Carers in Manchester – know your rights, use your rights!
Carers in Manchester – know your rights, use your rights!
Did you know there are around 38,000 carers in Manchester? Carers are people who look after a relative, partner, or friend due to their physical or mental illness, disability, frailty, or addiction. Lots of people don’t realise they count as a carer; they just see themselves as someone’s partner, parent, son, daughter, or friend. You might be a carer yourself and not realise it!
Caring for a loved one can be rewarding but also tiring and financially draining. Many carers find their own physical and mental health suffers due to the stress of their caring responsibilities.
If you’re a carer, you’re entitled to certain support. In fact, you have a range of rights designed to protect you and the person you care for. Keen to learn more? Carers Rights Day is a national day that aims to help carers understand and use their rights. This year, Carers Rights Day falls on Thursday 20 November, but there are free events happening across Manchester for the whole week.
Four events: find one near you!
Carers Manchester is a group of organisations which work together to provide support and improve services for Manchester’s unpaid carers. For Carers Rights Day, the charity is hosting four events across the city. There’s no need to sign-up or register– simply attend on the day! Each event will include…
Free refreshments
A presentation and opportunity for 1-2-1 support from Carers Manchester Contact Point support workers
A presentation and opportunity for 1-2-1 legal advice on carers issue from solicitor Shane Flannery
1-2-1 benefits advice from Carers Manchester Contact Point welfare and benefits advisors
A presentation and opportunity for 1-2-1 advice on accessing Carers Assessments, from Manchester City Council’s Carers Assessment team
Wondering how welfare reforms will impact you? Need advice around Power of Attorney for your loved one? Not sure how to get a Carers Assessment? Don’t know if you count as a ‘carer’? These events are for you!
South Manchester event
WHEN: Tuesday 18th November, 11am-1pm
WHERE: Benchill Community Centre, M22 8EJ
REQUEST MORE INFO: cmsouth@manchestercarersforum.org.uk or 07494097568
Central Manchester event
WHEN: Wednesday 19th November, 1.30pm-3.30pm
WHERE: Claremont Resource Centre, M15 5FS
REQUEST MORE INFO: cmc@accg.org.uk or 0161 226 6334
North Manchester event
WHEN: Thursday 20th November, 11am-1pm
WHERE: Guidance Hub, Cheetham Hill, M8 9AB
REQUEST MORE INFO: hannah@manchestercarersforum.org.uk or 07970174774
Online event
WHEN: Thursday 20th November, 6-7.30pm
WHERE: Online (a meeting link will be sent to you after registering)
REQUEST MORE INFO: info@carersmanchester.org.uk or 0161 834 6069 [ext. 1133]
More events and support for carers
Can’t make it to a Carers Rights Day event? You can still access support via the Carers Manchester Contact Point.
· Phone: 0161 543 8000 (Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm, except bank holidays)
· Email: contactpoint@carersmanchester.org.uk
· Website: www.carersmanchester.org.uk/contact
You can also check the Carers Manchester events calendar and subscribe to their newsletter for free events and activities year-round.
Heatons Christmas Windows
Vote for your favourite Heatons Christmas Window!
Local businesses are bringing Christmas to The Heatons with seasonal window displays and we want you to vote for your favourite.
All participating venues are listed below. Visit the venues over the weekend of 6 & 7 December and then simply email us with a photograph of the display to let us know your favourite: news@communitynewsgm.co.uk
A huge thank you to Claritas Wealth and Clifford Johnston & Co Solicitors for supporting this year’s Christmas Windows as sponsors.
Participating Venues: (additional venues being added up until 5 December)
FEED - Heaton Chapel
Cobane - Heaton Chapel
Art Club - Shaw Road
Walsh Solicitors - Shaw Road
Blue Door Flowers - Heaton Moor
Back’s Deli - Heaton Moor
Ash - Heaton Moor
Leoni’s Deli - Heaton Moor
Cure Bistro - Heaton Moor
The Savoy - Moor Top
Nook - Moor Top
Eyes on The Moor - Moor Top
Julian Wadden - Moor Top
Macari’s - Heaton Mersey
Heaton Mersey Orthodontic Centre - Heaton Mersey
The Heaton - Heaton Mersey
Clifford Johnston & Co Solicitors
107 Heaton Moor Road, Heaton Moor, SK4 4HY
0161 975 1900
www.cj-law.co.uk
Claritas Wealth
10 Moorside Road, Heaton Moor, SK4 4DT
0161 636 9200
www.claritaswm.co.uk
FINANCE COMMUNITY EXPERT: Claritas Wealth
The Wall Of Worry: the timeline of negative world events and the corresponding growth of the global equity market, by Tim Walsham, Claritas Wealth.
Wall of Worry
by Tim Walsham, Claritas Wealth
A timeline of negative world events and their effects on the economy
It can feel that there’s a never ending stream of negative world events that dominate the news. I’m not looking to downplay the significance of any of these events but to highlight how resilient global stock markets are in spite of everything.
Yes, we experience temporary declines but the long term rise in markets is relentless. Each time a major negative event occurs, the press will write that ‘this time it’s different’ and that everyone should bail out of their investments. History being our guide, it will be a temporary decline and long term investors will be rewarded for patience and fortitude.
The chart relates to the global stock market and, in practice, many investors hold a portion of their portfolios in defensive assets to reduce the ups and downs to a level that they’re comfortable with. It’s important that any investor has a portfolio that they are able to stick with through thick and thin.
But the message is that, over timescales that are relevant to most investors, global stock markets are hugely resilient.
Not much more to say than that; I just thought that this is a really interesting chart!
Heatons & Reddish Halloween Trail 2025
Heatons & Reddish Halloween Trail 2025
This October Half-Term, families can enjoy the annual Halloween Trail around local shops across the Heatons and Reddish.
Find a copy of the trail sheet in the October issue of Stockport Post for you to cut out. Or you can download the Trail Sheet to print out below.
Visit all the venues on the Trail Sheet, enjoy the decorations and find the answers to the questions - don’t forget to keep an eye out for any venues giving out treats!
Our thanks to all the local businesses participating this year.
And a huge thank you to Clifford Johnston & Co Solicitors and Claritas Wealth for supporting this free community event as sponsors.
Clifford Johnston & Co
107 Heaton Moor Road
Stockport, Cheshire
SK4 4HY
0161 975 1900
info@cj-law.co.uk
Claritas Wealth