Mother Ami and Son Billy have taken on the great feat of trekking 96 miles from Glasgow to Fort William for Honeypot.
Read MoreWe joined St George’s for their charity football tournament last Thursday. Twenty teams competed for the trophy, will Team Honeypot win?
Read MoreMany writers are seeing the need for more visibility for young carers. We spoke to two writers who are incorporating young carers into their stories.
Read MoreFather and son duo Jamie and John are cycling the length of Great Britain for Honeypot.
Read MoreWe recently held a green day with multinational insurance company, Munich Re, from weeding to painting the team got stuck in down at Honeypot House Hampshire.
Read MoreKirstie Nash was Honeypot’s 1,000th young carer back in 2006. She has a sister four years older than her with cerebral palsy, autism and epilepsy and helped her mum care for her growing up.
Read MoreOn the 20th May our Honeypot Open took place where 18 teams competed to win the prestious title of Honeypot Open winners 2022!
Read MoreFran Graves is taking part in the half Iron Man 70.3 in beautiful Calella Barcelona on 2nd October on behalf of Honeypot! The challenge will be tough involving a 1900m swim, 56-mile bike ride and 13-mile run. Despite completing smaller triathlons, this will be a major challenge for the courageous 50 year old!
Read MoreThe annual event, organised by the Carers Trust, aims to raise awareness of the incredible contribution young carers make to their communities and families. It is an opportunity for all of us to take action and help these children get the support they need to live happy and healthy lives.
Read MoreWe are extremely proud to announce that we will be receiving support from Michaela Wyatt, finalist in the International Junior Miss UK, which will take place in Wiltshire on February the 19th and 20th.
Read MoreBefore Christmas, we had a Zoom call with Jaiden, who previously featured in one of our videos. We spoke about Covid and lockdown restrictions, the boys’ experience of caring for an ill mother during this difficult time, their family life and their hopes and dreams for the future.
Read MoreLast year, we launched the Honeypot Wellbeing Fund under the umbrella of our Wrap-Round service to provide young carers with a grant for life’s essential items. We spoke to our Director of Strategic Development about the application process and the impact our new service has made on their lives.
Read MoreBethannie, aged 22, was referred to Honeypot through her local young carers group when she was nine years old. She has recently got back in-touch with Honeypot to share her experiences of her Respite Breaks with Honeypot, growing up as a young carer, and her hopes for the future.
Read MoreOn the 8th of December, we hosted Honeypot 25th anniversary Carol Concert at Romsey Abbey in Hampshire. In retrospect of our cancelled events in 2021, we were delighted to be able to host the concert this year and were pleased to welcome over two hundred local supporters to the Abbey.
Read MoreIn 2019, we introduced a Social and Emotional Learning programme (SEAL) for young carers in Hampshire as part of our collaboration with Bank of America. Through successful fundraising, we have now been able to launch the programme in Wales too in cooperation with local schools.
Read MoreBetween 30th November and 3rd December 2021 we ran our biggest ever fundraising campaign to date. In total we raised over £1,120,500, including over £330,000 in online donations, and almost £790,000 in offline donations.
Read MoreOriginally from Hampshire, Megan was first referred to Honeypot in 2008 when she was nine years old. Today she works as a teacher in the North East. We talked to her about her experience as a young carer, her time with Honeypot, and how her childhood experiences shape her work as a teacher today.
Read MoreIn August, after 16 long months, we finally resumed our traditional service and re-opened our respite houses in Hampshire and Wales. Over the past five weeks, we welcomed almost 80 young carers across both sites for a long-awaited residential weekend break.
Read MoreHolly was four years old when her brother was diagnosed with Leukaemia, and she did what she could to support him and her parents from such a young age. Ahead of her next respite break, we spoke to her about her experience with Honeypot and her dreams for the future.
Read MoreTo celebrate the reopening of our houses, 80s Retro Synth-pop artist, Roxi Drive and musician Glen Jevon (who lives near to Honeypot House in the New Forest), have released a charity single cover of “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” by Starship.
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