Caring: The Toughest Challenge of My Life

Caring: The Toughest Challenge of My Life

To mark International Women’s Day, Caitlin Limmer, Crossroads Care Ambassador and director of the Turks Head 10 Fun Run, shares her experience of caring for her husband who is living with Alzheimer’s ‘I’ve run 19 marathons, cycled and swum through many gruelling...
Alice’s Mega Marathon Mission!

Alice’s Mega Marathon Mission!

Our very own Alice Bailey, Crossroads Caring Café Lead, will be taking on an incredible challenge by running the Manchester Marathon on 19th April.   As if that wasn’t enough, she’ll also be completing two half marathons in the lead-up — the first of which is the...
Finding Calm while Caring

Finding Calm while Caring

To mark National Stress Awareness Day, one mum shares how Crossroads Care’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Support Programme has helped her find calm amid the pressures of caring. ‘When you’re a carer, time to yourself is limited,’ says Janet. ‘I’m a single mum, working...
The Transforming Power of Karate

The Transforming Power of Karate

Here, one mum shares how the life of her son has been transformed by doing karate at the Crossroads Care Saturday Club for children with special educational needs. Before Tomiwa, 13, started attending The Saturday Club, he struggled to communicate and make friends....