Events

Carer’s Oxfordshire Group

Carer's Groups are back!Come for a chat every third Tuesday of the month 10.30am - 12pm (starting from 19th July 2022).Carer and Cared for are welcome.Barracks Lane Community Garden, Barracks Lane (off Cumberland Road), Oxford, OX4 2APEmail us carersinfo@carersoxfordshire.org.uk to ...

Carer’s Oxfordshire Group

Carer's Groups are back!Come for a chat every third Tuesday of the month 10.30am - 12pm (starting from 19th July 2022).Carer and Cared for are welcome.Barracks Lane Community Garden, Barracks Lane (off Cumberland Road), Oxford, OX4 2APEmail us carersinfo@carersoxfordshire.org.uk to ...

Carers Voices Event

This event is for adult carers of someone aged 18+ living in Oxfordshire. Oxford Spires HotelAbingdon Road, Oxford, OX1 4PS Feedback on Adult Social Care Carers Oxfordshire is offering adult carers the opportunity to share your voice and make a ...

Carer’s Oxfordshire Group

Carer's Groups are back!Come for a chat every third Tuesday of the month 10.30am - 12pm (starting from 19th July 2022).Carer and Cared for are welcome.Barracks Lane Community Garden, Barracks Lane (off Cumberland Road), Oxford, OX4 2APEmail us carersinfo@carersoxfordshire.org.uk to ...

Carer’s Oxfordshire Group

Carer's Groups are back!Come for a chat every third Tuesday of the month 10.30am - 12pm (starting from 19th July 2022).Carer and Cared for are welcome.Barracks Lane Community Garden, Barracks Lane (off Cumberland Road), Oxford, OX4 2APEmail us carersinfo@carersoxfordshire.org.uk to ...

Carers course – Art for Relaxation

This online course provides an opportunity for carers to explore the beneficial health effects of creating and observing art. For centuries, people used creativity to deal with stress, cope with trauma and improve self-awareness and self-esteem. This course is part ...

Dementia Information Day

Dementia Oxfordshire is running an information day in Wallingford. Join them for tea and cakes and meet their Dementia Advisers.Visit the information stalls from dementia care professionals and family carer support.Attend the taster Carers Education Session where you can learn ...

SHIFT: SEND Support Group

SHIFT is a support group for parents and carers of children with special needs and disabilities. The group meets to chat informally about the joys and challenges of parenting children with SEND, to share information and support each other All ...

Walking with you: Developing support networks

Walking With You is a parent-led support group open to anyone caring for children and young people, up to the age of 25, experiencing mental health difficulties. They offer a safe space for parents and carers to meet, ask questions ...

Carer’s Oxfordshire Group

Carer's Groups are back!Come for a chat every third Tuesday of the month 10.30am - 12pm (starting from 19th July 2022).Carer and Cared for are welcome.The Ark T Centre, Crowell Road, Oxford. OX4 3LN Email us carersinfo@carersoxfordshire.org.uk to let us ...

SHIFT: SEND Support Group

SHIFT is a support group for parents and carers of children with special needs and disabilities. The group meets to chat informally about the joys and challenges of parenting children with SEND, to share information and support each other. This ...

Rethink monthly online support group

Rethink Mental Illness run a monthly online support group for carers of friends and family in secure mental health services. To book email oxfordshirecarers@rethink.org or call 07881517288.

AND I’LL BLOW YOUR HOUSE DOWN

What if everything you expected from life, for yourself and for the people you love, had to change?A funny and furious show about dealing with a terrible diagnosis performed by Georgie Steele. Venue: Finstock Village Hall, Well Lane, Finstock OX7 ...

SHIFT: SEND Support Group

SHIFT is a support group for parents and carers of children with special needs and disabilities. The group meets to chat informally about the joys and challenges of parenting children with SEND, to share information and support each other All ...

Walking with you: Sleep

Walking With You is a parent-led support group open to anyone caring for children and young people, up to the age of 25, experiencing mental health difficulties. They offer a safe space for parents and carers to meet, ask questions ...

Oxfordshire Family Support Network – Project Launch

Oxfordshire Family Support Network is launching a new project called Embolden 2. The aim of the project is to help older family carers plan for the future. Join the launch meeting on the 7th of December. There's no need to ...

SHIFT: SEND Support Group

SHIFT is a support group for parents and carers of children with special needs and disabilities. The group meets to chat informally about the joys and challenges of parenting children with SEND, to share information and support each other. This ...

