Come and Have Fun with Other Young Carers
It’s not all so serious, we also have lots of clubs and activities to help you to have fun, relax, take a break and meet other Young Carers.
From cookery lessons to ice skating, we have it all!
Sometimes Young Carers find it hard to see their school friends as they have to be home after school and at weekends, this can mean sometimes that you feel left out or isolated.
All of our activities are for Young Carers only so you know that you will be with other people who understand what it means to be a Young Carer and you can make new friends with people that may be going through similar things to you.
Wednesday Evening Hubs
Every other Wednesday we have a great evening club where you can meet other young carers and take part in lots of fantastic activities such as:
- Arts and crafts
- Therapy dog visits
- Chickenshed theatre workshops
- Hip-hop dancing
- X box and Nintendo Switch
- Sports and games
- Chatting and relaxing
The clubs run from 5.30pm – 7.30pm every other week either at Enfield Carers Centre or at different locations across the borough as appropriate. ECC staff will always be present.
If you need help getting here we can send somebody to come and pick you up.
Once you are registered with Enfield Carers Centre and we have consent from your parents or guardians, all you need to do is let us know if you would you like to come along.
Give us a call or get your parent or guardian to call us and we will tell you all about it, come along, we’d love to see you.
The next hubs and social events will be:
Some of our Young Carer Recent Activities Have Included
Our 5 Golden Rules
Lion King 2024
Our young carers had a fabulous time watching ‘The Lion King’ at the theatre in May!
Many thanks to the Jack Petchey Foundation who funded this trip through Deborah’s Jack Petchey Achievement Award.
Easter 2024
EyPIC would like to say a massive thank you to everyone who donated Easter Eggs to Young Carers in Enfield through the Field Dames WI, Blake and Horlock, and MP Feryal Clark.
We had an egg-cellent time at Woodcroft Wildspace! We went pond dipping, minibeast and plant hunting, and orienteering. We discovered newts, frogs, centipedes, and lots of mud!
A big thank you to Bob and the team at Woodcroft Wildspace, and our fabulous volunteer Ros, for making it such a successful day!
Young Carers say “thank you”
Summer 2023
On Wednesday 16th August, a group of EyPIC Young Carers visited a mini-golf course! For some of our Young Carers, it was their first time playing golf!
They enjoyed meeting other young carers (and eating pizza!) – one Young Carer was particularly delighted to be at an event with pizza so soon after requesting it in an evaluation form!
Summer 2023
On Wednesday 9th August, a group of EyPIC Young Carers visited Hampstead Heath for a day of outdoor activities led by the brilliant Nick White, Learning Officer for Youth with the City of London Corporation’s Environment Department.
We worked as a team to create shelters from the elements and transported tennis balls (and water!) using pipes.
We visited the Secret Garden where we practiced fire lighting, toasted marshmallows, went hunting for bugs, discovered water creatures when pond dipping, and created eco-art!
Easter 2023
Our EyPIC Young Carers had a fabulous time on Wednesday 12th April 2023 at our Easter Egg Hunt!
Our Young Carers searched high and low for clues, and enjoyed discovering Easter jokes!
The incredible Rab Ferguson, author of The Late Crew, made his own epic journey across the country to deliver a workshop with our Young Carers, helping them to create their own aliens, planets, and stories!
Thank you so much to everyone who donated eggs, especially Feryal Clark MP, Aldi, and Blake and Horlock; thanks to Rab Ferguson for delivering a brilliant workshop for our Young Carers; and thanks also to the phenomenal Phyl for volunteering at the event!
‘Make your own aliens’ workshop
Rab Ferguson, author of The Late Crew, a story about Young Carers meeting aliens, led a ‘make your own aliens’ workshop for our Young Carers online in December.
Our Young Carers imagined aliens either by drawing or writing (their choice) and created the start of their own story.
Visit to Sealife Adventure at Southend – Summer 2022
On Wednesday 17th August 2022, a group of young carers from Enfield Carers Centre visited Sealife Adventure at Southend.
It may have been stormy in Enfield, but the weather held out for us and we had a lovely day!
We watched the penguins being fed, walked through aquariums and butterfly farms, and also saw some meerkats, monkeys, giant tortoises and even dinosaurs!
We also spent some time on the beach – collecting shells, exploring rock pools, making sandcastles, and even playing Uno!
For many of our young carers, their caring responsibilities have meant they have never visited a seaside before so this was an incredibly special experience for them.
We want to say a huge thank you to the Jack Petchey Foundation and a private donor for funding this trip – it put smiles on the children’s faces and gave them the chance to just be children for a while.
EyPIC have been on some fantastic trips over this summer holiday!
During Carers Week 2021, our Young Carers designed some brilliant tote bags and T-shirts. Many thanks to the Jack Petchey Foundation whose Achievement Award grants made this possible!
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