Young Carers - Bristol & South Glos.

05/10/2026

Young carers often balance caring responsibilities alongside school, friendships and everyday life.

Our Young Carers service supports young carers aged 5-17 in Bristol and South Gloucestershire, helping to improve wellbeing, build confidence and resilience, reduce isolation, strengthen peer connections and support a better balance between caring, school and life.

If you work with children and young people and know someone who may have a caring role at home, we'd like to hear from you.

👉 Refer a young carer: carersbsg.org.uk/YCRefer

29/09/2026

A huge thank you to Dandan’s Coffee DanDan's Coffee for organising a fundraising event in support of our Young Carers Service and Young Minds this weekend. 💜

We spent the afternoon meeting local people, raising awareness of young carers and celebrating the fantastic community support shown at the event.

Every fundraiser, conversation and act of support helps us continue making a difference for young carers across Bristol and South Gloucestershire.

Thank you to everyone who came along and to Dan and Elaine for choosing to support young carers. 💚

21/09/2026

Young carers often balance caring responsibilities alongside school, friendships and everyday life.

Our Young Carers service supports young carers aged 5-17 in Bristol and 8 - 17 in South Gloucestershire, helping to improve wellbeing, build confidence and resilience, reduce isolation, strengthen peer connections and support a better balance between caring, school and life.

If you work with children and young people and know someone who may have a caring role at home, we'd like to hear from you.

👉 Refer a young carer: carersbsg.org.uk/YCRefer

17/09/2026

Do you look after a child or young person with a disability or additional needs? Or are you a young carer who has a disability yourself?

Bristol and South Gloucestershire councils both have disability registers for children and young people aged 0-18.

Joining is free and can help you access:
✅ A disability identification card
✅ Discounts at some attractions and venues
✅ Information about local services and opportunities
✅ Updates and support for families

You don't need a formal diagnosis to apply.

📍 Bristol families: Sign up at https://www.bristol.gov.uk/bristol-local-offer/social-care/bristol-childrens-disability-register.

📍 South Gloucestershire families: Sign up at https://life.southglos.gov.uk/kb5/southglos/directory/advice.page?id=N8aappU1rpI&localofferchannel=5-4.

12/09/2026

Paid research opportunity for young people aged 10 to 17

Researchers are looking for young people aged 10 to 17 with a chronic condition who have experience self-injecting to take part in a research study about an injection device.

The study involves a 75-minute interview, and participants will receive £250 as a thank-you for their time.

Find out more and register here: https://eu.panelfox.io/s/Adolescent_Participants

10/09/2026

📢 Young carers deserve to be recognised and supported in school.

A new petition is calling on the Government to introduce legislation requiring every school in England to have a Young Carers Champion to help identify and support young carers.

If you'd like to see more support for young carers in schools, please consider signing and sharing the petition.

✍️ Sign the petition: 🔗 https://carers-mail.org/c/AQiQtwEQvZO3BxjDwfq3AiDxhpevASj6kdpCBPGJ9lZZJngpC-4AnBR7xDU4NbxX-BOOQewLzkkP_EE

Appoint a Young Carers Champion in every School in England

09/09/2026

Young Carers Support is part of the Local Community Fund.

To find out more about our project and choose to support us, click here:

The Co-op Local Community Fund is supporting Young Carers Support. Become a member or sign in to choose a local cause to support.

05/09/2026

Have your say – young carers aged 16–25

The Big Future survey is now open and designed to hear directly from young carers about their experiences, plans and what support would help.

If you’re a young carer, or support someone who is, this is a great opportunity to make sure their voice is heard.

👉 Take part here:

https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/TheBigFuture/

Please share to help reach more young carers.

25/08/2026

🎬 Get creative with Aardman! 🎨

Love Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, Morph or Chicken Run?

Join an FREE Aardman modelmaking workshop at M Shed and create your own Gromit, Feather or Morph with expert model makers who have worked on some of Aardman's best-loved films and characters.

📅 Wednesday 2 September
📍 M Shed, Bristol
⏰ 11am, 2pm or 4pm

👥 Ages 8-15 (must be accompanied by a parent/carer)

🎟️ Free to attend

👉 Book your place: https://pretix.eu/bristolmuseums/wudem/

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