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 March 2008


Lavender Hill Mob Theatre Company
The Lavender Hill Mob Theatre Company has a voluntary position available for a Choreographer to help the children with dance routines in preparation for shows. If you know anyone who may be interested please contact Lesley Miles on 01485 518556 to discuss it further.

QUIZ NIGHT

Thursday April 10th 7:30pm

start at the Q clubThe Maltings
Page Stair Lane Kings Lynn
Maximum six people per team, £2.50 per person
50/50 raffle

To raise funds for Ian Prevett in aid of his sponsorship to run the London marathon on behalf of PALMS charity.
 

Train to Gain event and PTLLS course
Norfolk Unites is pleased to announce a Training Awareness event to be held on Monday 14th April, 10-12 at UEA Sportspark, buffet lunch included. They will be listening to Train to Gain brokers and providers, looking at the opportunities of Train to Gain in supporting the training needs of the Norfolk VCS and its staff and volunteers.  They will also be hearing about the new teacher qualifications required for the Lifelong Learning Sector and hearing about a funded PTLLS (Preparation to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector) course available this spring.  For more details see www.norfolkunites.org.uk/events.Norfolk Unites is also pleased to announce a funded Preparation to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTLLS) course to be delivered for the Norfolk VCS this Spring/summer.  Please see www.noroflkunites.org.uk/news for further information.  If this opportunity interests you, please contact us on the above website. 

The new £3m Building Communities Fund
The next event is on the 14th April 2008 at Kings Lynn Arts Centre. Free to attend.The fund is available as part of the EEDA (East England Development Agency) Investing in Communities programme. The Fund provides both capital grants and bursary awards to help communities achieve greater potential. This seminar will give you the opportunity to hear about the advantages and pitfalls of owning and operating a building from people who have done it; more info about the fund at http://www.buildingcommunitiesfund.org.uk/ to book a place email info@seee.co.uk  


Exhibition of environmental technologies and advice
Tuesday 22nd April
, 10am to 4pm
, Free to attend.
Deepdale Backpackers and Camping at Deepdale Farm on the beautiful north Norfolk coast, is an eco-friendly backpackers hostel and campsite.
On Earth Day 2008, 22nd April, they will be hosting a whole range of eco-friendly organisations for an exhibition of environmental technologies and advice. Businesses and the general public are welcome to visit Deepdale for FREE to meet installers or to look around Deepdale Farm. Exhibitors include:
Earthly Ideas
: Diversification, Environmental and Marketing Advice 
Sun, Wind and Rain:
Installer’s of solar photovoltaic, wind turbine’s and rain water harvesting systems. Also supply low energy L.E.D lighting, biomass boilers, composters and eco-building materials
Norfolk
Solar: Install solar water heating on domestic properties
Eastex: A free service to keep useful materials in circulation via the internet
Designer Stubble:
Builds with straw, timber frame and other natural materials - building that does not cost the earth
Solarworks:
Solarworks Ltd have been installing solar hot water and pool heating systems throughout East Anglia for 25 years.
Crestmont Ltd: Domestic and larger wormeries, Composts and mulches, Organic wormcast compost
Energy Saving Trust Advice Centre Anglia: Free independent energy saving advice for domestic households on energy efficiency, renewable technologies, and sustainable transport 
Newborn Nappy laundry:
100% cotton nappy laundry serviceMore exhibitors and the rest of the programme will be announced shortly. To find out more about the event please visit: www.deepdalefarm.co.uk/earthday 

Consultation event – supported accommodation for homeless people in Rural East Anglia - April 15th in Dereham

More people than places – a review of hostels and supported accommodation for homeless people in Rural East Anglia
In 2007 Norfolk Supporting People led a joint agency review of hostels and supported housing provision for homeless people in the Rural East Anglia Partnership Housing Sub Region. This covers Breckland, King's Lynn and West Norfolk and North Norfolk. They are seeking views on the findings of the review and the proposals to meet gaps. They have arranged a consultation meeting for all interested stakeholders including service providers, service users and referral organisations. The meeting is at: The Anglia Suite, Breckland District Council, Conference Suite, Elizabeth House, Walpole Loke, Dereham, April 15th at 2.00pm Please ring the Supporting People Team on 01603 729245 to let them know you will be coming to the event You can download a copy of the report and the strategy/action plan from the web sites of participating organisations including Supporting People: www.norfolk.gov.uk/supportingpeople - follow the links to the News, Events and Research pageThey welcome all responses to the consultation and would be particularly interested to receive views on the issues identified, the recommendations and the proposals we have made for meeting the challenges. They would welcome views from organisations supporting homeless people in Rural East Anglia about how they can contribute towards meeting the aspirations of the strategy and action plan. Additionally they would value hostels and other service providers sharing the findings and recommendations with service users and supporting them to offer their views as part of the process of consultation.
The consultation period will close at 12.00pm Monday June 9
th. Please send your consultation responses to Robert Cooper, Norfolk Supporting People, Vantage House, Fisher's Lane, Norwich, NR2 1ET. You can also return responses electronically to robert.cooper@norfolk.gov.uk

 Little known campaigns:-
Ragwort Awareness Campaign 14th- 20th April 2008
– raising awareness of the increasing problem of this killer weed.
Welly Week 21st – 27th April 2008
– Forget your kitten heels, ditch your brogues, put your wellies on and join in going welly mad! Organised by Garden Organic to raise funds to help educate and inspire people about organic gardening, farming and food for a sustainable future for ourselves, our children, our environment and our planet.

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