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'Love Every Drop' - reducing water usage to protect out futures

21 Dec, 2021by Steve NunnEconomy and enterprise, Housing, Information, advice and guidance, News Article, Norwich

Anglian Water is asking us all to use less water – and for very good reasons. All of us, as consumers, can play our part.

Saving water and the environment with a smart water meter

26 Aug, 2021by Steve NunnEconomy and enterprise, Housing, News Article, Norwich, Press Release

Norwich is the focus of a campaign to encourage consumers to use less water, to help protect the environment as well as save on water bills.

Norfolk’s Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise Sector - Election Pledges

27 Apr, 2021by Tasha HigginsBreckland, Broadland, Great Yarmouth, News Article, North Norfolk, Norwich, South Norfolk, VCSE Sector Leadership Group, West Norfolk

We are asking all candidates in the forthcoming local elections to pledge to support the work of Norfolk’s Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise sector.

A heart for the community – Connecting Bowthorpe

14 Apr, 2021by Steve NunnCase Study, Covid-19 VCSE Story, Mental health, News Article, Norwich, Volunteering

Connecting Bowthorpe is a collective of community volunteers from several organisations within Bowthorpe, all with extensive experience of community work and a real vision for the area, and with a long-term commitment to the residents of Bowthorpe. 

The Feed: preventing poverty, hunger and homelessness during Covid - and beyond

27 Feb, 2021by Steve NunnCase Study, Covid-19 VCSE Story, Health and social care, Norwich

The Feed is a not-for-profit social enterprise providing catering services, with a very clear mission to prevent poverty, hunger and homelessness in Norwich.  

The man who talked to chairs – social isolation during the pandemic

19 Nov, 2020by Steve NunnBreckland, Broadland, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Great Yarmouth, Health and social care, Knowledge Base, Mental health, News Article, North Norfolk, Norwich, Older people, Reports & Evidence, Rurality, South Norfolk

The clocks ‘went back’ on 25th October. The following week saw the highest recorded levels of extreme loneliness since the first lockdown began in March. 

Covid Guidance for Norwich

19 Oct, 2020by Clare FianderCovid-19 Updates, Norwich

As leaders and members of the city’s resident, community, faith and voluntary groups we’re very aware of the trusted place you hold for Norwich residents and we’d like you ask for your help in ensuring that, as cases here increase, people have access to the right information and support to keep them safe.

Heating oil, fuel poverty… and a request

17 Oct, 2020by Steve NunnBreckland, Broadland, Great Yarmouth, Health and social care, Housing, Knowledge Base, News Article, North Norfolk, Norwich, Older people, Rurality, South Norfolk, Support for organisations and communities, West Norfolk

Many Norfolk households and businesses in off-gas areas are burdened with the added element of the unregulated prices of heating oil. A few weeks ago we asked for your help in raising awareness of ThinkingFuel, our collective heating oil buying scheme. And we’d like to say a big thank you to those of who have published the article we supplied or have shared posters and flyers. If you haven’t already shared the message, we should be most grateful if you would. Details of how you can help can be found below.

Winter + energy bills + COVID-19 constraints = potential fuel poverty crisis

30 Sep, 2020by Steve NunnBreckland, Great Yarmouth, Health and social care, Information, advice and guidance, Knowledge Base, News Article, North Norfolk, Norwich, Older people, Press Release, Rurality, South Norfolk, Support for organisations and communities

A new report warns of a difficult winter ahead for fuel poor households across the UK in the coming winter, as a potent combination of higher energy use resulting from staying at home for longer is mixed with reductions in income. It is estimated that 25,000 households across Norfolk experience some level of fuel poverty. CAN is committed to tackling these issues and supports a range of initiatives across the county. 

The Matthew Project - Norfolk VCSE Covid Stories

16 Sep, 2020by Anonymous (not verified)Children and young people, Covid-19 VCSE Story, Norwich

The Matthew Project would shut their offices on the 18th March, switching immediately to offer services remotely, through the phone, online groups, and doing door-step visits when a welfare concern was raised as the Police were unable to do this due to capacity limitations.

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