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There will be a meeting of Bristol Carers who support a family member with a learning disability at the Carers Support Centre on Tuesday 25^th April 10:30AM -12.30PM.

This is an opportunity for Carers of someone with a learning disability to meet together, find out what is happening in Bristol for people with a learning disability and to influence local policies and services.

At the meeting Dominic Box from The Hive in Kingswood will be talking about a new project they are setting up to support carers of someone with a learning disability and the people they care for to live more independent lives.

For booking information click here.

An eight month research project focusing on the experiences of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) carers of people with dementia found that more awareness and culturally appropriate services are needed.

Bristol and Avon Chinese women’s Group (BACWG) initiated the research project due to a lack of existing BME related research concerning dementia and carers.

The research focused on the experiences of people from Caribbean, South Asian and Chinese communities in Bristol.

You can watch a video of a number of the study participants discussing their experiences here.

The report found that more awareness of risk factors and prevention amongst BME communities and GPs is needed, as well as more culturally appropriate services.

A steering group supervised the work, including representation from BACWG, Bristol Black Carers, Bristol City Council, University of the West of England, Alzheimer’s Society and Bristol Dementia Wellbeing Service. Other partner organisations include Dhek Bhal.

You can read the full report here.

As part of its 5th year anniversary, South Bristol Community Hospital will be holding an Earth Day Celebration event. Spend a spring morning learning about healthy eating and growing your own plants and vegetables. Everyone will have the opportunity to ‘grow your own’ plants from seeds.

The event takes place at South Bristol Community Hospital community garden on Saturday 22nd April, from 10am-12pm. Everyone is welcome to attend and there is no need to book.