Arts for Carers 

The Arts for Carers service offers carers the opportunity to access structured arts-based courses which allows them to take a short break from their caring responsibilities. These range from all sorts of themes from floristry, creative crafts and music appreciation.
The project is supported by the London Borough of Hillingdon Arts Service and is FREE for carers, that are registered with Hillingdon Carers.

Printmaking Course

Learners will explore a variety of creative, basic but playful and inventive printmaking techniques and processes: monotype, collograph, lino cutting and relief printing in various colours.

Monotype: A printing process where a sketch is made on an acetate sheet with paint – this is then pressed on to paper several times to make identical prints of the same image.

Collograph: A process where you make a collage on a board, which is then inked and run through a printing press (the big press in our Atrium will be used for this) to make prints of the same image. Different inks can be used each time to vary the colours.

Lino Cut prints: A process where a design is traced onto a piece of lino and cut out and then inked and pressed onto paper to make identical prints. Again the ink colours can be differed to obtain different shades of the same print.

Relief Printing: Very similar to lino cutting – but using mark making instruments rather than cutting lino with a craft knife.

Dates: Thursdays 2, 9, 23 February, 1, 8 & 15 March 2012
Time: 10.00am – 1.00pm
Venue: Brunel University
Tutor: Martin Henley

Floral Art

Gain the basic understanding on how to arrange and display flowers for maximum impact and identify techniques in the first steps to floral art.  Enjoy a relaxed experience with excellent resources.

Dates: Wednesdays 22, 29 February, 7, 14 & 21 March 2012
Time: 10.00am – 1.00pm ~
Venue: Ruislip Manor
Tutor: Lisa Dancer

All carers are asked to call Hillingdon Carers office on 01895 811206 to register their interest and an application form will be sent to them.

These courses are only found in the newsletter that goes out to carers registered with Hillingdon Carers.

Have you ever worried about what would happen if you suddenly could not be there for the person you support and care for?

Now is the time to prepare for the unexpected …

… carers are encouraged to use our TEMPLATE to make an EMERGENCY PLAN

For example you could have an accident and be unable to get home or you might find you need to go into hospital at short notice.

• Who would you contact to help in an emergency?
• If you have a plan for an emergency, who knows about it?
• Do you keep up to date lists of medicines needed by the person you care for?
• Where are your keys kept?
• How would someone else know the needs of the person you support?

All these details can written down in advance and kept in a safe place – it may not prevent an emergency but it could give you peace of mind. Download our template for an Emergency Plan.

Not many of us think of ourselves as carers.

A carer can be a husband, wife, mother, father, son, daughter, brother, sister or friend who is providing unpaid support to someone to enable them to live at home.

Becoming a carer may happen gradually over a period of time, perhaps if you are caring for someone with a developing dementia.

It can also occur as a more sudden change in circumstances such as a hospital admission following a stroke.  This can quickly find you having new caring responsibilities.

Are you looking for help and support and aren’t sure where to go?
Hillingdon Carers is an organisation that works with the council to provide information and advice to support you, contact us on 01895 811206