If you’ve ever considered helping After Umbrage, now is the time to do it… As a small charity, we rely solely on fundraising, donations and funding. Without that money, we can’t keep providing care for unpaid carers across the UK. If you’ve ever found yourself caring for a loved one, you’ll know how hard it […]
Meet the After Umbrage Team: Our Marketing Manager, Tracy Wilkinson
At After Umbrage we’ve got a wonderful team of people who give up their time to make sure that we achieve our mission… To provide care for carers. You’ve met our Founder Tara, and now we thought it was about time we introduced you to the other people behind After Umbrage… First up, our lovely […]
Top Tips to make booking a break easier for carers
Beneficiaries of After Umbrage are carers of loved ones living with life-limiting conditions. For them, life contains perpetual rounds of hospital visits, form filling in, and sleepless nights. They worry about what the next day will unfold. They are constantly on the go, feeling unwell themselves but have no time for self-care. Furthermore, often they […]
Parent Carers are at the Centre of our Work
Family Voice listens intently to the needs of parents and carers of children and young people aged 0—25 years with a disability or additional needs. Like us, they put parent carers at the centre of their work. In their case, helping them to be heard. We were delighted to meet Katie Barnett and Asta Remezaite of […]
Relief of suffering for those who care
The essence of Sue Ryder and her dedication to the relief of suffering is in evidence everywhere at St John’s Hospice near Moggerhanger, Bedford. There is a warmth that the social workers, staff nurses and volunteers embody and it was a complete pleasure to visit this month. We were invited to give a talk on […]
After Umbrage joins the ‘Big Support Small’ Campaign
Today we add our voice to the Big Support Small Campaign because the support we get from big charities is an integral part of our success as a small charity. Why? They make up the referrer network that supports us. This network includes GPs, hospices and charities serving carers. They serve carers in different ways […]
Contributing to Carers Week 2019
Carers Week 2019 runs from Monday 10th June for a week. It’s an opportunity to showcase the range of services available for carers and demonstrate how much we value their economic contribution to the UK economy. This year, we were proud to be one of the many service providers exhibiting at the Care for Carers […]
Warmth demonstrated at Carers’ Hub in Cambridge
Recently, Team After Umbrage had a return visit to the Family Carers’ Hub at Great Shelford, south of Cambridge. This gathering of like minds and people sharing similar circumstances – caring for loved ones – oozes warmth, support and understanding. It’s in great demand and a large number of carers and cared for gather twice […]
Boost your mood and bring your dog to Kingham Cottage
Science is helping us understand that our relationships with our pets come with some pretty powerful mental and physical health benefits. Dogs and cats in particular can reduce stress, anxiety, and depression, ease loneliness, encourage exercise and playfulness, and even improve your cardiovascular health. With this in mind, we will be welcoming new guests with […]
Kingham Cottage gets an update
Kingham Cottage is an idyllic retreat. We are very proud of it and get great pleasure welcoming carer families and paying guests to come and stay. We also love to give it a Spring clean and spruce it up with some new soft furnishings. This Spring Kingham gets a soft furnishings update. First photo blog […]