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Edition 75

03/07/2020

South Norfolk Youth Advisory Board

Young Carers

Think Carers

Take our hand

Just One Norfolk

Silly Squad – 2020 Summer Reading Challenge

It takes more than closed libraries and social distancing to stop the Summer Reading

Challenge! For the first time ever, children can sign up to the challenge online -

https://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/

The challenge starts today in an effort to support children who are learning at home

and will run until September. You can set your own challenges, add books and get

virtual rewards.

Keep an eye on our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/NorfolkLibrariesUK/)

for story times, book recommendations, quizzes and more! We’ll share lots more details

in the next newsletter.

In the meantime, check out our children’s eBook library -

https://norfolk.overdrive.com/library/childrens/collection/1075074

for lots of ideas of what to read (or listen to!).

Source: Library Newsletter

Silly Squad

School Readiness Videos on Facebook and YouTube

The School Readiness programme is a set of activities for children getting ready for

school (ages 3-4) which focus on language, fine motor skills, following simple

instructions, and creativity.

The activities chosen are low-cost, easy to set-up, and need minimal staff or

parental involvement throughout. Adults should be there to explain the activity and

occasionally step in to ask questions of the child or assist. All activities have clear

instructions provided and are easy to replicate at home.

You can find School Readiness videos on our Facebook page

(https://www.facebook.com/watch/NorfolkLibrariesUK/245559453485837/) and on

YouTube – they can be found by searching “School Readiness – Norfolk Library and

Information Service).

Source: Library Newsletter

School Readiness

Virtual Cuppa - Carers Matter Norfolk

Get Me Out Of These Four Walls

Citizens Advice

MensCraft

To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing men and boys of all ages,

within Norfolk and surrounding areas, from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs

of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society

in particular but not exclusively by:

a. Providing facilities in which they can meet jointly or individually to undertake creative,

physical or recreational activities, learn or pass on skills and knowledge and support each

other socially;

b. Providing practical advice and support to those individuals;

c. Raising public awareness of the issues affecting those individuals both generally and in

relation to their inclusion; and

d. Providing advice so that the local community and businesses can adapt their services

to better understand and meet the needs of those individuals.

For the purpose of this clause 'socially excluded' means being excluded from society,

or parts of society, as a result of one of more of the following factors: unemployment;

financial hardship; youth or old age; ill health (physical or mental).

Find us here: https://norfolkcan.org.uk/listing/menscraft/

New campaign against adult abuse

To coordinate with World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on 15th June, Norfolk

Safeguarding Adults Board (NSAB), working with Norfolk Police and Norfolk

County Council yesterday launched an adult abuse awareness campaign.

There is one key message about adult abuse they want everyone in Norfolk to get - See

Something, Hear Something, Say Something.

If you are worried about an adult being abused or at risk of abuse call 0344 800 8020.

Music For Care Homes playlists

On this page you can find playlists for the elderly, designed to be played by staff and

carers at care homes and in the community. The playlists are approximately fifty minutes

to an hour long, created for easy use.

Artists and repertoire have been selected on the basis of the musical interests of

residents at Cedar Court Care Home, Cranleigh and Stonehill House, Abbeyfield

Haddenham, collected in informal interviews with volunteers and Young Artist Musical

Ambassador (YAMA) trainees from the Music Mind Spirit Trust in the period 2018-2020.

The specific tracks and sequencing were automatically selected by X-System, which is a

technology capable of predicting the neuro-physiological effects of music. Shorter, twenty

minute versions of some of these playlists can be found in the relaxing and enlivening

pages on the site.

https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk/music-for-wellbeing/music-for-care-homes-

playlists/

See Something, Hear Something, Say Something

New falls prevention app for care homes

Researchers at the University of Nottingham have worked with care home residents staff to

develop a new app that will help to reduce the number of falls by residents in care homes.

The 'React To Falls' app has been designed using research evidence and will guide you through

different areas of risk that might cause a fall, giving practical tips in bite size pieces of information

that have been shown to reduce falls and reduce the effects of falling over.

