Carers Summit Programme 10th June 2015

The Forum, 28 Duke Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1HH

09.30 am

Market Place

10.30 – 10.40 am

Welcome

10.40 – 11.00 am

Overview of Care Act

Workshops

a.  Thriving not Surviving (Health and Wellbeing)

b.  Beyond tea and Sympathy (POA, Health Plans etc.)

c.  Top Dog not Underdog (Communicating with Professionals)

11:00 to 11:45 am Workshop sessions
11:45 to 12:30 pm Workshop sessions

12:30 – 13:15 pm – Lunch

13:15 to 14:00 Workshop sessions
14:00 to 14:30 Q&A with panel
14:30 to 15:00 A Carer’s Experience
15:00 Marketplace
15:30 Close

Concurrent Exhibition – Resource and Information Fair

Carers Summit Programme 10th June 2015

How to find us

The Forum,

28 Duke Street,

Barrow-in-Furness

Cumbria LA14 1HH

By Car

Follow the A590 (T) into Barrow-in-Furness.

Turn left at the town centre signpost and continue down Duke Street. The Forum is on the left hand side of the road opposite the Town Hall.

By Train

The station is half a mile from the venue and would take approximately 10 minutes walking. Visit www.nationalrail.co.uk for further information.

By Bus

For information on buses contact Stagecoach on 0870 608 2608 or visit www.stagecoachbus.com

Parking Spaces Available on Car Parks within the Borough

Pay & Display Parking Tariffs

The nearest car parks to The Forum are Portland Walk Car Park and the Town Hall Courtyard Car Park (Disabled Parking is located here).

There are, in addition to the above, the following free Motorcycle Bays: 10 on Hall Street Car Park and 2 on High Street Car Park.

* Opening Times for Portland Walk Car Park (all levels). Portland Walk Car Park is accessible daily between 7 am and 6.30 pm.

Pedestrian and vehicular gates on Portland Walk Car Park are closed each evening at 6.30 pm. Gates will re-open at 7 am each morning. This means that any cars left on the car park after 6.30 pm will have to remain there until the following morning.