“Like all of you, the charity has been through the tough times of the Covid lockdowns and, just as some normality seemed to be returning, the costs of energy have risen so much that we are all struggling to find a way to keep up with them”
Community Action Norfolk are becoming more concerned with the energy price rise and the impact it is having on not only individuals, but on charities and village halls. That is why we are launching a campaign to raise awareness of the issue and to advocate for change.
Our partners at easyfundraising have announced that voluntary, community, and not-for-profit causes can receive donations from leading supermarkets - Sainsbury's, Asda, Tesco, Waitrose, Morrisons, Ocado and Iceland.
In a report from ACRE and the End Fuel Poverty Coalition, it was estimated that a third of households in West Norfolk and part of King's Lynn were to be in fuel poverty when energy prices increase this April.
We know many organisations are thinking about hosting an electric vehicle charging point - not only for their staff, volunteers, and service users, but also for the wider community. We are all for initiatives that make our communities greener - and particularly in rural areas of Norfolk, that help to sustain our rural communities. That being said, charity Trustees need to think long and hard about how they go about this.