BA Life likes to support good causes, and each year we choose a charity...
Last year, it was the wonderful children's mental wellbeing charity, Place2Be. This year it is Carers Trust and once again, our CEO, Linda Parker, will be running the Edinburgh Half Marathon to raise funds for this special charity.
Carers Trust | Transforming the lives of carers
Carers Trust is dedicated to improving the wellbeing of those who provide unpaid care to family members and friends. Through collaboration with local carer organisations across its network, the charity offers financial assistance, delivers research-backed initiatives, and advocates for policy changes that benefit unpaid carers.
The organisation aims to ensure that carers receive recognition and practical support, helping them access the guidance and resources they need to maintain their own quality of life.
Care for Carers | Supporting people who care for others
Care for Carers is a registered charity established in 1989 to provide support services to unpaid carers. We were the first carers organisation in Edinburgh. A carer is anyone who provides care, unpaid, for a friend or family member due to illness, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction. Care for Carers is a caring and compassionate organisation delivering carer led support.
We specialise in short breaks for unpaid carers and have been delivering these through our Still Caring and Stepping Out programme for over 25 years. Still Caring offers local day trips, events and workshops through a seasonal quarterly basis and Stepping Out offers carers across Scotland a residential break from between 1 and 5 nights.
We also offer 1:1 support to carers as a network partner of the Edinburgh carer support team and deliver this service within the Northeast of Edinburgh.
We regularly work in partnership to deliver new programmes. One example of this is our partnership with the Royal Astronomical Society, which began in 2015 as part of their RAS200 (200 year anniversary celebration). Through the RAS partnership we were able to introduce carers to the world of astronomy and geophysics.
Raise funds for Carers Trust | Sponsor Linda's half marathon
Linda Parker, our CEO, has been a keen runner for a few years now, having run several half-marathons and a number of 10K races. Her running is not a competitive thing, instead it's about fitness and health ...but running for a great cause has always added that extra motivation.
The Edinburgh Half Marathon takes place on Sunday, 24th May 2026, and closer to the time, we'll publish details explaining how you can help Linda raise funds!
In the meantime, to learn more about Carers Trust and the wonderful work they do supporting carers, please visit their website at www.carers.org
