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Sing Your Heart Out goes CIO!

31 Oct, 2019by Steve NunnArts and culture, Breckland, Broadland, Case Study, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Equality and diversity, Event, Funding, Great Yarmouth, Health and social care, Knowledge Base, Members Events, Mental health, News Article, North Norfolk, Norwich, Planning, doing and learning, Press Release, Reports & Evidence, South Norfolk, Sports, play and physical activity, Support for organisations and communities, VCSE Sector Leadership Group, Volunteering, West Norfolk

An award-winning group of music workshops has worked with Community Action Norfolk (CAN) to successfully register with the Charity Commission as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO).

No Deal Brexit Guidance for Charities

16 Oct, 2019by Steve NunnArts and culture, Breckland, Broadland, Children and young people, Consultation, Economy and enterprise, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Equality and diversity, Great Yarmouth, Information, advice and guidance, Knowledge Base, News Article, North Norfolk, Norwich, Planning, doing and learning, Press Release, Rurality, South Norfolk, Staying safe and legal, Support for organisations and communities, Training, VCSE Sector Leadership Group, West Norfolk

The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) has offered helpful advice to charities in the event of a No Deal Brexit.

5 problems with broadband and mobile coverage in rural areas - MPs speak out

07 Oct, 2019by Steve NunnArts and culture, Breckland, Broadland, Case Study, Children and young people, Consultation, Economy and enterprise, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Equality and diversity, Great Yarmouth, Housing, Information, advice and guidance, Knowledge Base, Mental health, News Article, North Norfolk, Norwich, Older people, Press Release, Reports & Evidence, Rurality, South Norfolk, Support for organisations and communities, Training, VCSE Sector Leadership Group, West Norfolk

MPs on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee have highlighted the impact poor broadband and mobile continues to have on rural communities and businesses.

Free ATMs essential for rural and small town communities

07 Oct, 2019by Steve NunnArts and culture, Breckland, Broadland, Consultation, Economy and enterprise, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Equality and diversity, Great Yarmouth, Health and social care, Housing, Information, advice and guidance, Knowledge Base, Mental health, News Article, North Norfolk, Norwich, Older people, Press Release, Reports & Evidence, Rurality, South Norfolk, Support for organisations and communities, Transport and service access, VCSE Sector Leadership Group, West Norfolk

Free-to-use ATMs (Automated Teller Machines) have been disappearing from rural communities and small towns for some time, along with bank branches moving out.

Save on your electricity and gas bills in West Norfolk with Big Switch and Save!

20 Sep, 2019by Steve NunnEconomy and enterprise, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Equality and diversity, Housing, Information, advice and guidance, Knowledge Base, News Article, Older people, Press Release, Rurality, West Norfolk

Big Switch and Save is a collective energy switching scheme which offers residents the chance to save money on their energy bills. In West Norfolk it’s led by CAN and King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council.  

ThinkingFuel beats the oil price rises!

20 Sep, 2019by Steve NunnBreckland, Broadland, Economy and enterprise, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Great Yarmouth, Housing, Knowledge Base, News Article, North Norfolk, Norwich, Older people, Press Release, Rurality, South Norfolk, Support for organisations and communities, VCSE Sector Leadership Group, West Norfolk

Heating oil prices have risen dramatically – but CAN’s collective heating oil buying scheme secured an impressively low price for our members in mid-September.

Better transport in Great Yarmouth – a chance to have your say

16 Sep, 2019by Steve NunnConsultation, Economy and enterprise, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Equality and diversity, Event, Great Yarmouth, Information, advice and guidance, Knowledge Base, News Article, Press Release, Reports & Evidence, Support for organisations and communities, Transport and service access

People are being asked for their views on a vision for how travel and transport in and around Great Yarmouth could be improved over the next ten years.

CAN leads the way with Social Prescribing - a non-clinical approach to helping people improve their health and wellbeing

16 Sep, 2019by Steve NunnArts and culture, Breckland, Case Study, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Equality and diversity, Health and social care, Information, advice and guidance, Knowledge Base, Mental health, News Article, Older people, Press Release, Rurality, Sports, play and physical activity, Support for organisations and communities, Transport and service access, VCSE Sector Leadership Group, West Norfolk

Community Action Norfolk leads the way with Social Prescribing - we were honoured to be shortlisted for Best Local Project at the inaugural international Social Prescribing awards in July this year.  Working with a number of partner agencies, results so far are very encouraging.  

West Norfolk GDPR training - Fri 4th Oct 2019

04 Sep, 2019by Steve NunnArts and culture, Children and young people, Economy and enterprise, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Equality and diversity, Event, Health and social care, Information, advice and guidance, Knowledge Base, News Article, Planning, doing and learning, Rurality, Staying safe and legal, Support for organisations and communities, Training, VCSE Sector Leadership Group, Volunteering, West Norfolk

GDPR training in King's Lynn for VCSE groups in West Norfolk.

Social Prescribing - supporting people in finding non-clinical solutions to life's problems

03 Sep, 2019by Steve NunnBreckland, Broadland, Case Study, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Great Yarmouth, Health and social care, Information, advice and guidance, Knowledge Base, Mental health, News Article, North Norfolk, Norwich, Older people, Press Release, Rurality, South Norfolk, Sports, play and physical activity, Support for organisations and communities, Transport and service access, VCSE Sector Leadership Group, West Norfolk

Social Prescribing is a way of GPs and other health care professionals helping patients find non-clinical solutions to their health issues. Some encouraging examples are emerging in Breckland and West Norfolk, the areas covered by CAN.

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