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Norfolk Citizens Advice are recruiting volunteers, please see the below from them:

We are looking for volunteers in various roles –

• Face to Face Advisers
• Telephone Advisers
• Email Advisers
• Webchat Advisers
• Research and Campaigns Volunteers
• Social Media
• Volunteers
• Volunteer Referrals Administrators
• Volunteer Copywriter

Volunteering is a great way to give back to your local
community, gain new skills and meet new people. It is highly
rewarding whatever your personal circumstances. If you are
looking to get into work or fancy a change of career,
volunteering with us can help to give you an extra edge and
experience with us is highly regarded by employers. Take a
look at our role specs for more perks of volunteering with us!

For more information on these roles and how to apply
please see our website www.ncab.org.uk/i-want-to-volunteer or email v.recruitment@ncab.org.uk for an
application pack or call Emma on 01603 273116

The Health and Wellbeing Board carries out a survey of pharmacy services in the county every three years, in order to understand what is working well and identify areas that need improvement.

The results of the survey will help to ensure that services meet the health needs of Norfolk residents in the future. 

They would be very grateful if you can take 10 minutes to complete the confidential survey, and encourage your friends, family to do it too. Your views and experiences are important to them and they want to hear from as many people as possible.

Visit www.norfolk.gov.uk/pna . Survey closes 4 March.

Please see the below from UK Power Networks:

Storms Dudley and Eunice, which will arrive consecutively in the UK from tomorrow (Wednesday 16^th February 2022).

As you may be aware, UK Power Networks manages the local power lines and substations which distribute electricity to over 8.3m homes and businesses across London, the South East and the East of England.

Storm Dudley will arrive tomorrow and is forecast to have a minimal impact on our network. However, Storm Eunice is expected to arrive on Friday 18^th and is expected to bring stronger winds and unsettled weather.

Our electricity network is built to be resilient but strong winds and heavy rain can bring down branches and trees, damaging overhead power lines. Where this happens we work to restore power as quickly and safely as possible.

We have organised for additional staff in our contact centre and more engineers on the ground, particularly for Storm Eunice, to be available to help customers whose electricity supply might be affected by the predicted weather.

You will be able to find regular updates and information about individual power cuts on our website www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk . We will also be posting general updates on @UKPowerNetworks .

Anyone experiencing a power cut should:

• Visit www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk/powercut and type in their postcode to view our live power cut map, with details of individual power cuts
• Call 105 free of charge to speak to our customer service team, report a power cut or damage to the electricity network
• Tweet @UKPowerNetworks to report a power cut or to receive updates
• Visit www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk for the latest updates

We advise people to stay clear of power lines and report damaged power lines immediately by calling 105 free from either a landline or a mobile phone. If they see electricity lines that are down or causing significant risk to the public they should call 999.

We provide extra help to customers on our Priority Service Register during a power cut.  Households with older or disabled people, those with children under five, or where someone uses medical or mobility equipment that requires electricity as well as other reasons can join the register.  You can find out more information about our Priority Service on our website: ukpowernetworks.co.uk/priority .

Join the Citizens Advice for a free online session giving practical tips to manage your energy costs.

Tuesday 22nd Feb 11am

They’ll explain:
Grants and support
Energy saving tips
Finding help if you are struggling

To book a free place:
email energyadvice@cadat.org.uk
or visit
eventbrite.co.uk/e/256792953637

The Norfolk Local Access Forum is comprised of up to 22 people covering a range of interests in countryside access in Norfolk, including: walking; cycling; horse riding; landowners; conservation; other interests (including tourism, business, heritage, education). The Forum provides independent advice to a number of organisations including Norfolk County Council on improving access to the countryside in Norfolk.

NLAF are looking for enthusiastic and proactive people with a passion for the outdoors with good communication skills to fill 14 volunteer vacancies on the Forum.   These members will represent a range of interest areas and full details can be found online, along with the recruitment form here:   https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/what-we-do-and-how-we-work/policy-performance-and-partnerships/partnerships/local-access-forum

(the recruitment form is under the ‘membership’ tab here).

If you have any queries, please email nlaf@norfolk.gov.uk  or contact 0344 800 8020.

The closing date for applications is 25^th March 2022