Carer’s Oxfordshire Group

Carer's Groups are back!Come for a chat every third Tuesday of the month 10.30am - 12pm (starting from 19th July 2022).Carer and Cared for are welcome.The Ark T Centre, Crowell Road, Oxford. OX4 3LNEmail us carersinfo@carersoxfordshire.org.uk to let us know ...

Rethink monthly online support group

Rethink Mental Illness run a monthly online support group for carers of friends and family in secure mental health services. To book email oxfordshirecarers@rethink.org or call 07881517288.

Walking with you: Difficulties with eating

Walking With You is a parent-led support group open to anyone caring for children and young people, up to the age of 25, experiencing mental health difficulties. They offer a safe space for parents and carers to meet, ask questions ...

Carers course – Far Eastern Philosophy & Wellbeing Course

This online course provides an opportunity for carers to explore a sense of wellbeing through ideals and concepts from Far Eastern Philosophies. You will learn experiential exercises, for example, simple meditation techniques, simple reflexology, from the engagement with literature and ...

Carers course – Creative Writing Fiction Part 2

In this series of creative writing courses, the emphasis is on getting everyone to have a go at writing in every session. The focus is on developing your confidence and abilities, as well as providing opportunities to connect with others ...

Carer’s Oxfordshire Group

Carer's Groups are back!Come for a chat every third Tuesday of the month 10.30am - 12pm (starting from 19th July 2022).Carer and Cared for are welcome.Barracks Lane Community Garden, Barracks Lane (off Cumberland Road), Oxford, OX4 2APEmail us carersinfo@carersoxfordshire.org.uk to ...

Carers course – Yoga for Relaxation

The purpose of these one-hour, online, yoga sessions is to provide some time-out from daily lives to focus on your own health and wellbeing.Uplifting classes that are fun and engaging, offering a light-hearted approach to practicing yoga and relaxation.Each class ...

Carers course – Mindfulness for Carers

Do you often find yourself feeling anxious, stressed out, or exhausted?Want to learn how to worry less and be a bit kinder to yourself, even when life is feeling tough?Mindfulness is an evidence-based approach which combines ancient wisdom with modern ...

Rethink monthly online support group

Rethink Mental Illness run a monthly online support group for carers of friends and family in secure mental health services. To book email oxfordshirecarers@rethink.org or call 07881517288.

Oxfordshire County Council SEND Update

A webinar with Kevin Gordon (Corporate Director of Children's Services) and Hayley Good (Deputy Director. Education) providing key information for families regarding SEND in Oxfordshire.Submit questions in advance for Hayley and Kevin to answer.

Oxfordshire’s New Unpaid Carers Strategy

Oxfordshire County Council is working on a new Unpaid Carers Strategy. They are offering carers the chance to get involved by sharing their feedback and experiences either in-person at our Voices events or online.  Several Voices events are planned over ...

Witney Voices Event

Oxfordshire County Council is developing a new Unpaid Carers Strategy. They want to hear from carers across Oxfordshire. This is your chance to share your experience and views on what their priorities should be.The Corn Exchange, The Gallery, Market Square, ...

Carers course – Learning how to self-massage using essential oils 2

This online course provides an opportunity to continue to find out more about the benefits of a simple self-massage that can help bring us back into balance, whatever we are experiencing. It increases circulation, stimulates organ function, helps our body ...

Carer’s Oxfordshire Group

Carer's Groups are back!Come for a chat every third Tuesday of the month 10.30am - 12pm (starting from 19th July 2022).Carer and Cared for are welcome.Barracks Lane Community Garden, Barracks Lane (off Cumberland Road), Oxford, OX4 2APEmail us carersinfo@carersoxfordshire.org.uk to ...

Rethink monthly online support group

Rethink Mental Illness run a monthly online support group for carers of friends and family in secure mental health services. To book email oxfordshirecarers@rethink.org or call 07881517288.

HoPE Storytelling Festival 1st – 31st March 2023

The HoPE (Heads of Patient Experience) Storytelling Festival is back for a second year. Events will be held online throughout March. They look at different aspects of health through storytelling. The events are listed below with the booking links. We ...

Oxfordshire’s Unpaid Carer Strategy – Banbury

Banbury Museum & Gallery, Spiceball Park Rd, Banbury OX16 2PQ Oxfordshire County Council is developing a new Unpaid Carers Strategy. They want to hear from carers across Oxfordshire. This is your chance to share your experience and views. The event ...

Better Together – SEND

Kassam Stadium Grenoble Road Littlemore OX4 4XP Hosted by Carers Oxfordshire and Oxfordshire Family Support Network, this event is an opportunity for family carers, professionals, and organisations who support children and young people with SEND age 0 - 18 (or up ...

