Activities
Our Spring / Summer 2026 activities for adult carers are now open for booking. If you would like to book on any of our activities, events and courses you can click the link next to the description for the activity and complete the online booking form.
Jewellery Making
Monday 18th May
12:30pm - 2:30pm
£5
Join us at a jewellery making workshop where you can use your creativity to create jewellery pieces to take away with you. All materials and equipment will be provided, all you'll need is your imagination.
*This activity is exclusively for parent carers of someone under the age of 18 years old.
Haworth Trip
Friday 10th July
10:30am - 4:30pm
£7
Book onto a fun daytrip to the beautiful West Yorkshire village of Haworth, full of cobbled streets, unique independent shops, quaint cafes and history as the home of literary giants, the Bronte sisters.
Minibus collection available from Accrington, Burnley & Colne.
Curling Trip
Wednesday 9th September
10am - 1:30pm
£7
Has watching Curling at the winter Olympics made you curious about having a go yourself? Join us for a fun morning outing to a dedicated Olympic sized curling venue in Preston to try curling on ice for yourself.
Minibus collection available from Accrington, Burnley.
Carers Week 2026
To find out about our Carers Week 2026 plans, click on the button below, which will take you to the page with activities and events we have planned to celebrate the week.
Carers Courses
Carers Link Lancashire run several courses which either allow you to learn key information beneficial to your caring role, or provides you the carer with a much needed break, where you can engage with other carers during our sleep like a bear course, first aid for parents course and much more!
See below for our upcoming courses!
Understanding Dementia Courses
Our one-day Understanding Dementia course will help you to develop the skills and confidence to support you in your caring role for someone with dementia. We will address key topics, including diagnosis, progression of symptoms, services that can help, and changing relationships. During the course you will have the opportunity to talk about your concerns and share your experiences with other carers. If you are attending an in person course we will provide lunch. If you would like to attend an online course please ensure that you have access to a device to join the course, wifi to connect to the session, and a quiet space to avoid distractions.
Wednesday 20th May, 10am - 4pm, This course will be delivered in Urdu.
The Chai Centre, Burnley, BB10 1BY.
Monday 15th June, 10:30am - 3pm.
Colne Library, 47-55 Market Street, BB8 0AP.
Friday 17th July, 10:30am - 3pm
Accrington Community Facility, 54-56 Blackburn Road, Accrington, BB5 1LE.
Online Course (Daytime), 10:30am - 12:30pm
Thursday 23rd April, Thursday 30th April, Thursday 7th May.
Online Course (Evening), 6:30pm - 8:30pmWednesday 2nd September, Wednesday 9th September, Wednesday 16th September.
Book a Place:
We now offer online booking forms for our courses, click on the link below and complete our online form, choosing which course you'd like to attend. You will receive an email to confirm your booking.
Cygnet Autism Training Course
Our free Cygnet Autism training programme has been developed by Barnardo's in collaboration with carers. The course is designed to create a supportive environment for carers, and a chance to meet other carers who may be experiencing similar challenges and to provide information that can help you to consider, adapt, and reinforce the way you support your child. If you book onto one of our training sessions we ask that you attend all sessions, and are open to participating in the course activities and remember to keep confidential the information shared by other attendees.
Burnley (April - May 2026)
wednesdays 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Down Town,
Charter walk Shopping Centre,
Burnley, BB11 1PY
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15th April 2026
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22nd April 2026
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29th April 2026
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6th May 2026
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13th May 2026
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20th May 2026
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27th May 2026
Evening Course: Oswaldtwistle,
July - August 2026
Book a Place:
We now offer online booking forms for our courses, click on the link below and complete our online form, choosing which course you'd like to attend. You will receive an email to confirm your booking.
Colne (June - July 2026)
Wednesdays 10am - 1pm
Colne Library,
Market Street,
Colne, BB8 0AP
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10th June 2026
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17th June 2026
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24th June 2026
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1st July 2026
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8th July 2026
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15th July 2026
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22nd July 2026
Clitheroe (September - October 2026)
Clitheroe Family Hub,
Wesleyan Row, Parson Lane,
Clitheroe, BB7 2JY
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16th September 2026
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23rd September 2026
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30th September 2026
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7th October 2026
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14th October 2026
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21st October 2026
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28th October 2026
"Very beneficial, helped to know I'm not alone with this journey".
Moving and Handling Course
Are you helping to move someone you care for? If so, this course may be of benefit to you.
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Free Course
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Learn skills to move people safely
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Training for Carers
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Booking Essential
Tuesday 7th July 2026, 10am - 12pm,
Hodge House, Nelson, BB9 8LJ
Thursday 24th September 2026, 1pm - 3pm,
Yorkshire Street, Bacup, OL13 9AE
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Book a Place:
We now offer online booking forms for our courses, click on the link below and complete our online form, choosing which course you'd like to attend. You will receive an email to confirm your booking.
Stay Active
Clitheroe E-Biking
Burnley - weekly Walk & Talk
Walk & Talk with Maj for 1 -2 hours. Nice steady walk suitable for all, runs every Thursday from 1pm.
Email Maj.mahmood@p-a-c.org.uk to book your place with them or head to their website:
Pendle Ski
Hyndburn - weekly walk
Approx. 7-8 miles walk with The Ramblers lead, car share available to the locations of the walk and back to Accrington. Runs every Wednesday 9.30am.
No booking required, just turn up to the meeting place: Plantation St, Accrington
Head to their Facebook page for more info and updates: Hyndburn Group - Ramblers
External Courses
Grief and Loss Course
The courses are held regularly at Elmfield Hall from 9:30am til 12:30pm.
This 3-week course will help people with issues of grief and give people skills to support others facing issues of grief. While also helping to support people dealing with the loss of relationships, jobs, and finances.
To find out more about the Grief and Loss Course you can contact Community Solutions: 01254 460080 or email: info@csnw.co.uk
Join us at our activities - the ideal opportunity to make friends, take a break from your caring role for a couple of hours and recharge your batteries.
Don't just take our word for it - below is some feedback from our carers who have attended.
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