Carers Oxfordshire

03/06/2026

⭐🧡 For many unpaid carers, life can be busy and isolating — and a regular friendly phone call can offer something really simple but powerful: a chance to talk, feel heard, and stay connected.

Our volunteering is flexible and easy to fit around everyday life. Our main opportunity is our telephone befriending service for unpaid carers. Whether you’re working, studying, retired or caring yourself, you can give as much or as little time as you can manage.

If you’re 18+ and want to make a genuine difference in a way that really matters to someone’s day, we’d love to hear from you.

👉 Learn more: https://buff.ly/0Q7y2KT

01/06/2026

🧡🫶 This , we want to say a heartfelt thank you to all of our volunteers.

Your time, care and commitment make a real difference every day — whether that’s offering a friendly voice on the phone, sharing your experience, or helping to shape and support the work we do behind the scenes. You help ensure unpaid carers feel heard, supported and valued. Thank you.

If you'd like to get involved as a volunteer, why not visit our website? https://buff.ly/SA2y0fl

29/05/2026

Have you seen the BBC Caring Matters series?

Natalie Cassidy: Caring Together aired earlier this week and is available to watch on BBC iPlayer. Inspired by caring for her dad, Natalie embarks on a new adventure. As a student carer learning from the ground up, she faces the realities, the heartbreak and the joy of caring.

Catch up here: https://buff.ly/cF3OdZf

In case you missed it, "Natalie Cassidy: Caring Together" aired earlier this week as part of the BBC's Caring Matters week.

‘Inspired by caring for her dad, Natalie embarks on a new adventure. As a student carer learning from the ground up, she faces the realities, the heartbreak and the joy of caring.’

Episodes are available to stream here: https://bit.pulse.ly/wqmaycfoyo

29/05/2026

🎨🧡 Looking for free family fun this Saturday?

Pop along to the Ashmolean Museum on Saturday 30 May, 11am–3pm, for hands-on creative workshops and activities the whole family can enjoy. No booking needed — just turn up and get involved.

Find out more👇

Come and join our free family pop-up play activities suitable for all ages, in May half-term.

25/05/2026

🧡👐 Caring for her daughter means Pauline’s days are shaped by routine, planning, and responding to complex needs — with little time for herself. When her daughter’s routine was disrupted, the impact was significant and made an already demanding caring role even harder.

For her, respite has been a vital source of support and space to rest and recharge.

Pauline shares how routine and respite support her caring role, and why she is speaking out about the financial pressures many unpaid carers face.

👉 Read Pauline's story in Care Matters: https://buff.ly/aF6Sjly

23/05/2026

💬 📞 Feeling overwhelmed or isolated? You don’t have to carry it on your own.

Our Phone Friends service matches you with a trained volunteer for regular, friendly calls — a listening ear when you need it most.

Whether you need space to talk, a bit of company, or a regular check-in, it’s support that fits around you.

👉 Find out more: https://buff.ly/wtxIIWs

21/05/2026

Summer is here — longer days, warmer weather, and little moments that invite you to pause. This year, we’re encouraging you to make space for yourself, in ways that feel realistic and guilt-free.

Find out more in our latest issue of Care Matters: https://buff.ly/utfsFEZ

20/05/2026

Are you caring for someone with a mental health condition? 💙
Oxfordshire Recovery College is running a free online course to support carers with looking after their own wellbeing:

Self Care for Carers
🗓 5th & 12th June, 10am – 12pm

To take part, you’ll need to enrol as a student with Oxfordshire Recovery College using their enrolment form: https://restore.org.uk/learning/oxfordshire-recovery-college/orc-enrol/

15/05/2026

🎶 Moving Music concerts, run by Sound Resource, offer relaxed daytime performances for people living with dementia or other life‑limiting conditions, alongside family, friends and carers.

Enjoy high‑quality live music with opportunities to sing along in a welcoming, supportive setting.

The next event takes place on Thursday 21st May at Rush Court, Wallingford.
Find out more below, or visit https://buff.ly/UHRKs3w

06/05/2026

🌞 Our latest issue of Care Matters is here. Inside this issue:

🔸 Making space and time for yourself this summer
🔸 Building carer‑friendly communities this Carers Week
🔸 How a friendly call can make caring feel less lonely

👉 Read the latest issue: https://buff.ly/9BPWgti