Carer’s Oxfordshire Group

Carer's Groups are back!Come for a chat every third Tuesday of the month 10.30am - 12pm (starting from 19th July 2022).Carer and Cared for are welcome.Barracks Lane Community Garden, Barracks Lane (off Cumberland Road), Oxford, OX4 2APEmail us carersinfo@carersoxfordshire.org.uk to ...

Financial Planning and Money Matters (Embolden 2)

Didcot Civic Centre Get support with financial planning, including the Court of Protection, Wills and Trusts, Banking and Benefits.To book your place call Project Lead Kathy Liddell on 07821 987080 or email Kathy.liddell@oxfsn.org.uk. Embolden 2 This event is part of ...

Rethink monthly online support group

Rethink Mental Illness run a monthly online support group for carers of friends and family in secure mental health services. To book email oxfordshirecarers@rethink.org or call 07881517288.

Carer’s Oxfordshire Group

Carer's Groups are back!Come for a chat every third Tuesday of the month 10.30am - 12pm (starting from 19th July 2022).Carer and Cared for are welcome.Barracks Lane Community Garden, Barracks Lane (off Cumberland Road), Oxford, OX4 2APEmail us carersinfo@carersoxfordshire.org.uk to ...

A Carer’s Journey – Managing Meltdowns!

This course will be delivered Online using Zoom. Who is this course for?Parents or carers who are looking after a child with additional needs and who may be finding it difficult to manage some of the more challenging behaviours and ...

Festival of Arts & Crafts

Bullingdon Community Hall, Headington, OX3 7HU To register your interest, please call Jane Probets on 07827235418 or email janeprobets@dementiaoxfordshire.org.uk

Dementia Carers Group

The Ampleforth Arms, 53 Collinwood Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 8HHCome and meet Dementia Oxfordshire and Carers Oxfordshire. Our Outreach Workers will be giving a talk about Carers Oxfordshire.

Oxford Brookes Poetry Workshops for Carers 

Would you like time and space to develop your creativity, guided by a professional poet? You are warmly invited to a series of free online poetry workshops for carers inspired by the work and life of Victorian poet and carer ...

Health & Wellbeing Event

Come and meet our Advisers at the Health & Wellbeing Event in Wantage. Wellbeing Organisations The Ridgeway room, The Beacon, Portway, Wantage. OX12 9BX

Carer’s Oxfordshire Group

Carer's Groups are back!Come for a chat every third Tuesday of the month 10.30am - 12pm (starting from 19th July 2022).Carer and Cared for are welcome.Barracks Lane Community Garden, Barracks Lane (off Cumberland Road), Oxford, OX4 2APEmail us carersinfo@carersoxfordshire.org.uk to ...

Well-Being Fair in Kidlington

Come and see Carers Oxfordshire this Saturday 20th May at the Wellbeing Fair in Kidlington.Organised by Cherwell Collective. Come along to Cherwell Collective's Well-Rounded Well-Being Fair! Improve your well-being through relaxation, nutrition, and massage activities. Organisations, charities, and other resources ...

Supported Accommodation (Embolden 2)

Seacourt Hall, Botley Advice on supported accommodation options, working with Oxfordshire County Council and support providers, and how the move into supported accommodation works.To book your place call Project Lead Kathy Liddell on 07821 987080 or email Kathy.liddell@oxfsn.org.uk. Embolden 2 ...

Open Lunch Club

The Christ Church Centre, Henley on Thames 

Carer’s Oxfordshire Group

Carer's Groups are back!Come for a chat every third Tuesday of the month 10.30am - 12pm (starting from 19th July 2022).Carer and Cared for are welcome.Barracks Lane Community Garden, Barracks Lane (off Cumberland Road), Oxford, OX4 2APEmail us carersinfo@carersoxfordshire.org.uk to ...

Oxford Creators Didcot Coffee Morning

Unit 7, Hawksworth Road, Didcot, OX11 7HR The Oxford Creators coffee mornings are aimed at parents & carers of 11 - 18 year-olds whose child is at risk of exclusion, has special educational needs (ADHD, Autism, PDA, Dyslexia etc) or ...

A Carer’s Journey – Learning how to self-massage using essential oils

This course will be delivered Online using Zoom. Who is this course for?Any unpaid carer who is looking after someone with a long-term illness, special need or impairment is invited to join this online course. What the course will cover:The ...

Oxford University Hospitals – Public Meeting

Main hall, Oxford Town Hall, St Aldate’s, Oxford OX1 1BX Annual Public Meeting on Tuesday 19 September. The meeting will be held in the main hall of Oxford Town Hall.  Refreshments will be served from 5.30 pm and the meeting ...

