Getting to know our team Up next in our series of ’10 questions to celebrate 10 years’ of After Umbrage is Tracy. She is our Marketing Manager and has been part of the team since Spring 2017. The charity sector has been her home for the past 10 years and she enjoys storytelling. Her favourite […]
10 questions to celebrate 10 years
Getting to know our team One way to celebrate our 10th Anniversary is to tell you about the people behind the charity name, After Umbrage. We can learn much about an organisation by getting to know the people that run it. So, here are 10 questions to celebrate 10 years. Up first is Cath Nicholls. […]
Plan to celebrate our 10th Anniversary
Rather excitingly, 2023 is our 10th anniversary. We are 10 years old in September but like all good celebrations they take some planning. This is where you come in. Can you be part of our plan to celebrate our 10th Anniversary? Getting creative We are proud to have sustained After Umbrage for 10 years. During […]
Logan rang the bell last September
After a nine-month battle with the NHS, my son, Logan, finally got diagnosed with a severe form of cancer in 2019. He was eight. Then, in September 2022, he rang the bell. ‘It’s really hard to describe. It doesn’t sound real. And often I can’t believe it myself,” says Sue his Mum. Nobody would ever […]
I hate the word Dementia
Anthony from Manchester is the main carer for his Mother, Margaret who has vascular dementia. He says, “I hate the word Dementia”. It is a cruel disease. His Mum often says, “I have this thing in my head.” Pointing to her head, she knows something is wrong. Anthony and his siblings don’t want his Mum […]
Life as an unpaid carer by Jane
Jane and her son, Louis, who is 15 years old, are from Paignton, Devon. He has high functioning autism (used to be called Aspergers), ADHD, anxiety, and OCD. She talks to us about her life as an unpaid carer and how she loved her stay at Kingham Cottage this Spring. ‘If I don’t do it, […]
Family that crosses three generations
We are proud to introduce to you, a family that crosses three generations. At the helm are Brian and Janet who are from Portsmouth. Brian and Janet have recently enjoyed a break at Kingham Cottage. We met Brian through one of his daughters, Janine Collier, who works for Tees Law. It is a Top 200 […]
Marta raises awareness for After Umbrage
Marta Palada of Bucharest, Romania knows how family dynamics change when a loved one has cancer. “Even though I was not the main carer, I was involved with looking after my late grandfather during his battle against cancer,” she says. Marta has been raising awareness for After Umbrage during her university studies. Marta is a member […]
Meet the Bath University Project Team
Let us introduce Lucas Spencer of Stratford-Upon-Avon to you. He is part of the Bath University project team that chose After Umbrage to raise awareness for and to fundraise. He – along with Jack, Lily, Dom, Marta, and Grace – has been introducing After Umbrage to a new audience. That audience is university students and […]
Dominic and Lily support After Umbrage
We are proud to introduce you to two more members of the Bath University Team. They are part of the team supporting After Umbrage. It’s part of their third-year Business degree course. They have chosen After Umbrage to help us raise awareness with a new, younger audience and to fundraise for us. Dominic and Lily […]