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 […]
Why cycle 1,000km in four days?
Sam Woodfield, an accomplished British cyclist is taking on a huge challenge between Christmas and New Year 2021. For charity, he is setting himself the challenge to cycle 1,000 kilometers in four days. He is doing this to raise funds and awareness for After Umbrage and The Mintridge Foundation. These are two charities run by […]
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 […]
Jingle & Mingle – An evening with After Umbrage & Mintridge
Monday, 29 November 2021, 18:30 Join local charities, After Umbrage & The Mintridge Foundation to kickstart your festive cheer with bubbles & mince pies. Jingle & Mingle with us for an evening with two charities. Thank you very much to Brew Babu for kindly hosting our event. Monday 29th November 2021 18:30 – 20:00 Brew Babu 6 West St, […]
Meet the Bath University Team
We are delighted to share with our readers that a group of six Bath University students has chosen After Umbrage for their third-year university project. Their objectives are to raise awareness of our charity and to fundraise. Their enthusiasm to support and extend the reach of our work is having a great impact and we […]
Six families awarded free breaks
Kingham Cottage welcomes carers for a free break
Hannah Roberts donates to After Umbrage
One of our amazing beneficiaries, Hannah Roberts and her family have made a donation to After Umbrage. They gave us a special mention at their son, Elijah’s baptism. Their family and friends have made the donation collectively. We thank them warmly. To accompany their donation they sent a heart-warming note that we’d like to share […]
The death of my Mum was very hard – the next 18 months even harder
The death of my Mum was very hard but then the following 18 months were even harder. Not only had I lost my beloved Mum but we then had our first Christmas without her very soon afterwards. Here we continue Sara Bailey’s story of caring for her parents. Chapters one, two, and three are available […]
It broke my heart
Sharon and her partner, Chris, have recently visited Kingham Cottage. As carers for Sharon’s daughter, Sarah, in her 30s, and Chris’s Mum who is now 90, they have a hectic life. Sharon says there were times, when she was caring for Sarah, that it broke her heart. A little background… Chris and Sharon Rigby have […]