Autism and ADHD Assessment Process Focus Group

Slade House, Oxford, OX3 7JHOxfordshire CAMHS NDC team have been working with colleagues in Buckinghamshire and West Berkshire as part of the local Integrated Care Board (‘BOB’ ICB) region to improve The Oxfordshire Parent Carers Form (OXPCF) autism and ADHD ...

Pensioners’ Fair – Wantage

The Beacon, Portway, Wantage, OX12 9BX Come and meet us at our stand and find out more about how we support carers. Pensioner's Fair is open to local pensioners, wherever they live in the constituency, and will bring together some ...

Advancing not retiring – Public lecture from Penny Thewlis

John Henry Brookes Lecture Theatre, Headington Campus Where do our attitudes to age come from, why do they matter, who can change them and how?Join Penny Thewlis, formerly CEO of Carers Oxfordshire and Age UK Oxfordshire, now advancing into later ...

Carers UK Roadshow – Oxford

Rose Hill Community Centre, Carole’s Way, Oxford OX4 4HFFree roadshow event run by Carers UK for unpaid carers in Oxford. Meet carers in your area and find out about the support offered by Carers UK and other local services.Find out ...

Rethink Carers Rights Day Event

Learn about Carers Rights with a short online awareness session covering the following topics: To book your place please contact Julie Males on: 07881 517288julie.males@rethink.org

Carers Rights 2023

The Shortest Distance Storytelling Event Christ Church Abingdon, Northcourt Rd, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 1PL Each year, Carers UK raise awareness of Carers Rights and bring carers organisations across the UK together. Come and celebrate Carers Rights with us! On the ...

Webinars with Oxfordshire CAMHS NDC (Neuro Developmental Conditions)

​Friday 8th December: 12.30 - 2pm Sensory Challenges Delivered by Kathryn Stevenson (Lead Specialist Occupational Therapist) and Sarah Wilcock (Specialist Occupational Therapist). Click here to join the meeting ​ Friday 19th January 2024: 12.30 - 2pm Challenges with Eating Delivered ...

CAMHS mental health awareness sessions for parents and carers

The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service are hosting several webinars over the next couple of months. These sessions will support you to recognise and help your child through mental health issues. Check out the webinars below to see how ...

Wellbeing session and SEN Coffee Morning

Join Oxford Creators Education for a FREE Yoga, Meditation & Wellbeing in-person session aimed at promoting self-care for Parent & Carers of SEN Children Hosted at the Fitness & Wellbeing HubUnit 7 Hawksworth Road Didcot OX11 7HR

UCl research study for minimally verbal & non-speaking children

University College London is investigating why some neurodivergent children have difficulty developing spoken language and how this impacts them.They are asking for parents/carers of 4-12 year olds who are minimally verbal / non-speaking (the child should not use spoken multi-word ...

Autism and Social Care Webinar

We are pleased to announce that Oxfordshire Parent Carer Forum are hosting a webinar with Charlotte Davey (Interim Assistant Director – Provider Services) and Delia Mann (Early Intervention Services Manager, Social Care) from Oxfordshire County Council. The webinar will focus ...

Better Together – SEND

An opportunity for family carers, professionals and organisations who support children and young people with SEND 0 - 18 (or up to 25 with an EHCP) to work together to find a positive way forward to improve services and outcomes. ...

New to the World of SEND?

Are you new to the world of SEND and living/accessing services in Oxfordshire? If so,  join SENDIASS and OxPCF for this webinar where we will cover the first concerns through to SEN Support and answer any questions/queries you may have.

Performance of ‘And I’ll blow your house down’

------------------------------ Carers Week 2024 ------------------------------ Brighton Fringe Award winner 2023, theatre maker and unpaid carer Georgie Steele is excited to be bringing her true-life, storytelling and physical theatre show And I’ll Blow Your House Down to Cholsey Great Hall on 8 June.  Georgie’s ...

Free

SEND fair

We'll be coming along to this SEND fair alongside several other brilliant organisations, to help SEND children in Oxfordshire get the support they need. So whether you want to know more about what we can do for you, or you're ...

And I’ll Blow Your House Down

And I’ll Blow Your House Down an award winning show by Georgie Steele, a Stonesfield (west Oxfordshire) based theatre maker and unpaid carer, is a playful, interactive storytelling and clowning show campaigning for change for unpaid carers and families with ...