Risks are categorised into six areas:

• Activity

• Communication and Understanding

• Environment and Equipment

• Review Medical History

• Physical Health

• Personal Hygiene

The app is available to download on iPhone and Android, from the Apple and Google Play app

stores

This app can be used by anyone wanting to prevent someone they know having a fall, including

residents themselves and their families. It does the following:

• Provides realist and practical suggestions of what you can DO

• Prompts to tailor the actions to support each individual resident

• Provides detail that will give you confidence that you are doing the right things

• Helps you react to falls before they happen

• Supports residents to remain active and make their own lifestyle choices

• Recognises managing falls is a continuing process

Fall Prevention App

People Powered

Could People Powered help your care home?

'People Powered' is a collective of freelancers from across the

entertainment and live event industries who came together to help the

NHS and other frontline services after their diaries emptied because of the

coronavirus. They are all volunteers.

People Powered has been working with NHS hospitals, trusts and other

frontline organisations across the UK during the coronavirus crisis including

care homes in Norfolk and Suffolk. They are here to take the pressure off, so

that you and your teams can focus on the task in hand. They’d like to know if

there anything they can do to make your day easier.

Some of the things they’ve done in the last few weeks after requests from local

care homes:

• Supplied walkie-talkie radios which allow improved communication between COVID and non-COVID spaces, reducing the amount of movement of staff and PPE required.

• Donated iPads / tablets with lots of earphones for each resident allowing residents to communicate with each other within the home or with loved ones. They are also being used for activities and quizzes to help pass the time.

• Sourced garden furniture - tables, benches, chairs, parasols • Provided garden tools, plants, compost and seeds with seed trays and

pots • Sourced jigsaws, wool and other craft materials • Provided rain ponchos to care homes for residents while outside, doing

arts and crafts and for visitors outside when they are able to visit • Provided shoe coveralls for care home staff • Organised live music for residents in care home grounds

No job is too big or too small; they’d love to make your day better by solving a

problem. Tell them what the challenge is and they’ll assign a specific person to

you, who is able to arrange pretty much anything you need.

Simply drop an email to help@peoplepowereduk.org and they will get back to

you within 24 hours.

https://peoplepowereduk.org/

New befriending Service

A new befriending service was launched during Loneliness Awareness

Week to combat isolation and loneliness in Norfolk.

In partnership with Norfolk County Council, Voluntary Norfolk has

recruited befrienders from the 3,500 strong army of volunteers who came

forward during the coronavirus pandemic. They will help people, who, for

a variety of reasons, would benefit from social contact.

People can ask for support with loneliness and isolation by contacting

Norfolk County Council directly on: 0344 800 8020.

By centralising calls for the befriending service, the County Council’s

customer service team can rapidly connect the customer to a volunteer

co-ordinator, who will then match an appropriate befriender from the

network of volunteers across the county. As well as befriending phone

calls, the service hopes to provide socially distanced visits too.

Should the customer require longer term support, then a volunteer can

refer (with consent from the customer) to the Better Together helpline:

0300 3033920. This may include opportunities for the customer to get

involved in their community or to be given extra help with their wellbeing.

The Better Together helpline will offer a triage service to check eligibility

and ensure that this is the right intervention at the right time. Where

people require additional or different support, the volunteer will stay in

touch with the customer to check that the intervention has been

successful.

Befriending Service

Bite size items

New COVID-19: Visitors’ protocol from the Care Provider Alliance

A new protocol has been produced by the CPA following understandable calls from

residents, friends and families, providers and staff to enable visiting to residential homes

after a long and protracted period of 'lockdown', in line with changes within the wider

community.

It aims to provide a set of principles and top tips to help people using care and support to have the

opportunity to safely receive visitors during the COVID-19 pandemic, while minimising the risk of

its introduction to, or spread within, the care setting.

It is primarily aimed at care settings which cater for older people, including people with dementia,

such as residential and nursing homes. However, it will be of help for other care settings such as

those supporting working age people with a range of vulnerabilities, including physical, sensory or

learning disabilities. The Care Provider Alliance will be producing protocols for other settings,

including home care and supported living.

