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<blockquote data-quote="Barbara Fan" data-source="post: 353742" data-attributes="member: 21">PS I wonder how many people realise that this charity was set up thanks to Crossroads and Noele Gordons drive to take it forwards its pretty amazing really and im sure so many Carers will be grateful for it Crossroads Care, also known as Crossroads, was a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Registered_charity" target="_blank">registered charity</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England" target="_blank">England</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales" target="_blank">Wales</a> which provided support for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carers" target="_blank">carers</a>.&nbsp; In 2012, it merged with The Princess Royal Trust for Carers to form <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carers_Trust" target="_blank">Carers Trust</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossroads_Care#cite_note-1" target="_blank">[1]</a>The organisation was first established in 1974.&nbsp; It took its name from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV" target="_blank">TV</a> soap opera <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossroads_(UK_TV_series)" target="_blank">Crossroads</a>, in which the problems of families caring for disabled people at home were highlighted by an accident to one of the characters.&nbsp; The programme makers, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITV_Central" target="_blank">Central Television</a>, made a donation of £10,000 for a pilot scheme to be set up in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby,_Warwickshire" target="_blank">Rugby, Warwickshire</a>.&nbsp; Crossroads subsequently expanded to become a national organisation with over 250 local schemes throughout England and Wales, with a sister organisation in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland" target="_blank">Scotland</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossroads_Caring_Scotland" target="_blank">Crossroads Caring Scotland</a>.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Barbara Fan, post: 353742, member: 21"] PS I wonder how many people realise that this charity was set up thanks to Crossroads and Noele Gordons drive to take it forwards its pretty amazing really and im sure so many Carers will be grateful for it [B]Crossroads Care[/B], also known as [B]Crossroads[/B], was a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Registered_charity']registered charity[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England']England[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales']Wales[/URL] which provided support for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carers']carers[/URL]. In 2012, it merged with The Princess Royal Trust for Carers to form [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carers_Trust']Carers Trust[/URL].[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossroads_Care#cite_note-1'][1][/URL] The organisation was first established in 1974. It took its name from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV']TV[/URL] soap opera [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossroads_(UK_TV_series)']Crossroads[/URL][/I], in which the problems of families caring for disabled people at home were highlighted by an accident to one of the characters. The programme makers, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITV_Central']Central Television[/URL], made a donation of £10,000 for a pilot scheme to be set up in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby,_Warwickshire']Rugby, Warwickshire[/URL]. Crossroads subsequently expanded to become a national organisation with over 250 local schemes throughout England and Wales, with a sister organisation in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland']Scotland[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossroads_Caring_Scotland']Crossroads Caring Scotland[/URL]. [/QUOTE]

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