Peer support training

In the light of yesterday’s Government advice that all non-essential travel and contact with others should be avoided, we feel the responsible way forward is to suspend Chesterfield Sling Library drop-in sessions and workshops for the time being, effective immediately, for at least the remainder of March and for April.  We will review this position…

At our Hasland session last week one of the volunteers was asked if we accept donations. The lady asking was a parent who had brought along her own carrier for some advice about how to use it, and who felt that the help she’d been given was worth something. We will always help people to…

The year’s got off to a cracking start with lovely sessions at Mamaccino and Bolsover, next up Hasland on the 17th, then the Saturday session on the 25th. Plus I’ve done quite a lot of shopping; a gorgeous new Sleepy Nico (lasted less than a day before Erika got her paws on it), lots of…

Every helper at every CSL session is there as a volunteer. Consultants, peer-supporters (aka Demonstrating volunteers), helpers, none of us are paid for our time. We do it because, hand on heart, we love sharing our experience and knowledge with each and every parent/carer who walks through the door and helping to make their journey…

Is there light at the end of the tunnel? We can’t wait to be back running sessions again. But we need to wait… Until venues open again Until running sessions won’t risk the health of our volunteers or our attendees Things will probably have to run differently, but we’ll make that OK. Until sessions can…

Bookings are now open for our next Library session on Friday 3th November from 10:00 – 12:00 at Hasland Village Hall. To pre-book, please email kate@waystocarry.co.uk. You will receive a pre-session info email which you need to reply to. This is so we can ensure numbers of attendees don’t exceed trained volunteer capacity, and to…