled a week-long, varied programme of activities, to highlight the vital role carers play in our communities and draw attention to just how important caring is.

We encourage you to waste no time, have a look through the events and book an opportunity that appeals to you. Places are limited so get back to us quickly to attend the activity of your choice.

The Carer Support Service, provides a range of information and support for carers. This includes:

• Regular information through our Carers Register
• A monthly activity programme which includes a range of emotional, physical, practical and social support activities
• Recognition of the role of Carers with our Carer ID Card

To find out more information please visit Carers’ Services | Belfast Health & Social Care Trust (hscni.net)

Events

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• Monday 9th of June

  

  Yoga with Collette | Online 10.30am – 11.30am
  This session is suitable for beginners and can help carers build strength and flexibility, very gently.

  Launch of Carers Week with the Carers Choir & Lunch | Belfast Castle – 11.00am – 1.00pm.
  Carers are invited to join us to Celebrate Carers Week at our Launch event at Belfast Castle, BT15 5GR

  The launch of Carers Week will take place in Belfast Castle with our Carers Choir providing the entertainment.

  Carer Information Stand | Cancer Centre, Belfast City Hospital – 2:00pm – 4:00pm

• Tuesday 10th of June

  Queens University Carers Fair | Queens Student Union – 11.00pm – 2.00pm
  The Carer Support Service will be available to talk to carers about the support available.

  Bog Meadows Wellbeing Walk with Ulster Wildlife | 25 Miltown Row, BT12 6EP – 7.00pm-8.30pm
  Join us for an evening stroll to watch the summer migrants feeding at night over the reed beds.

• Wednesday 11th of June

  

  Drumalis Wellbeing Retreat | Larne 10am – 4pm
  We have 6 Carer Away Days each year to Drumalis in Larne, where carers take part in relaxation and complementary therapy and other well-being activities.
  *Note: New Carers are prioritised.*

  Carers’ Rights Information Session | 7.00pm – 8.30pm *Online*
  Join Patricia to find out more about your rights as a Carer.

• Thursday 12th of June

  West Belfast Carer Support Cafe | 11.00am – 12.00pm | Maureen Sheehan Centre 106 Albert st bt12 4hl

  Join us for our Carer Support Cafe to meet other carers and enjoy a cup of tea. Carers who attend our cafe will receive a pamper treat.

  Conservation Volunteers – Plant and Decorate Your Own Herb & Flower Pots | Knockbracken Healthcare Park (Ravine) , BT8 8HH – 10.30am -12.30pm
  Join us for a session with Conservation Volunteers where we will plant and decorate herb and flower pots.

  Writing for Self-Expression | *Online* 7.00pm – 8.30pm
  everyone’s words are meaningful and everyone’s words matter

  On this course which is created and facilitated by a professional writer, we reflect on how words affect us, how we use them and how they can help us to explain ourselves to ourselves. Through the shared reading and discussion of a poem or short piece of prose, we look at how writing can capture a mood, feeling or memory. We then encourage participants to do their own writing, often based on ideas from the poem or prose. And finally, we listen to what participants have written, if they want to share, and tease out how writing can produce enlightening new insights, and change the way we think about ourselves and each other.

  This is a 4 week course starting on Thursday 5th June.

• Friday 13th of June

  

  Wellbeing Walk at the Ulster Folk Museum | Ulster Folk Park, Cultra – 10.30am – 12.30pm
  During your visit, you will explore the Museum with a member of staff. You’ll get insight into when the Ulster Folk Museum was established, which part of Ulster our buildings travelled from, and see the museum craft demonstrators at work. Carers will also be treated to morning coffee and scones.

  Carer Information Stand | Belfast City Hospital Foyer – 10:00am – 1:00pm

  Quiz & Entertainment | Malone House, Barnetts Demesne – 7:30pm

• Saturday 14th of June

  

  Mosaic Craft with Ciaran | 2 Royal Avenue, Belfast , BT11DA – 11.00am to 2.00pm
  Carers are invited to join Ciaran for an in-person workshop where they will make individual mosaics and contribute to a collaborative piece.

• Sunday  15th of June

  

  Summer Reset Yoga & Relaxation with Collette | Cregagh Youth & Community Centre – 11.00am – 1.00pm
  Reset for Summer with a bespoke yoga session for all Carers. Join Collette from Synergy yoga to reset and recharge. This session is suitable for all abilities, including those new to yoga. Yoga mats will be available on the day or feel free to bring your own. Collette will guide you through the yoga poses, breathing practices (that you can use at any time) and, of course, we will finish with a guided relaxation session so you return home recharged!

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You can sign up for any of the sessions mentioned above using this form: Carers Week 2025