The Parent Carer Support Service has been funded by Children's Integrated services with the aim to ensure parent carers have a voice in how local services are developed to meet the needs of disabled children and their families.

• We provide information and advice relative to the needs of the individual.
• We hold regular monthly meetings. Forums– these are usually themed on areas of interest to so parent carers are able to raise any issues they may have
• We refer parent carers for a Carers Assessment.
• We try to ‘link’ parents with other parents who have a child with a similar disability via local support groups.
• We promote known parent carer support groups within our locality .
• We facilitate groups within the Carers Centre.
• We actively support parent carer participation taking local issues to the County Parent Carer Forum.
• We provide a home visit service to parent carers, we also welcome visits to the Carers Centre.
• The parent carer support service regularly liaises with local agencies and organisations, both statutory and voluntary, to ensure positive outcomes for all parent carers.

Signposts is running a play scheme for Lancaster City Council at Morecambe
Youth and Community Centre, Woodhill Lane, Morecambe from 1st - 26th August 2011 (Monday - Friday 10am-4pm) with only £1 per day entrance costs. The playscheme is for 8-11 years olds-click here for more information.

The Autism support group Fasd have organised some football sessions, children of all ages can attend. You cannot just turn up, you need to contact the organiser.

If anyone is interested please email me and I will email you the contact details of the organiser.

Details of the sessions we have set up with Morecambe FC community sports are as follows:

Sessions will take place on
Saturdays 10.30 - 11.30
at Morecambe football club globe arena on the astro turf
priced at £2.50 per child
Commencing 25th June

Children will need suitable clothing and footwear ie; tracksuit bottoms/ shorts and trainers or football boots
Please advise parents that the sessions will be outside so to ensure children are warm enough.

Parents are invited to stay where they can get drinks from vending machine and chat with other parents (indoor facilities are available for parents) and if parents wish to "get involved" and join in with the children coaches will ensure they can do this

Coaches are all FA trained and have disabilities in sports qualifications.

Our work with parent carers is underpinned by Aiming High for Disabled Children Parent Association.