At the end of 2022, we invited our teen and young adult members to a Young Adults Panel Q&A session. Our Young Adults had so much great experience and insight to share that, despite not having any sign-ups for the event, we decided to record the conversation and make it accessible to all our members.…
To kick start the new year, we invited our 0–6-year-old members to join us for a Storytime with Charlotte Hawkins event.
In November and December 2022, we celebrated the World Cup by inviting our members to take part in a Caring Matters Now Fantasy Football League. Eleven of our members took part including four Dads, two Mums, two children, one staff member, one Support Contact and an extended family member! We had hoped that this event…
On Saturday 19th November we hosted our annual Support Contact Training Day in Euston London, 11 Support Contacts joined in person, 8 Support Contacts joined us online, 3 staff members and our chair of Trustees also attended.
Back by popular demand! We are gearing up to restart our Online Community groups throughout the autumn and winter months.
My brother has CMN on his back, we have attended multiple Caring Matters Now events before. Having a sibling with a difference has taught me to accept others who have differences. I like that we get to meet new people through the charity & we get to go to fun places. With my DofE, I…
We met for our Support Contact Annual Training Day on Sunday 26th September; this was the first time we had been able to meet as a team since November 2019. It was exciting to be able to see each other face to face again, and welcoming new support contacts too! Our Support Contact Team is…
Our annual conference took place on Friday 7th May – Sunday 9th May. During the 3-day conference we hosted 16 online events via zoom, catering for 598 members. Every family and individual who registered to attend the conference received a welcome pack in the post, which include event goodies for the specific events they were…
We are excited to announce further developments in our adult support team with the introduction of a new support contact for our older teens and young adult members.
By Jodi Whitehouse Over the past couple of years, the CMN trustees have wanted to develop our adult support for those adults affected by Congenital Melanocytic Naevi. We have made a start on developing this area by holding an annual adult gathering, which includes Dr Kinsler attending to present her work. This also provides a…