You can view the protocol online, or download it as a PDF here:

https://careprovideralliance.org.uk/coronavirus-visitors-protocol

Latest Scams Alert from Norfolk County Council Trading Standards

• Scam Alert – Text messages claiming to be from PayPal stating ‘Your account has been

restricted due to a failed payment’

• Scam Alert – Social Media messages offering free chocolate hampers

• Scam Alert – Online scammers selling Pets during lockdown

• Scam Alert – Telephone Cold Calls claiming ‘wearing a Face Mask is now obligatory’

• # You can follow NSAB on Twitter, join us today – @NorfolkSAB #

Norfolk Community College producing a series of YouTube

videos Norfolk Community College are creating a series of videos around job searching.

The first, about how to identify your skills and abilities, is now live and is available at https://youtu.be/bOJFqgOjjSU

Alternatively you can search for The Norfolk Community College on YouTube to find

the channel (The “The” is important as there are two channels)

Autism Awareness Card

Autism Alert Card

These can be very useful when travelling on public transport

now that the Government have asked people to wear a mask.

Some autistic people are unable to wear a mask. We are

waiting for more guidance on whether proof will be needed to

show you are exempt and will post as soon as this is available.

If anyone would like an Autism Card, please email Norwichgroup@nas.org.uk

See Facebook page for more details: https://www.facebook.com/NASNorwich

Want to know more about staying safe during COVID-19?

During challenging times for individuals, families and health and social care professionals, it is important that the correct guidance is followed to keep the most vulnerable as safe as possible.

Please click the link below, which is intended to provide people in Norfolk with timely and accurate information about COVID-19.

https://healthwatchnorfolk.co.uk/information-and-guidance-on-covid-19/

KICK THE DUST STILL ALIVE AND KICKING IN LOCKDOWN During LOCKDOWN we are still offering a vast range of opportunities through using Zoom as well as producing high

quality resources which can be printed out and used at home. We have 12 project groups running across the county and we have been able to provide over 400 opportunities to

young people. In addition, we will be providing Art Parcels to families and young people at the beginning of July who we feel would benefit from receiving these and we are looking forward to seeing what young people design.

Should you wish to become involved in Kick the Dust or find out more just drop an e mail to christine.marsden@norfolk.gov.uk or use our social media to get in touch.

Share your thoughts or art about heritage with us using

#KTDNorfolk!

Instagram: @ktd_norfolk Twitter: @KTDnorfolk

Facebook: facebook.com/KTDNorfolk

How will GCSEs, AS & A levels be awarded in summer 2020?

Any young people who are worried about GCSE or A Level result and their

applications to college or university should look at the advice being offered by the

Government

Ofqual have produced a video explaining how the exam grading for GCSE, AS and

A level students will work for this summer – please share the link below with the

students and their parents/carers you are working with

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXuDOrtJY1Q

You can find additional written information provided by Ofqual using the link beow.

This gives a more detailed explanation of the changes for schools, colleges,

students, parents & carers on how GCSEs and A levels will be awarded following

the cancellation of this year's exams.

www.gov.uk/government/news/how-gcses-as-a-levels-will-be-awarded-in-summer-

2020

LET'S CREATE PACKS

Across the region, cultural organisations, schools and communities

have been working to help families in need of additional support

through this crisis. These groups have been providing creative

materials and inspiration; from lego sets to cress seeds. Using our

National Lottery Funding from Arts Council England, we’ve been able help a few of

these projects share some kindness and joy.

With our Local Cultural Education Partnerships, 64 Million Artists, NEACO and

Norfolk Museums we’ve also made a creative inspiration pack. From this week

onwards the amazing on-the-ground distribution networks are delivering it to over

7,500 families who might not have access to digital resources.

Although designed for off-line, you can print at home or in school and share it further

- Download it here (https://nnfestival.org.uk/festival-bridge/what-we-do/lets-create-

packs/)

If you use the pack email us at bridge@nnfestival.org.uk to share what you’ve done.

We've recruited local artists to create a pack for the summer holidays so any

feedback will help to make this one even better.

