Honiton Carers enjoyed a fabulous Coach trip on Wednesday 4 May to the Tiverton Canal Barge which was funded by a generous grant from Honiton Town Council.

Ross, a gorgeous Shire Horse, pulled us along the canal for 1 1/2 hours whilst we all chilled out listening to the birds singing and the water gently moving, watching the wildlife and all the beautiful surroundings.

Our host who gave us some lovely talks on the way, took us back to when the canal was built and up through the ages to now. We even had 2 minutes complete silence when we only heard the birds, the water, the Shire Horse's feet plodding along and the beautiful whistling by the young person working the horse.

Incredible and absolutely sheer relaxation, just what carers needed to enable them to unwind, relax, to be in the now and find their resilience to carry on with their often challenging caring role when they returned home at the end of our lovely day. 

The grant also funded a trip to the Beehive last December when we enjoyed the Andre' Rieu Christmas show. It paid for a new and much needed printer as well as 12 months of instant ink. We would like to say a huge thank you to the Honiton Town Council for awarding us this grant, which has been spent well and very much enjoyed by everyone. 

Honiton Carers next meet on 11 May at The Methodist Church when we have Part 1 of a Moving & Handling session with Coldwell Training Part 2 will take place on Wednesday 8th June.

If you are a carer and would like to join HONITON CARERS please get in touchy by emailing [email protected] of phone Winnie on 07974636926