Carers Week:
9th-15th June 2025
Carers Week is all about celebrating the amazing work unpaid Carers do every day for their families, friends and communities. It’s a chance to say thank you, raise awareness of the challenges Carers face, and shine a light on the support that’s out there.
This year’s theme, Caring About Equality, highlights the need for fairer opportunities for unpaid Carers. Each day of Carers Week will have a specific focus and highlight the different ways inequality impacts Carers’ lives:
- Monday: Health and social care
- Tuesday: Financial wellbeing
- Wednesday: Work and employment
- Thursday: Younger Carers
- Friday: Older Carers
- Saturday: Mental health and wellbeing
- Sunday: Reflections on Carers Week
What's On in Carers Week
Monday 9th June
Relaxation Techniques
Stirling Carers Centre, 10am-11.30am
Holistic Therapist Elaina Letford will be sharing tools and tips for releasing stress and relaxing.
Walking Group
The Wallace Monument, 10.30am - 12pm
Join us for a social walk with a stop in the cafe for refreshments.
Stirling/Online Yoga
The Yoga Tree Studio, Stirling/Zoom, 1.15-2pm
The Yoga Tree offers free weekly yoga sessions for Carers at their King Street studio and online via Zoom. Come along and give it a try.
Young Carers Bowling Trip
Our Young Carers are off ten pin bowling to celebrate Carers Week.
Tuesday 10th June
Financial Wellbeing & Benefits
Stirling Carers Centre, 10am-12pm
Shona Thomson, Senior Income Maximisation Officer at Stirling Council, and Martin Roberts, Unpaid Carers Project Lead at Stirling Citizens Advice Bureau, will be joining us to answer your questions on benefits and financial issues.
Parent Carers: Jump 'N' Joy
Tullibody, 5pm - 7pm
We’re bouncing into Carers Week with a trip to the trampoline park. Join us for this session with exclusive use of the facilities. Open to all Carers of a child aged 16 or under and their families.
Wednesday 11th June
Rural Yoga Session
Killearn Village Hall, 9.30am - 10.30am
Endrick Yoga offers free places for unpaid Carers living in the rural Stirling area. Come along and try. Booking essential.
Learning & Employability
Stirling Carers Centre, 11am-1pm
Katy Robertson and Elaine Beaton from Stirling Council Learning & Employability Team will be chatting through the support they can offer with education, training and employment.
Bellfield Centre Drop-In
Stirling Health & Care Village, 2pm - 4pm
We’re celebrating Carers Week with afternoon tea at Allan Park Hotel. Come along and join us for good food, good company and, of course, cake! You are welcome to bring the person you care for with you, just book a place for each person attending.
Working Carers' Rights
Stirling Carers Centre or online via Teams, 6pm-7pm
Fiona and Denise from our Adult Carers Support Team will be chatting through your employment rights as a working Carer.
Thursday 12th June
Stirling Sunshine Singers
The Stirling Albert Halls, 11am-12.30pm
Join our dementia-inclusive singing group for a relaxed and fun session.
Dementia Carers Afternoon Tea
The Albert Halls Cafe, 12.30pm
Join us after the Sunshine Singers session for afternoon tea in The Albert Halls Cafe.
Professionals' Open Evening
Stirling Carers Centre, 4pm-6pm
If you work with local families or communities, come along to learn about our services and how you can support unpaid Carers.
Young Carers Leaving Party
We’re having a proper send off for the young people who are moving on from the Young Carers Service this year.
Friday 13th June
Rural Yoga Session
Killearn Village Hall, 9.30am - 10.30am
Endrick Yoga offers free places for unpaid Carers living in the rural Stirling area. Come along and try. Booking essential.
Carers Week BBQ
Braehead Community Garden, 1pm-3pm
We’re finishing Carers Week with a celebration at the Carers’ Garden. Come along for a BBQ and live music from local Country Music band Wee Country.
Get Involved
A huge part of Carers Week is raising awareness in the community. You can do this by adding your voice to the Carers Wall, putting a poster up in your window, sharing on social media, and many other ways.
Add your voice to the Carers' Wall
Visit the Carers Week website to add your voice to the wall of Carers. Share your story about being a Carer and why equality for Carers matters. It takes less than 5 minutes to do via a quick online form.
Put up a poster
You can download the Carers Week posters to display in a window, or ask a local business to display one for you.
Share on social media
The best way to raise awareness is to share your own story with the people you know, and social media is a great way to do this. There will also be plenty of posts throughout the week from Stirling Carers Centre and the official Carers Week channels. Every post shared helps raise more awareness.
