St Giles Hospice, which cares for local people living with cancer and other serious illnesses, is holding an open day for carers at its brand new hospice facility in Sutton Coldfield.

The event, on Tuesday 17th April, will offer a wide range of advice from experts, covering subjects as diverse as managing at home and coping with stress, to financial benefits and bereavement.

The day - to be held at the new hospice on Lindridge Road in Sutton Coldfield - will be open to anyone who is a carer for someone living with a terminal illness whether as a volunteer, a family member or a friend.

People are invited to drop in anytime between 10am and 3pm on the day.

The Carer’s Day is the first public event to be held at the new hospice facility in Sutton Coldfield, which has been created with the generous support of Sutton Coldfield Municipal Charities and The Muriel Saveker Trust, and is set to receive its first patients later this summer.

St Giles Hospice is one of the best-known and most respected charities in the region, offering high-quality nursing and medical care for people with cancer and other serious illness, as well as providing support for their families and carers.

Patients come from across the hospice’s catchment area, which ranges from Ashby de la Zouch in the east, to Cannock and Walsall in the west – and from Burton and Uttoxeter in the north, to Sutton Coldfield and Coleshill in the south.

Care is offered at the hospice's facilities in Whittington near Lichfield, and Sutton Coldfield, or in patients' own homes across the region.

St Giles spends over £5million every year providing its specialist services. With just a third of this funded by the Government, the registered charity relies heavily on donations and fundraising.