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Thursday, 21 October 2021 00:00
Can you spare some time to volunteer at EACH's popular Wymondham shop?
Written by Matt Plummer
More volunteers are needed to help out at a popular charity shop in Wymondham. The East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices store is based at Anchor House, in Market Place, and open Monday to Saturday from 9am to 5pm and between 10am and 4pm on Sunday. Shop Manager Becky Cooke is keen to hear from anyone who might be interested in joining her team and supporting the cause. She said: “We’d love to hear from anyone interested in joining us. As many extra pairs of hands as possible would be wonderful. We’re looking for all-rounders who fancy helping with a variety of jobs, like sorting, pricing and operating the till. However, if anyone has any specific requests that’s fine, too. We’ll always do our best to cater for everyone. For instance, we…
Tuesday, 19 October 2021 00:00
EAAA’s 24/7 service is saving lives all over the region
Written by Katherine Lawson-Phillips
Since the launch of EAAA’s 24/7 service by air and road on 30 June and up until 7am on Monday 18 October, the charity’s crews have been tasked 307 times between 7pm and 7am, averaging nearly three missions a night.During this time, 87 of the taskings were by helicopter and 220 by rapid response vehicle. As the nights draw in and the seasons change, the EAAA teams will be operating even more during the hours of darkness, to provide enhanced critical care, by air or by road, to people living across Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire EAAA has been providing 24/7 care from both its bases in Norwich and Cambridge by rapid response vehicle for the last 18 months but began flying around-the-clock for the first time on 30 June…
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Creative Mary Hyder is proving a real-life ‘material girl’ and helping raise vital funds for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices. The 69-year-old, who volunteers in the charity’s Swaffham shop, has teamed up with a local upholstery business to source high-quality fabric for EACH customers. The move is already paying handsome dividends and hopes are high it could prove a money-spinner for the Market Place store. Mary said: “It all started when I popped into Narborough Upholstery and got talking to (owner) Simon Emery, telling him about my role with EACH. When he told me I’d be welcome to look in the remnants box, I assumed it would be full of odds and ends and bits and pieces. What I found was far more than that, though. There were yards of high-quality…
Wednesday, 06 October 2021 00:00
Little Matthew raises more than £100 for EACH after enjoying our Bubble Rush bonanza
Written by Matt Plummer
Big-hearted Matthew Hercog-Chan was bursting with pride after tackling a popular Bubble Rush event and raising more than £100 for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH). The spirited six-year-old celebrated his birthday the day after but, instead of having a party, asked family, friends and classmates to sponsor him. Matthew, who loves space, maths, languages and learning to play the guitar and ukulele, took part in the King’s Lynn Bubble Rush, at The Walks, on 26th September. He completed the circuit twice, clocking up 5 km, and was joined by proud dad Steve and mum Aga. Steve said: “It was a fantastic day and Matthew loved his first ever Bubble Rush. We’re incredibly proud and he was determined to raise as much as he could for EACH. Instead of a party,…
Thursday, 30 September 2021 00:00
Fancy joining the volunteering team at EACH’s Unthank Road shop?
Written by Matt Plummer
New volunteers are being encouraged to lend a hand at a busy charity shop in Norwich. East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) would love to hear from anyone keen to join their team at Unthank Road. It is open from 9am to 5pm Monday to Saturday and 10am to 4pm on Sunday. More volunteers are needed for roles including serving customers and using the till, Portable Appliance Testing and putting items on eBay. Shop Manager Alicia Hammond is leaving this week but says her successor would love to hear from anyone interested in getting involved. “Joining the team as a very valued volunteer is something I’d thoroughly recommend to anyone,” she said. “It’s a fantastic, rewarding thing to do and a lovely shop to work in. Anyone who can lend a…
Tuesday, 28 September 2021 00:00
Norwich concert raises £6,000 for Cancer Research UK
Written by Chrissie Owens
A concert rescheduled three times due to the impact of COVID-19 finally went ahead recently, raising £6,000 for Cancer Research UK. The all-women orchestra and choir of Norfolk performed music from popular films and shows, including the Sound of Music, Pirates of the Caribbean and the Phantom of the Opera. Staged at the spacious venue of St Andrew’s Hall, Norwich, over 350 people attended to finally enjoy the afternoon of live music. The concert was the brainchild of music teacher Ann Smith, who first brought together Norfolk’s most talented female musicians in 2018. She said: “Cancer is something that touches so many people’s lives. Cancer Research UK, the world’s leading independent cancer charity, was the most appropriate cause to support.”
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Wednesday, 22 September 2021 00:00
Shop staff and volunteers ‘time warp’ back to the 1940s
Written by Matt Plummer
East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices staff and volunteers stepped back in time to celebrate a 1940s-themed weekend in Sheringham. The annual feast of nostalgia took place on 18th and 19th September and was run by North Norfolk Railway. Businesses in the town were encouraged to get involved and EACH staff and volunteers decorated the window of their shop in Station Road. They also rolled back the years by wearing outfits from the era. EACH Shop Manager Naomi Munro said: “It was a very memorable weekend. We decorated our window with flags and everyone got in the spirit by dressing up. Many of our customers also wore special outfits so it was great fun and created a very happy, positive environment. It really was like being in a time warp and going…
Wednesday, 15 September 2021 00:00
Community spirit alive and well in Loddon and Chedgrave
Written by Richard Penguin
The Community spirit is alive and well in Loddon and Chedgrave as a sponsored walk to Hardley Mill organised by a newly formed support group raised £700 for a Women's refuge, and the mills restoration project. The sale of covid masks in a cafe also brought in a further £800 to help the support group ChetChat as well. ChetChat, who organised the walk, have been a positive outcome borne out of the pandemic lockdown. They were originally conceived to support the isolated, lonely and housebound by offering help and friendliness. Their aim was to help people in need by doing simple things for them like their shopping, weeding their gardens or collecting their prescriptions. However, having become aware of both Leeway the Women's refuge being in need of financial support…
Tuesday, 14 September 2021 00:00
EAAA bless and open Norwich base during air ambulance week
Written by Katherine Lawson-Phillips
On Friday 10 September, East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) celebrated Air Ambulance Week 2021 with a special event in Norwich to mark the official opening of the charity’s newly extended and renovated 24/7 operational base and headquarters at Norwich Airport. During the event, the base, which is called Helimed House, was also blessed as part of a multi-faith ceremony to wish the air ambulance crews and patients the utmost safety. 22 key figures representing the lifeblood of the charity, including former patients, donors, crew, a staff member and a volunteer, cut a yellow ribbon to officially open the base, which was completed earlier this year. Building the state-of-the-art facility has been a long-term organisational goal, enabling the charity to operate a 24/7 service by air and road for the first…
Sunday, 12 September 2021 00:00
Positive impact of GoGoDiscover revealed and find out what is in store in 2022
Written by Danielle Sparks
GoGoDiscover’s 21 T.rex sculptures have stomped off the streets after nine weeks of bringing colour, fun, discovery and beautiful art to Norwich this summer. Discover the impact that the trail had in numbers and when the T.rex will return with teeth… GoGoDiscover has been delivered by local charity, Break, in partnership with Wild in Art. Based on the number of trails maps printed, distributed and digitally downloaded from the Break website, the GoGoDiscover project team estimate a minimum of 300,000 visitors took on the trail this summer. The free trail has raised thousands in fundraising for children’s charity Break, who provide lifelong support to children and young people in care, on the edge of care or leaving care. The charity has seen a big increase in visitors to their website,…
