It is with great regret that the Board of Trustees of the ICARE Day Centre Trust announced recently that the charity’s financial situation does not allow it to continue and that our Day Centre will have to close. This has been the most difficult and saddest of decisions to have to take, but it is simply not possible to carry on. For 38 years ICARE has served people in Bromley and the surrounding area living with the effects of a stroke. Our Day Centre in Green Street Green has offered rehabilitation, friendship and support for people who have had a stroke, and respite for their families and carers. Many have been helped over those years and the fact that present circumstances mean we cannot continue is a great disappointment and loss. Like many charities, we have been a victim of the pandemic, after which our client numbers were significantly down, as was our income. Despite considerable efforts, but in the face of the cost-of-living increases that we have all seen, we have been unable to build up the number of clients again. We have had support from the local community throughout our existence, and especially in recent months in response to our Save ICARE appeal. However, it became clear that even this would not secure a long term future for ICARE; we cannot cover our costs and therefore have no choice but to close the Centre and wind up the charity in an orderly manner. We are so very grateful to all those who have supported us over many years. On behalf of our clients as well as ICARE, we thank you all wholeheartedly. We have been able to contact some of the donors who responded to the appeal regarding their donations. If we have not yet been in touch with you, please contact us at the Centre by the end of October. (01689 862883; [email protected]) Thank you. ICARE Centre, Green Street Green
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