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Sunflowers in Sprowston - supporting the community during COVID-19 and beyond

01 Aug, 2020by Steve NunnBroadland, Case Study, Covid-19 VCSE Story, News Article

We are regularly reporting on the wonderful achievements of Good Neighbour Schemes and community support groups – many of which have been born in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  CAN’s Development Officers have been advising and supporting many of these enterprises.  Such a group is Sprowston Supporting Our Community Together, which has joined our Good Neighbour Scheme network. Their chosen title describes exactly what they do.

Take the Shorter Shower Challenge with Anglian Water

26 Jul, 2020by Steve NunnHousing, Information, advice and guidance, News Article, Norwich

CAN is helping promote Anglian Water’s ‘Love Every Drop’ campaign, aimed at encouraging us to cut back on our use of water in our homes.

Food and Beverage Buggies are FABB!

23 Jul, 2020by Steve NunnCase Study, Covid-19 VCSE Story

There are many community-based projects that have sprung up to help vulnerable people across Norfolk during the COVID pandemic. Others were already well-established and have proved their worth before and during these difficult times. CAN has been working with many such groups, and we are pleased to be working with FABB.

Cruse - supporting people coping with bereavement during COVID-19

18 Jul, 2020by Steve NunnCase Study, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, News Article, Support for organisations and communities, Volunteering

Here at CAN we work with a wide variety of VCSE organisations, and during the COVID-19 pandemic have been busy gathering sector data on the impact on capacity to deliver. You can read more about that here. 

Adapting to the pandemic – The Matthew Project

08 Jul, 2020by Steve NunnCase Study, Health and social care

We have in recent weeks featured encouraging examples of how VCSE organisations have adapted and responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. And it is apparent that the voluntary sector, though hard-pressed at times, has proved to be remarkably resilient in changing service delivery to meet clients’ needs.

Rural Housing Week and Community-Led Housing

08 Jul, 2020by Steve NunnEconomy and enterprise, Housing, Information, advice and guidance, Planning, doing and learning, Rurality

Affordable housing is at the heart of helping rural communities thrive and survive.  In this, Rural Housing Week, we are looking at why affordable housing is needed and why it’s important for residents to be involved.

Saving water: the forecast is less rain, more people

24 Jun, 2020by Steve NunnInformation, advice and guidance

East Anglia is one of the driest regions of the UK, receiving about one-third less rainfall than the average for the rest of England; we actually get less rain than some areas of Spain! Here at CAN we help promote Anglian Water's awareness-raising campaigns.

Helping Hands in Thorpe

22 Jun, 2020by Steve NunnBroadland, Case Study, Information, advice and guidance, News Article, Norwich, Press Release, Support for organisations and communities, Volunteering

Volunteers have been flocking to help vulnerable residents in the in Thorpe Hamlet and Thorpe St Andrew areas of Norwich. 

One less lonely voice is a triumph – combatting social isolation

18 Jun, 2020by Steve NunnEditorial, Comment and Opinion, Health and social care, Knowledge Base, Mental health, News Article, Support for organisations and communities

Loneliness Awareness Week (15th to 19th June) is highlighting one of the great social scourges of our modern society.  Community Action Norfolk is at the forefront of combating social isolation across our county, with a range of projects encouraging and enabling individuals to become involved in activities in their local communities.  

Communicating with your service users in time of change

18 Jun, 2020by Steve NunnEditorial, Comment and Opinion, Knowledge Base, Planning, doing and learning

One of the strengths of the voluntary sector is the way it adapts and transforms to stay relevant and engaging. Keeping your service users or clients informed and engaged is crucial, and never more so than in a time of change. For all VCSE organisations whose main activity is direct delivery to service users a major concern is maintaining contact with, and support to, their vulnerable clients.  

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