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Ixion, part of the Shaw Trust, and Haven are offering a Customer Service course running from 04/07/2022. 

This course will run for 5 days and is fully remote. Everyone who attends the course will be guaranteed an interview with Haven. 

The locations of the Haven resorts are in Great Yarmouth and Caister-On-Sea.   

By the end of the course learners will gain a BTEC Level 1 Award in Principles of Customer Service. As well as having the option of completing a Food Hygiene Certificate.  

For further information please email: ssucourses@ixionholdings.com

Or apply online at: www.ixionholdings.com/current-oppurtinities

Norfolk County Council’s Cost of Living Support Scheme has a £7.7m package of support to help households struggling to pay for food, fuel, energy and water bills, and other essentials. Support is available on their website at Norfolk website or by contacting them on 0344 800 8020.

Residents in Need can apply to the Norfolk Community Foundation for grants of up to £50 per household to help older people, disabled people and carers with the cost of household energy bills and other regular utility bills. Norfolk Household Support Fund

Empowering communities for winter resilience: There is funding to develop capacity in any services that support vulnerable people in their community to stay safe, well and connected this winter Empowering Communities Fund

Cost of Living Vouchers: Families that are eligible for free school meals will automatically receive a monthly ‘cost of living’ voucher. The vouchers will be £15 per month, per child. There’s a larger payment of £30 for August, to coincide with the school holidays. The vouchers will be paid up to and including October 2022. The vouchers are provided by Edenred, which can be used in all supermarkets for essentials, including clothing. Find out if you are eligible here: eligible for free school meals.

Norfolk Assistance Scheme (NAS) helps people in financial hardship to pay for their living costs. The scheme can provide emergency financial help, supply essential household goods and furniture and give support, guidance and advice. Simply complete an application with evidence of your financial situation. For more information and to apply go to:
 www.norfolk.gov.uk/NAS

Emergency funding/housing related costs
The local borough or city council can offer a wide range of support: Great Yarmouth Borough Council residents support

Nourishing Norfolk: Community supermarkets and community fridges offer a long-term solution. They offer a wide range of affordable groceries and enable people to choose the food they would like to buy so they can put together well-balanced, nutritious meals. Norfolk County Council is supporting Norfolk Community Foundation’s Nourishing Norfolk movement to develop 15 food hubs in Norfolk. Find out more about how people can access foodbanks, community supermarkets and community fridges On Norfolk County Council’s website: Help with food and drink

Tricky Period and Toiletries: All Norfolk Libraries have free bags of sanitary products and toiletries available to grab and go. They are freely available and there is no need to ask. More information about what is available is on Norfolk County Council’s website:
Tricky Period and Toiletries

Community Learning: Norfolk’s Adult Learning service is running the following courses. Find out what’s available and book online:

• Budgeting courses such as “beat the bills”. 
• Cooking courses in conjunction with Community Supermarkets.
• Family learning activities in school holidays.

Help with paying water bills: Norfolk County Council is working with Anglian Water to help older, vulnerable residents with their water debts. Anglian Water will be getting in touch with all those on the social tariff who are eligible for support. However, if you know someone of any age who is struggling to pay their water bills please they should contact Anglian Water directly.

Please see the below from Anglian Water:

Anglian Water are committed to helping people with their bills and have recently released an additional £65 million pounds to help our customers with the current cost of living crisis.

All tariff changes are subject to criteria and the customer must have a water meter installed.

Tariffs currently offered are:

Aquacare Plus

This is for metered homes where you may be experiencing particular hardship.

Watersure

This is for metered homes where you may be experiencing particular hardship and need to use a large amount of water.

Lite

Our Low Income Tariff for Eligible (LITE) households supports you if you have a low disposable income and are struggling to pay your water/sewerage bill.  We can help by applying a discount to your water/sewerage charges.

Extra Lite

Our Low Income Tariff for Eligible (LITE) households supports you if you have a low disposable income and are struggling to pay your water/sewerage bill.  We can help by applying a discount to your water/sewerage charges.

Find out more: https://anglianwater.co.uk/watercare

Bradwell Parish Council is pleased to report four new litter bins have been installed this week in the following locations:

• Beaufort Way – next to Bluebell Woods
• Beaufort Way – next to bus shelter
• El-Alamein Way
• Royal Sovereign Crescent – leading to Lumsden Close

The bins and weekly emptying costs were budgeted for from the parish precept.