If you would be interested in obtaining some hard copies of this pack please contact

Karen Searle via email at karen.searle@norfolk.gov.uk

Windrush Waves: Create and Celebrate

Windrush Waves is a new opportunity for young people to showcase their creativity and celebrate Black history. We are inviting 14–21year olds to respond to the story of the Windrush Generation through art, music and poetry, to highlight this significant part of Britain’s history and present. Our friends, poet Ragz-CV, musician Rodney P, artist Linett Kamala and photographer Joy Gregory will make a shortlist of their favourites. Deadline 2 August 2020

Information from Independent Age, although aimed at older people the advice is

relevant to any adult, they also have sound bites on their webpages. If you would

like to order free copies of their information guides they are also available in large

print and audio:

Advice for healthy living

Staying healthy in the sunshine-

https://www.independentage.org/information/advice-guides-factsheets-

leaflets/summer-wise-0

Staying connected and well when you need to stay at home:

https://www.independentage.org/get-advice/personal-life/loneliness/staying-

connected-and-well-when-you-need-to-stay-at-home

This page has information on how to:

• Stay in touch

• Staying active and healthy at home

• Learn how to use technology

• Tune into your local radio

• Plan your day

• Try something new

• Look after yourself

• If you are feeling anxious or unwell

• Ask for support – including:

If you have a religion, stay in touch with your faith community. Although places of

worship are closed, they may be offering local support. You can also join prayers

and services online, or listen to religious or spiritual podcasts, such as BBC

Sounds. The Church of England has a free phoneline called Daily Hope 0800 804

8044 for those who aren’t online. If it feels strange to observe your religion alone, for

example during Ramadan, you might like to connect with a friend online or over the

phone and celebrate together.

Independent Age

Free

Harleston Information Plus

Harleston

8 Exchange St, Harleston IP20 9AB

Business continuity

The information centre is closed for the foreseeable future due to social distancing

measures, and so all activities held there are suspended during this time, (including

Citizens Advice, Knit and Natter club on a Tuesday and Internet Café on a Friday)

Our staff are working from home and continue to receive phone calls and emails

Telephone 01379 851917

Email address: hip@harleston-norfolk.org.uk

We have a Coronovirus update section on our website www.harleston-norfolk.org.uk

Follow our Facebook page, where we regularly post useful information such as on-line

resources for children’s activities, how to access free exercise support, how to help older

people, etc

Jobs Club

Although the Jobs Club has closed its doors to face to face contact we are still very much

open. Anyone seeking help with online job searching should get in touch with Lucy

Marjoram, the Jobs Club Co-ordinator. She can help you to apply for work online by

assisting with application forms and CV writing. She is also helping jobseekers to log in

and access their Universal Credit journal and check emails, this is a very useful service for

anyone without internet access or IT knowledge. Get in touch by phone or email:

Telephone 01379 851920

Email address: jobsclub@harleston-norfolk.org.uk

Post a Smile Project

Wellbeing

Routes Employment Service

Routes Employment Service

Do you want to work? We’re here to help!

We understand how difficult it can be making the first steps back into employment on your

recovery journey. Paid employment can be an important part of this journey and Routes

Employment Service is here to support individuals to find meaningful and paid employment.

We work directly with individuals, local employers and partners to build good working relationships

and we can also provide in-work support if required once you have gained employment.

Who can use the service?

As long as you are engaged with one of the community mental health teams and have a desire to

work you can access this service.

What we can offer?

One to one personalised support to gain employment; CV writing, effective application forms,

interview skills and individualised job searches.

What happens next?

A referral can be made by your care co-ordinator or key worker and you will receive a phone call

from a team member to discuss your needs and explore your options.

Since finding secure employment, I feel like a new

person… I can’t stress enough how much better

I feel having found work.

Now I am not shy to talk about my career or even what I

do. Whereas before it was very much hiding the fact that I

was unemployed, now I look forward to the opportunity to

open up about my life.

It really is worth it, it is a life changing process because it

gives you the motivation, the purpose in life to achieve things

you couldn’t imagine achieving when you’re alone at home."

Get in touch:

Email : employment@norfolkandwaveneymind.org.uk

Tel: 0300 330 5488 (please note, the usual 01603 number isn’t in operation at the

moment. Mind are using 0300 330 5488, which replaces the 01603 number)

Website: https://www.norfolkandwaveneymind.org.uk/how-we-can-help-

you/services-support-groups/routes-employment-service

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