Download 17th September meeting

Good Neighbours Scheme
Open Meeting
7.30pm on 17th September
in Acle Recreation Centre
If you want to make a difference in Acle then come along to find out
more. All welcome!
 Volunteers are needed to run the scheme and to support
vulnerable members of the local community with small tasks like
befriending, changing light bulbs, gardening, shopping, dog
walking, giving lifts to shops or appointments, etc, etc.
 Volunteering is flexible and training/support is provided.
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Talk about being a Good Neighbour
It takes many things to make a community but a very important part of what it means to be
a community is people looking out for one another and being there to give help and
support when it’s needed. Being good neighbours, in short.
Neighbourliness is the social glue that bonds communities together. It helps create an
environment where people feel safe and secure because they have a genuine connection
with one another. However, in the modern world people are increasingly mobile.
Residents move away from the places they were brought up in and new people move in to
replace them. The result is that it’s increasingly difficult to have that genuine connection
with one another with the consequence that some people can become isolated and feel
increasingly unsafe and insecure.
To help address the issue, Good Neighbour Schemes have been successfully set up
elsewhere in Norfolk and beyond. While the scope of activities Good Neighbour Schemes
can undertake is almost limitless, typically they assist more vulnerable, disabled or frail
local residents in simple ways such as by befriending them, helping with domestic tasks
like mowing the garden or putting up curtains or changing light bulbs, arranging
appointments, helping with shopping, or giving a lift to shops or appointments. The work
of each scheme is undertaken by local volunteers guided by a steering committee of local
people.
Norfolk Rural Community Council (Norfolk RCC) is a local charity which works to help rural
communities identify and address their needs. Thanks to financial assistance from the Big
Lottery, Norfolk RCC can now assist with the setting up of Good Neighbour Schemes in
the Broadland District.
Acle has been identified as a community that may benefit from having a scheme so Henry
Meiklejohn from Norfolk RCC will be giving a short talk about what’s involved in the Main
Hall of Acle Recreation Centre on 17th September 2013 starting at 7.30pm.
Good Neighbour Schemes are a great way to feel part of the community, to meet new
people and to make a difference in your community, so please come along if you might like
to get involved or are simply interested in finding out a bit more about it.
In the meantime, if you have any questions about Good Neighbour Schemes please feel
free to get in touch with Henry Meiklejohn at Norfolk RCC by emailing
[email protected] or by calling 01362-698216.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in getting involved, please fill in the section below and either bring it
along to the meeting or send it to: Norfolk RCC, Freepost ANG20399, Norfolk NR20 3BR.
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I would like to volunteer with the Acle Good Neighbour Scheme
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