This week we thought, what better way to kick start the week, than celebrating our fantastic grassroots community groups here in Norwich. So I met up with Craft n Laugh organiser Emma Carrgilson to see how she goes the extra mile supporting residents and building community in Mile Cross.
Making small changes to your volunteer offer can be time well spent.
It’s fair to say there’s likely to be as many different reasons why people find volunteering rewarding as there are volunteers. Research into what people love about volunteering often shows that the social aspects rank highly alongside things like wanting to make a difference and learn something new.
The world is changing all around us and technology is more central to that than ever before. Find out how Norwich is developing Digital Hubs across the city, where people can go online and get support for free.
How passionate residents fought for and saved their sports centre
Travel back to 2010 and you will find Wensum Sports Centre Norwich, tired run down and under threat of closure. That was until local resident Doug Poynton came upon it....