Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
We've been working with a group of young carers from across West Sussex on a singing and song-writing project. Together with West Sussex Young Carers and Murray Hughes they've written, rehearsed and recorded a song which celebrates young carers.
CFT devised the twelve-week project involving music and respite, bringing the young carers together to get to know each other and record this very special song.
Within West Sussex there are an estimated 6,000 young carers under the age of 18. We have developed a strong and successful partnership with West Sussex Young Carers (WSYC), delivering workshops and arts activities to raise the social confidence and academic attainment levels of young carers locally.
Young carers take on huge responsibilities, looking after loved ones when they themselves are just children and teenagers, some as young as four years old. Our work with young carers exists to give them a well-deserved break and a chance to just be themselves and have fun outside of their caring responsibilities.
When the pandemic hit in 2020 we launched a fundraising appeal Young Carers Connect. In partnership with WSYC service, we were able to raise an incredible £91,000 to provide laptops and internet access for young people across the county as well as the opportunity to take part in an online arts programme.
Each year we run a number of initiatives for young carers, from theatre days for our summer and family shows to lantern-making workshops and bespoke creative wellbeing workshops. This year we’re planning to invite our young carers to attend our summer performance of The Sound of Music and our Christmas production The Jungle Book. Young carers are invited to join Chichester Festival Youth Theatre (CFYT) with a fully funded bursary and have access to targeted days and workshops.
Thank you to The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust for supporting this project.
We've been working with a group of young carers from across West Sussex on a singing and song-writing project. Together with West Sussex Young Carers and Murray Hughes they've written, rehearsed and recorded a song which celebrates young carers.
CFT devised the twelve-week project involving music and respite, bringing the young carers together to get to know each other and record this very special song.
Within West Sussex there are an estimated 6,000 young carers under the age of 18. We have developed a strong and successful partnership with West Sussex Young Carers (WSYC), delivering workshops and arts activities to raise the social confidence and academic attainment levels of young carers locally.
Young carers take on huge responsibilities, looking after loved ones when they themselves are just children and teenagers, some as young as four years old. Our work with young carers exists to give them a well-deserved break and a chance to just be themselves and have fun outside of their caring responsibilities.
When the pandemic hit in 2020 we launched a fundraising appeal Young Carers Connect. In partnership with WSYC service, we were able to raise an incredible £91,000 to provide laptops and internet access for young people across the county as well as the opportunity to take part in an online arts programme.
Each year we run a number of initiatives for young carers, from theatre days for our summer and family shows to lantern-making workshops and bespoke creative wellbeing workshops. This year we’re planning to invite our young carers to attend our summer performance of The Sound of Music and our Christmas production The Jungle Book. Young carers are invited to join Chichester Festival Youth Theatre (CFYT) with a fully funded bursary and have access to targeted days and workshops.
Thank you to The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust for supporting this project.
