After a stupendous effort of organisation, hard work and ‘persuasion’ RAIN staff, volunteers and participating organisations pulled off another enormously successful series of events for Carers Week 2007.

Amongst the continuous stream of visitors to the events we were particularly pleased to see the following:

Dennis McShane MP – Carers Forum Patron                    
John Healy M
Kevin Barron MP

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
     Mayor and Mayoress Cllr Alan & Yvonne Jackson
     Cllr Ann Russell – Deputy Mayor
     Cllr Pat Russell – Deputy Mayoress
     Cllr Roger Stone Leader of the Council
     Cllr Richard Russell – Carers Champion
     Neighbourhood and Adult Services
          Tom Cray – Chief Executive
          Tom Sweetman
          Maxine Wrigley                                                                                                  
          Ian Sanderson
          Ann Lawrence
          Ian Bradbury
          Vicky Brown
Strategic Planning
          Kath Henderson - Manager
Rotherham Primary Care Trust
          Ann Lawrence – non exec
BBC
          Andy Kershaw
Retail World
          Denis Copeland– Corporate Area Manager
          Billy Smith - Manager
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          Nicola Hill
          Deborah McGuiness

We are particularly grateful to all these organisations who brought information and advisers to help carers in the Borough:

Age Concern, Alzheimer’s Society, Anti Social Behaviour Team, Bluebell Wood, C4C – Mental Health Support for Carers, Carers Federation, Carers Forum, Consumer Advice, Crime Reduction Neighbourhood Officers, Crossroads, DASH, Dawn Project, Dearne Valley College, Dog Warden / Chipping, Expert Patient (RPCT), Fire Safety, Health Advice Centre, Home Energy Efficiency Scheme, ICAS, Key Choices, McMillan, Mental Health Services for Older People, NPower, PPIF Patients Forum, Radio Sheffield, RDIS, RMBC, Environmental Health, RMBC Neighbourhood Offices, RMBC Trading Standards, RMBC Welfare Rights, RNIB, RNID, Rother FM, Rotherham Housing Market Renewal, Rotherham Learning Communities, Rotherham Lions, Rotherham Occupational Health Advice Service, Rotherham Trust, Rothersave, RPCT Alcohol Advisory Strategy, RPCT Choose & Book, South Yorkshire Fire Service, South Yorkshire Police, The Outside Clinic – visiting optician, Threads, Transport Executive, Unison, Victim Support, Voluntary Action Rotherham – Volunteer Centre, Waste Management and Recycling,

If you would like further information on support services for carers or any other statutory or voluntary advice services please contact RAIN or call in at any time during office hours.