It is important for carers to take care of their own health and wellbeing and to find ways of coping with their role.

Finding time to have a break from caring can be difficult for many carers, but we can help by providing a range of social and wellbeing activities.

If you are a carer living or working in the London borough of Kingston-upon-Thames we can help you with a wide range of support services.

If you would like to join KCN please register here 

Kingston Carers’ Network is supporting over 3,000 adult carers and over 700 young carers through a wide range of services.

Are you a carer in the borough?

Find out more about our programme of support and activities for both Adults and Young Carers.

We are looking for volunteers to lend a hand at our term time drop-ins for young carers.

Interested? Visit our Volunteering Page to find out more.

We are looking for reliable, computer-literate volunteers to lend a hand behind-the-scenes at the KCN office.

Interested? Visit our Volunteering Page to find out more.

Call the Healthy Lifestyles Helpline on 020 8547 6815 or visit

Healthy Lifestyles Programmes 

to download the booklet.

Kingston’s carers provide around £1m worth of care each day – they are an essential service within the borough.

KCN is the strategic lead for Carers in Kingston, so if you are a carer and have an experience to share - let us know at Your Voice Matters.