Please see the below from East Anglian Air Ambulance:

Help save lives and sign up to the East Anglian Air Ambulance’s Trek 24 

 EAAA is a helicopter emergency medical service providing expert critical care at the scene to patients who’ve suffered life-threatening injuries or medical emergencies.

Our upcoming Suffolk Coast Path trek is taking place on the 11th of June, starting at Sotterley Estate. This has incredible sites including wildlife-rich wetlands, ancient heaths, shingle beaches and historic towns and villages. All trekkers will receive full support from our team, including training tips and help with fundraising.

To date, Trek 24 has raised over £200,000 for our life-saving charity and by taking part in the event this year, you can help us to push the service forward. 

Find out more and sign up – www.trek-24.co.uk 

Relaxed, informal and free sessions. For unpaid family carers and friends of people living with Dementia and those cared for.

Enjoy conversation, easy crafts and refreshments.

Gorleston Library 10:00-12:00
• April 21st
• May 25th
• June 29th

Steam Café Gorleston 10:00-12:00
• May 16th
• June 20th

St Mary Magdalen Church 13:30-15:00
• May 19th
• June 16th
• July 21st

For more information: monument@norfolk.gov.uk or call: 01603 223146 /07785 655872

Drop-ins welcome space permitting or you can book. Stay as long as you like.

Please see the below from National Highways:

We plan to carry out work to renew the traffic signals on Gapton Hall Road roundabout.  

We plan to complete this work over 3 weeks between Tuesday 3 May and Tuesday 24 May. We will work between 8pm and 6am on weeknights only, weather conditions permitting.  

Closures and diversions 

Whilst we carry out this work, the road will remain open to traffic but in order to carry out the work safely, we will need install temporary traffic signals on the roundabout to manage the traffic.  

How to find out more 

To find out more about road improvements we’re carrying out across the East of England, please visit our website at https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-work/east/.   

If you would like more information, please contact us on 0300 123 5000, or by email at  info@highwaysengland.co.uk. 

Norfolk County Council are asking residents in Norfolk to share their thoughts on where they would like to see new cycling and walking routes created across the county.

To find out more and have your say visit: Active Travel

If you’re in debt to your energy supplier, you might be able to get a grant to help pay it off. The following energy suppliers offer grants to their customers:   British Gas Energy Trust – apply for a grant on the British Gas Energy Trust website https://britishgasenergytrust.org.uk/grants-available/   Ovo Energy Fund – apply for a grant on the Ovo Energy Fund website https://www.ovoenergy.com/help/debt-and-energy-assistance   E.ON Next Energy Fund – apply for a grant on the E.ON Next Energy Fund website https://www.eonenergy.com/more-for-your-home/energy-fund.html   EDF Energy Customer Support Fund – apply for a grant on the EDF Energy Customer Support Fund website https://www.edfenergy.com/for-home/help-centre/faq/extra-support-when-you-need-it?steps=23147#chapter-23146-6   Octopus ‘Octo Assist Fund’ – apply for a grant on the Octopus website https://octopus.energy/blog/struggling-to-pay/   If you can’t get a grant from your supplier, check if you can get a grant from the British Gas Energy Trust. These grants are available to anyone – you don’t have to be a British Gas customer. https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer/energy/energy-supply/get-help-paying-your-bills/grants-and-benefits-to-help-you-pay-your-energy-bills/     For older people (of/over state retirement age) don’t forget the Friends of the elderly charity grants   Friends of the Elderly provides small grants (normally up to £400) to older people who meet all of the following criteria:: Resident in England and Wales Of/over state pension age Who are living on low incomes and with little savings Who do not fit the criteria for other funders Their grant streams include: FINANCIAL SUPPORT grants are help with unexpected bills and large costs such as utility bills, funeral costs for loved ones, moving fees etc. https://www.fote.org.uk/our-charity-work/grants-2/

Please see the below from Norfolk County Council:

This survey is part of the Norfolk County Council EXPERIENCE project and is about Winter  tourism. It will be carried out every six months over a 3-year period, focussing on winter and summer tourism alternately, you may have seen the previous one issued in September about Summer tourism.

To take part please click on this link:

https://surreyfbel.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3mAyHco7YbS9IKq

More information:

• The results will be used to tailor the activities of the project and to better understand the benefits and disadvantages of tourism for local people.
• Anyone who is over 18 and a resident in Norfolk can take part.
• There’s a prize draw for £40 of Jarrold vouchers for participants (excluding employees of Norfolk County Council and their families, and anyone involved in the prize draw).  
• The survey closes at midnight on Friday 1^st April.