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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, 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.

Consultation: Equal Lives’ Independent Living Survey

01 Oct, 2019by Clare FianderConsultation, Equality and diversity

Equal Lives are working on a project to establish what barriers people with physical disabilities face in living independent lives around our county.

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.  

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.  

Rural support groups disappointed by government’s response to House of Lords’ recommendations on rural strategies

14 Aug, 2019by Steve NunnArts and culture, Breckland, Broadland, Children and young people, 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, Older people, Planning, doing and learning, Press Release, Reports & Evidence, Rurality, South Norfolk, Support for organisations and communities, Transport and service access, VCSE Sector Leadership Group, Volunteering, West Norfolk

The government has responded less than positively to many of the well-reasoned recommendations made in the House of Lords’ recent report on rural strategies, according to national charity Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE). 

Wells-next-the-Sea Men's Shed celebrates funding grant

14 Aug, 2019by Steve NunnArts and culture, Case Study, Economy and enterprise, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Equality and diversity, Funding, Health and social care, Knowledge Base, Mental health, News Article, North Norfolk, Older people, Press Release, Sports, play and physical activity, Support for organisations and communities, West Norfolk

Wells-next-the-Sea Men’s Shed has been awarded a £500 grant towards the cost of their Portakabin HQ, located off the town’s Stiffkey Road.

Isolated, unsupported and unprotected - domestic abuse in rural Britain

31 Jul, 2019by Steve NunnBreckland, Broadland, Case Study, Children and young people, Consultation, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Equality and diversity, 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, VCSE Sector Leadership Group, West Norfolk

The National Rural Crime Network (NRCN) has published a report into domestic abuse in rural Britain, the result of an 18-month intensive research project.

CAN's innovative social prescribing work recognised at international awards ceremony

19 Jul, 2019by Steve NunnArts and culture, Breckland, Broadland, Economy and enterprise, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Equality and diversity, 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, Volunteering, West Norfolk

Community Action Norfolk was shortlisted for Best Local Project, awarded at the inaugural International Social Prescribing Awards held at the University of Westminster, London on 11th July.

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