Q&A over coffee and a cake

Join Carers Oxfordshire for coffee and cake at Goring Hub Carers Group group, The Hub by Q1 Foundation 8, The Arcade, High Street, goring, Reading RG8 9AY

Wallingford Carers Group

------------------------------ Carers Week 2024 ------------------------------ Sit down with a cup of tea and a slice of cake and talk to our Carer Advisers. St Mary-le-More Church, Market Pl, Wallingford OX10 0EG

Oxford Carers Walk and Talk

Oxford Botanical Gardens, Rose Lane, Oxford OX1 4AZ

‘Free private wellbeing tour of the gardens and glasshouses at Oxford Botanic Garden for a group of carers – limited numbers, please contact Carers Oxfordshire on 01235 424715 if you wish to come along so we can put your name ...

Abingdon information drop in

------------------------------ Carers Week 2024 ------------------------------Abingdon Carers Drop In – Pop along to find out more about Carers Oxfordshire and Rethink Mental Illness and how we can support you.  Malthouse Surgery, The Charter, Abingdon OX14 3JY

Banbury carers drop in

------------------------------ Carers Week 2024 ------------------------------Come along to learn how Carers Oxfordshire can support you and the person you care for. Our team will be available to answer any questions you have. 7 Marlborough Road, Banbury OX16 5BZ

Advice, nail painting and craft activities for carer and cared for.

Bicester Memory Café Methodist Church (Rainbow room), Bell Lane, Bicester, Oxfordshire, Cherwell, OX26 6JQ 

Come along and meet some of the carers team. We'll be there to offer advice and answer your questions about caring. Whist you enjoy the nail painting and crafting activities.

Faringdon Chatterbox

------------------------------ Carers Week 2024 ------------------------------ Chatterbox is a social morning for all with a chance to meet your local Networker for Information and Advice. One of our Carer Advisers will also be coming along to talk about how we can ...

Rethink Carers Week Event 2024

------------------------------ Carers Week 2024 ------------------------------ Rethink, in partnership with Carers Oxfordshire, are celebrating and raising awareness of caring, highlighting the challenges unpaid carers face and recognising the contribution they make to others. 19 Market Square, Witney OX28 6AB

Carers Cafe

REST SHARE LEARN Take time out for coffee and a chat with fellow carers, hospital staff and local carers' groups - a chance to relax and discover what support may be available. Please join us in Level 3 Restaurant at ...

Carers Stall at Bicester Market

------------------------------ Carers Week 2024 ------------------------------ We'll be on hand to provide information, advice and support. Join us to raise the profile of carers and find out about the support we offer. 18 Sheep Street, Bicester, OX26 6TB

Carers Cafe

REST SHARE LEARN Take time out for coffee and a chat with fellow carers, hospital staff and local carers' groups - a chance to relax and discover what support may be available. Please join us in Level 3 Restaurant at ...

Parents support group – online

Walking With You (WWY) is a parent-led support group open to anyone caring for children and young people, up to the age of 25, experiencing mental health difficulties. This is a safe space for parents and carers to meet and ...

Parents support group – in-person coffee morning

Walking With You (WWY) is a parent-led support group open to anyone caring for children and young people, up to the age of 25, experiencing mental health difficulties. This is a safe space for parents and carers to meet and ...

New North City Hub carers feedback session

Would you like to contribute to the design of the new City Healthcare Hub in Oxford? Oxford Health are keen to hear from carers about building accessibility, colour schemes, use of fabrics and artworks, how signage is used and ideas ...

Online Carers Rights Day Celebration

Carers Rights Day is about raising awareness of the rights the UK’s 5.7 million unpaid carers are entitled to, and to help them get the support they need and the recognition they deserve. The theme for this year's campaign is ...

Free wellbeing workshop

Open to all, this fun-filled workshop looks at different tools and techniques to help you find more balance in life and improve your mental wellbeing. You will explore the benefits of self-care, how to overcome obstacles and find practical solutions ...

Music for Dementia

One of your most powerful tools for dementia is music therapy. This activity is for those living with Dementia & their Caregivers. With special guest Dementia Active, supported by an Adviser from Dementia Oxfordshire. November 27th, from 10:30 am - ...

Parents support group – online

Walking With You (WWY) is a parent-led support group open to anyone caring for children and young people, up to the age of 25, experiencing mental health difficulties. This is a safe space for parents and carers to meet and ...

OUH public and staff engagement event

Oxford University Hospitals are pleased to invite you to a public and staff engagement event on Monday 9 December 2024. Location: Tingewick Hall, Academic Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital(for a map, please visit www.ouh.nhs.uk/hospitals/jr/documents/jr-hospital-sitemap.pdf ) Timing: Registration will be from 15:30 - 16.00, ...