Cash boost for London Colney carers

5:10pm Friday 16th March 2012 in News By Manisha Mistry

A CARERS support group in London Colney has received a cash-boost to allow it to continue helping those in need.

Just more than 500 has been allocated from Hertfordshire County Council's locality budget to the Dawn to Dusk scheme.

Dawn to Dusk, a carer support self help group, plans to run an extended excercise course in May 2012 at The Charles Morris Hall in Tyttenhanger Green.

The money will pay for the therapist, refreshments, printing and posting and a small contribution to volunteers who regularly help with transport.

The group aims to run three, ten week courses a year. These include exercises that can be done at home, massage, art therapy, poetry writing and flower arranging. Any person who is a carer is welcome to attend.

These activities can help the carers, and the people they care for, by helping them develop new interests.

The remainder of the money needed has come from carers contributions and Awards for All from the Big Lottery Fund.

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