Kathryn Rachel Harris and I, Ingrid Clift, have chosen to support The Care Workers' Charity with our song 'We Are Here' because of how the CWC represents and advocates for working carers every day whilst actively promoting the huge contribution that the UK’s care workers make to our society.

The inspiration for the song was the response from society towards carers - the frontline heroes of the day - during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Suddenly, at long last, carers were seen as the true heroes that they are. They were acknowledged, admired, appreciated, applauded.

Kathryn and I met when we worked together at The Orpheus Centre in Godstone, Surrey. We became good friends, care work united us. Having both moved on from the "OC" we've remained long distance friends. I asked Kathryn during lockdown if she could write a melody for the lyrics I had written to the song. The inspiration for the lyrics came from a place of pure pride in the care sector as we worked through the lockdown.

The carers I worked with at Home Counties Carers and community NHS staff just stepped up selflessly on a daily basis. Care comes first, no matter what, our duty of care is to those that depend on us, to those are waiting for us, to those that trust us - We Are Here!
The care sector has literally changed my life, it is the best thing that has ever happened to me. I'm a much better person because of it.

Kathryn is a very talented musician with a music composition degree. She is also a comprehensive carer and now works as an Occupational Therapy Support Worker at the Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr Hospital in Caerphilly. She also uses her musical talent to bless so many in her career as a professional carer but that is just one of the many skills she has as a carer.

This is exactly what care is all about, carers are multifaceted people, using their training, experience, amazing individual talents and positive can-do attitudes to help and support other people to live independently.

It is an honour to be a carer, it is a hard job on a good day but the most rewarding and fulfilling career. No day is ever the same and you literally change lives every day. We are so proud to be carers and so proud to know and work alongside carers who inspire us daily.

Proudly a carer!

Copy and paste this link to listen to the song and watch the video - https://youtu.be/qYSsfxsa6Hw