by Fiona Mitchell | Jun 1, 2022 | Our Stories, Volunteering page
‘There’s this saying that when you volunteer here you become part of the Crossroads family, and I believe that’s true.’ Volunteer, Heather Mathew, talks about why volunteering for Crossroads Care is so rewarding… ‘When both my parents, who lived in Norfolk,...
by Fiona Mitchell | May 11, 2022 | Our Stories
Gemma* who cares for her 95-year-old Mum, living with Vascular Dementia, talks here about how our Caring Café lifts both of their spirits… ‘Before Crossroads Care came into our lives, I felt so alone with all of this. Mum had me when she was 45, so all my peers have...
by Fiona Mitchell | May 10, 2022 | Our Stories
To mark Dementia Action Week, Fiona Mitchell talks to one of Crossroads Care’s longest serving members of staff, Gaye Goulding, about her 16 years with the charity. ‘Before I had my children 30 years ago, I worked in a bank,’ says Gaye. ‘Sometimes...
by Fiona Mitchell | Apr 28, 2022 | Our Stories
Music is ringing out of the speakers, the bass is pumping through the sprung floor. There are lines of young people dancing, their focus zeroing in on the teacher at the front of the gym. Simon Samaki, a founding member of Speaker Box Street Party, has got fifteen...
by Fiona Mitchell | Apr 4, 2022 | Our Stories
During Stress Awareness month, Fiona Mitchell takes a look at how one small weekly café in Hampton Hill is having a big impact on the lives of Carers…. The sunshine is blazing in through the enormous windows of the Carers Café — run every Thursday afternoon by...
