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Congratulations to ALL young carers, recognised for everything that you do in the recent Surrey Youth Focus Awards.

Surrey County Council are asking residents to give their views on the council's proposed budget for 2024/25, including what services might need to have reduced funding. Please share your views.

Marking Carers Rights Day, Carers UK released a new report which reveals the numbers of people having to leave work due to the stress of juggling paid work alongside unpaid care.

A group of Surrey University students are holding a festive quiz - Quizmas - on Tuesday 28th - raising funds to support the work of Action for Carers! Please sign up and join in!

An enquiry into the lives of young and young adult carers across the UK, from the All Party Parliamentary Group into Young Carers reveals devastating evidence of just how much caring affects their futures, the lack of identification and help, and a postcode lottery of support.

We're delighted to announce the appointment of our new Chief Executive, Tim Bevans, who will join us on 20th November.

Our amazing fundraiser Jule has embarked on a crazy new challenge - One Hundred Hats Park Run. Thank you Jule!

Marking Carers’ Rights Day (23rd November), we're holding information fairs for Surrey’s unpaid carers. With ACS staff, other charities and local organisations in attendance, carers will be able to ask questions – practical, financial and legal – about their caring role, as well as get general support, advice and information.

Young and young adult carers across the country are invited to sign an Open Letter to the Prime Minister, in advance of the publication of a new All-Party report.

A big thank you to the team from the Berkeley Group who completed the Yorkshire 3 Peaks challenge in support of us last month.