Surlingham

If anyone knows Anne Ray please let her know her wallet is at Teles Patisserie.

Our landline is 01508538892.

Thank you!

I’m sure you will all be aware of the major benefits of tree planting as a means of combating climate change, protecting wild-life and rural heritage, and enhancing peoples’ well-being. Governments across the world have begun to heed the call for large-scale planting of trees and we urgently need to step up tree planting across England. It would be marvellous if Surlingham could do its bit to help. The South Norfolk Tree Warden Network are once again operating their tree planting scheme supplying free British native tree species saplings for approved planting schemes which enhance the landscape and bring public benefit, the costs being generously supported by Busseys.

I’m very interested to hear of suggestions for tree planting in and around the village and would need to submit an application on behalf of the parish by the end of September. The main conditions are that there must be public access to newly planted trees or they must be readily visible from a road or public footpath, and that landowners’ permission needs to be obtained in writing, and there needs to be a commitment both to planting the trees and maintaining them over the first few years. The deadline for submission of a planting scheme is the end of September with trees to be collected and planted in November. Further details are available on the South Norfolk Tree Warden Network web-site click here for access. Please use contact us with any proposals you may have by 21st September. Many thanks, Cathy Terry, Tree Warden for Surlingham

Information received from Cathy Terry

September has just arrived! All getting back to normal routines and school runs! And as last year, we are bringing to our Patisserie a special day dedicated to our amazing four legged friends: doggies!
After last year’s success, we had to repeat it again.
Date: 29th September! Bring your dog down, let us take a photo of him/her/them, we will share it on our Facebook page and the lucky one that gets more likes wins an excellent Xmas hamper worth of £75 full of Xmas goodies for owners and doggies.
On the day we will have stalls selling all dogs things including cakes and cookies from the amazing Little Blue Cupcakery!
So be quick and put this on your diary!

what’s happening next week…

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Please see below for the next edition of the Help Hub Bulletin

Don’t forget the Help Hub bulletins are also available on the South Norfolk Council website, here

The team aim to upload the bulletin promptly, however please allow at times there may be a slight delay.

South Norfolk Help Hub bulletin 300819 – Copy – Copy

Surlingham Broad Creative Writers Group meets on the first Monday of each month, 7.00pm – 9.00pm. If you are a fellow ‘scribbler’ or think creative writing could be a new interest or hobby – come along and see if this is for you.

We are a community-based group that includes writers of adult fiction, children’s fiction and picture books, memoir writers, poets, script writers and those who just enjoy playing with words. Some members are beginners, others are more experienced, and some of us are published writers. The group offers the opportunity to share writing experiences, get feedback, develop and experiment with technique, discuss upcoming writing competitions and submissions, share information about useful resources, develop writing confidence and hopefully get inspiration. Meetings include short practical writing exercises and offer an optional prompt for writing to share during the next meeting. We also organise writer’s workshops and informal literary events locally.

For any further details e.g. venue of next meeting (it varies), information about future workshops, please contact Karen, thatkarenfrancis@gmail.com

LIVE –  LIFE –  HEALTHY

Come and join us at our county wide ILS roadshows to find out more about what we are offering in 2019/2020.

At our roadshows, there will be cooking demonstrations by part of our ILS team from the Joy of Food, information packs and a chance to talk to our ILS tutors about all details of our programmes from this September.

You will also be able to enrol directly on to a course at these roadshow events across Norfolk for this September2019.

What is the ‘Healthy Food Healthy Lifestyle’ Programme ?

We are pleased to announce that our new ILS programme will be delivered at 15 venues right across Norfolk starting this September 2019.

Courses run in 3 x 10-week blocks   and they are FREE.     

More details will follow shortly, and an official course flyer will be available soon.               This will give you information on how to enrol online and enrolment contact telephone numbers as well as all venue locations, dates, times.

Living Healthy – 10 weeks.  During this course you will develop the following skills: How to improve your healthy eating habits, Plan healthy and nutritional menus on a budget and see a balanced diet looks like.  Build coping strategies to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Help build your confidence. Build conversation strategies.

Living Creatively -10 weeks. This course will help you develop a selection of skills which combine the study of art, art using textiles, creative writing, poetry, printing, music and communication, visual arts and drama. Participants will learn alongside people who have similar experiences to develop the ability to expand their knowledge and ability and to unwrap their hidden talents and abilities.

Living Positively -10 weeks This course is designed to develop healthy eating and healthy living options through a series of workshops with trained professionals who will guide you through practical techniques and strategies and help you expand your collection of healthy meal options. You will learn gentle ways to improve fitness, lose weight and tone the whole body. These short sessions are suitable for people of all and abilities and for people with health concerns. Participants will also practice mindfulness and wellbeing. To improve awareness of ourselves. Participants will learn how to achieve their goals, will build confidence, learn coping strategies for difficult situations, learn to be more aware of how their body feels and how to be comfortable, healthy and happy in their daily lives

See the links below for more details on dates and venues

ILS enrolment days 

PA Carer Training Sept 2019

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