The voluntary, community and social enterprise sector is wide and varied and does so much good work, making Norfolk a stronger, fairer place in which to live and work.
Throughout our engagement around the Sector-Led Plan, there were some messages that we heard time and again. Work to implement the actions from the Plan continues, but here are some of the ways we have responded so far.
The result of a recent case has made a definitive stance on time limit that an employee on sick leave must use their annual leave by when it is carried over into a new year.
Understanding local history and heritage is, and always has been, important to communities. The aim of Preserving Place is to investigate how community groups undertake heritage research – and help them do just that.
The Appleseed Care Farm has been set up in Wymondham to offer people with mental health and social care needs, suffering with anxiety and depression, job seekers, ex-offenders and those living in sheltered housing a chance to boost their health, happiness and well-being. Norfolk RCC helped with funding research and advice after the project almost stalled at an early stage.
This is a case study of our work. The situations and people mentioned may have changed since this article was published.
Marlingford Village Hall approached Community Action Norfolk for support with accessing funding and developing their extension and refurbishment project. Community Action Norfolk always operates a holistic approach to queries and identified some governance concerns that would be identified by potential funders.