Category: News

To view the NOTICE OF POLL, please click on the link below. If you wish to download this document, click on the download button.

To view the NOTICE OF POLL, please click on the link below. If you wish to download this document, click on the download button.

Norfolk Citizens Advice have launched their Grants for Individuals in need database. The database is funded as part of the Coordinated Community Support Programme and is open access on the Norfolk Citizens Advice website. The database contains largely small local grant giving organisations that operate in Norfolk.

To view the webpage, click here: Grants for Individuals in need database

The webpage contains:

• Brief information on how to use the database
• A short video demonstration
• A tips document on maximising successful applications with hints and tips from grant organisation trustees
• A feedback link to report out of date information, suggest organisations to include,  or just give feedback on your experience of using the database

Norfolk Citizens Advice  has been running webinars on using the database,  and if you weren’t able to attend they can provide you with recording of one of the webinars,  or the resources used so you can run your own in-house.

Contact Isobel Abbott at i.abbott@ncab.org.uk for further information.

The residents of Bradwell Parish are invited to take part in a survey on how you feel about tourism in your area.

The survey is part of the Norfolk County Council EXPERIENCE project and is about summer and winter tourism. It will be carried out every six months over the next 2-3 years.

Take part here: https://surreyfbel.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bQoQxu2MzFR2Pyu

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 16April 2021.

To read the “Notice of Election” document for the election on 6th May 2021 in respect of the divisions, please click on the download buttons below

Census 2021 will provide a snapshot of modern society

Households across Norfolk will soon be asked to take part in Census 2021.

The census is a once-in-a-decade survey that gives us the most accurate estimate of all the people and households in England and Wales. It has been carried out every decade since 1801, with the exception of 1941.

It will be the first run predominantly online, with households receiving a letter with a unique access code, allowing them to complete the questionnaire on their computers, phones or tablets.

“A successful census will ensure everyone from local government to charities can put services and funding in the places where they are most needed,” Iain Bell, deputy national statistician at the Office for National Statistics, said.

“This could mean things like doctors’ surgeries, schools and new transport routes. That’s why it is so important everyone takes part and we have made it easier for people to do so online on any device, with help and paper questionnaires for those that need them.”

Census day will be on March 21, but households across the country will receive letters with online codes allowing them to take part from early March.

The census will include questions about your sex, age, work, health, education, household size and ethnicity. And, for the first time, there will be a question asking people whether they have served in the armed forces, as well as voluntary questions for those aged 16 and over on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Results will be available within 12 months, although personal records will be locked away for 100 years, kept safe for future generations.

For more information, visit census.gov.uk

Volunteers provide an incredible range of support for their communities, and as we find ourselves in a winter lockdown the need for volunteers to support the coronavirus response with services like telephone support and befriending has never been greater.

Even a few minutes of physical activity can bring mental and physical health benefits. Not everyone is comfortable talking about physical activity, so Active Norfolk is hosting two free training courses to help those working in the voluntary sector feel more confident in talking about it.

Whether you’re a regular volunteer or have stepped in to support the coronavirus response, this free training will help you feel confident in talking about exercise and in supporting residents in their community with their health and wellbeing.

The course covers practical elements such as conversation starters, how to recommend physical activity, and ideas and resources to signpost to amongst others.

The sessions will be held virtually on Thursday 11^th February 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. and Wednesday 10^th March 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.

To find out more information and book your place, email Amy.Story@activenorfolk.org or visit https://www.activenorfolk.org/news/2021/01/training-to-help-community-volunteers-talk-about-pa

The annual police budget consultation has been launched.

Please take the time to consider the budget consultation information published at www.norfolk-pcc.gov.uk and have your say via the short online survey. The consultation will close on Friday 22 January 2021.