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News
Lily: Loneliness Awareness Event
Foodbank: Recruiting volunteers
SOS Bus: Recruiting volunteers
Bishop opens Community Hub
Events
Minster: Chanter's Jigge 3rd June
Discovery Centre: Free weekly sports sessions
SOS Bus: Donation Awareness Day
St Faith's, Gaywood: Food for Thought
St. John's in the Walks: Encounter Youth Event
Town Heritage Group: Volunteer Fair
Churches Together: Psychospiritual care at end of life
Manifest: 22nd July
Discovery Centre: Family Cafe
Discovery Centre: Time Together
Discovery Centre: Free youth group (seniors)
Discovery Centre: Free youth group (juniors)
Training
CAN: DBS eligibility workshop when working with adults
CAN: An Introduction to Safeguarding Adults
Cost of Living
Jubilee+ : Cost of living conversations
Anglian Water: We're here to help
Voluntary Norfolk: We can support you
Reports
Bloom Report: Does government do God?
Funding
CAN: Meet the Funders
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Lily are hosting Loneliness Awareness event
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Lily is hosting an event at the end of Loneliness Awareness Week, on Saturday 17th June. The theme for this year’s Loneliness Awareness Week is Connectivity.
The event is designed to showcase the range of groups and clubs which are available for people to join and connect with one another within West Norfolk.
The event is taking place at The Place in King’s Lynn, opposite Wilko between 10am and 3pm.
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Record parcels provided by Foodbank
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New figures released recently by King’s Lynn Foodbank have revealed that 2764 emergency food parcels were provided to 6526 people facing hardship across King’s Lynn and West Norfolk in the last year – with over a third of these parcels going to children.
The Foodbank has seen a 46% increase in the number of emergency food parcels distributed compared to last year. This is the most parcels they have ever provided. The levels of need were particularly acute in winter, and December was the busiest month for the Foodbank, with 315 emergency food parcels provided by staff and volunteers that month.
If you would like to volunteer with the Foodbank they would love to hear from you.
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The YMCA's SOS Bus in King's Lynn supported 24,562 people through offering food parcels, clothes and first aid, as well as providing somewhere to seek advice around safe sex, drug and alcohol abuse, cost of living and mental health crisis situations.
The SOS team have also de-escalated many pre-arrest situations, preventing local police from having to spend extra time and resource on arresting and charging those in a drunk and disorderly state. They also provide medical support and first aid to those with injured or unwell to avoid adding to NHS A&E pressures and wait-times.
The SOS Bus team are currently recruiting for volunteers and would love to hear from committed, passionate individuals who are looking to make a difference in their local community. For further information, please email sosbus@ymcanorfolk.org
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Bishop opens Community Hub
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Bishop of Norwich, The Rt. Revd Graham Usher, visited St. Faith’s Church in Kings Lynn on Sunday May 14 to officially open and bless its new community hub, and to confirm three candidates.
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Food for Thought at
St Faith's Community Hub
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Food For Thought is designed to encourage individuals to get out in the community, exchange recipe ideas with new people, try new food and demonstrate to them how you can cook on a budget. The sessions are completely free to attend and will be held at the St Faith’s Community Hub, Gayton Road, King’s Lynn, PE30 4DZ. Sessions will run from Thursday 4th May every Thursday, 9:30-11:30am, for ten weeks until Thursday 6th July.
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Sat 24 Jun at 8.00 pm - 10.00 pm
St John the Evangelist, King's Lynn, PE30 1NT
Encounter is a regional Christian youth event for young people in school years 6-13, from King's Lynn and the surrounding area. The evening starts with a café and tuck shop, with games and activities, followed by some worship, challenges, messy games, a talk, discussion and time to reflect.
There is no need to book, but we would love to know if your planning to come. Email cyf@dioceseofnorwich.org
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Welcome to Manifest, the FREE positive music experience in the park! Manifest is a day filled with powerful performances, uplifting messages, and unforgettable memories. Manifest music festival brings together talented and passionate musicians from all around the world to promote the positive message of the gospel to our community. Manifest will feature a wide range of musical styles from contemporary to non-contemporary gospel songs and everything in between.
There are spaces for 12 Churches to put up stalls and showcase their unique giftings (as we did in the past at Celebrate King's Lynn). If your church wants to participate please complete the form here https://manifestkingslynn.com/register-your-church/
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The Cost of Living Conversations
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Natalie Williams, CEO at Jubilee+, presents a dynamic table of conversations for those who are passionate about social justice. Aiming to inspire and equip churches to take action for their communities in this cost-of-living crisis.
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Colin Bloom was appointed by the former Prime Minister, The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP to deliver the Independent Faith Engagement Review in September 2019. A call for evidence that posed a series of questions around how those of all faiths, or none, perceive the government’s engagement with faith organisations ran from November to December 2020.
The Bloom Review drawing on over 21,000 responses to the call for evidence, examines how government should engage with faith groups in England. It includes 22 recommendations to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up Housing and Communities on how engagement can be improved, both in terms of recognising the contribution of faith communities, ensuring fair treatment when using or working in public service, and addressing harmful practices linked to faith.
The Bloom Review was published on 26 April 2023.
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This is a FREE in-person funding event for West Norfolk VCSE organisations at West Norfolk Deaf Association, 32b Railway Road, King’s Lynn PE30 1NF
Monday 26th June 2023 – 11am to 2pm
Are you a West Norfolk voluntary, community or social enterprise organisation? Are you looking to develop an idea, activity or project but need to know if you can get funding for it?
Book a place to chat with any (or all) of the three funding organisations attending our in-person event to discuss your project.
20-minute chat slots are available with funders - available on the hour and half hour with:
The National Lottery Community Fund
GrantScape
Norfolk Community Foundation
To book your slot please email Jackie Cushing at: jackie.cushing@communityactionnorfolk.org.uk
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