CoEL

We need your help to shape how we develop and deliver carer support services in the coming months and years. Please join us for a strategy development session on Thu 26th Aug at the Fraser Centre, Tranent, or on Fri 27th Aug on Zoom.

Our next legal advice clinic for carers with Solicitors for Older People in Scotland (SOPS) will take place on Thursday 29th July from 1:30 pm. The solicitor covering the clinic is Greg Douglas.

We are hiring new staff – a counselling manager, volunteer and training coordinator, and finance and admin assistant. We are also looking for volunteer trustees for our management board. Come join our fantastic team!

Local carer Michael talks to Age Scotland about his experiences of caring for his wife.

The wonderful Mags Bryan is retiring from her role as a carer support worker with Carers of East Lothian (CoEL) at the end of this month.

Only young carers aged 16 and 17 can now register as unpaid carers for vaccination. This is because a new self-registration service for everyone aged 18 to 29 has opened, and appointments for everyone over 30 are currently being scheduled.

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Check out our online and face-to-face programme of events for Carers Week 2021, starting on Monday 7th June. All events are FREE to carers but must be booked in advance.

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We are delighted to announce the trial of a monthly free legal clinic for unpaid carers with Solicitors for Older People in Scotland (SOPS).

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You can support us by buying an East Lothian Community Lottery ticket online. We’ll receive 50p from every £1 ticket sold through the Carers of East Lothian (CoEL) page.

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East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership (ELHSCP) is inviting carers of all ages to a big day out at Foxlake Adventures near Dunbar on Friday 11 June 2021 as part of the celebrations for Carers Week 2021.

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