Any charity ball brings volunteers, donors, and generous supporters together to celebrate. In our case, in advance of the After Umbrage Valentine’s Charity Ball, we would like to acknowledge and thank these generous people for their support and illustrate how you can join them. The Charity Auction For this, our fourth charity ball, we have […]
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 […]
My name is … a window into life as a carer
A poem about being a carer
Adapting to send love to everyone
Every two years, After Umbrage is proud to host its Charity Valentine’s Ball. It is our flagship fundraising event that raised over £9,000 in previous years. This year? Well, of course, we have to do something different. So that we still mark the occasion of Valentine’s Day, we put our thinking caps on and came […]