webchat for all carers with Esther Rantzen

[Guest guest]

ESTHER RANTZEN

Quite a few of you spotted the not so deliberate mistake in last week's mailing so to confirm that the webchat for all carers with Esther Rantzen takes place this Wednesday, 9 th June, from 7-8pm. Esther has been in the public eye for many years, having first made her name in the BBC consumer programme – That’s Life! Innovative programmes such as Trouble in Mind (on mental health) and Childwatch followed, and Esther subsequently set up ChildLine, a free 24-hour counseling service for children and young people.Esther has been a long-term supporter of Carers Week – she was the very first celebrity to support the new partnership formed in 2001 – having cared for her husband Desmond, until he died of coronary heart disease in 2000. Whatever your question for Esther, back in the news last month as an independent candidate in the General Election, we are sure it will be an interesting 60 minutes.To take part in the webchat you need to first register with The Princess Royal Trust for Carers – the hosts for the event – at http://www.carers.org/user/edit-my-details.html Once you've registered, it is recommend that you visit the chat room http://www.carers.org/chat to familiarise yourself with the surroundings. If you have any difficulties, please email web@... IS YOUR MP SUPPORTING CARERS?MPs from four different parties have come together to put forward one of the first motions in the new UK Parliament. Proposed by the MP for Banbury, Tony Baldry, the other lead sponsors were his Conservative colleague, Lee ; Hywel Francis and Reeves from Labour, Tim Farron from the Liberal Democrats and Eilidh Whiteford from the SNP.To see the motion, and find out who has signed it so far please go to http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=40928 & SESSION=905 Please urge your MP to sign the motion – EDM 14 – you can contact your MP via the Parliament website at http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/mps/ MEDIA WORK – PHOTOS WANTEDWe are looking for some family shots of carers and carees, with or without other family members at an event, maybe in the garden on a happy day - or from some other occasion - not so much posed as utterly natural. It would potentially be used for the Society Guardian pages - and we will make sure you know if your picture is indeedy being used. For an example of the kind of thing we/the Guardian are looking for have a look at http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/gallery/2010/may/26/volunteering-voluntarysector

Please send your pictures (in jpeg form) with a description of the picture (s) i.e. who is in them and a few details to Carers Week Media Officer, Ann at ann.smith@... Best wishes. MatzCarers Week Manager

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