Video PUBLISHED: 14:29 17 April 2019 | UPDATED: 14:33 17 April 2019 Adam, Finbar, Angus and Issac playing at game of Snakes and Ladders at the Kidz Klub at Oak Grove Community Church in Catton, Norwich. Picture: Ella Wilkinson Archant For most families a holiday club is an opportunity for children to have fun and make or see friends outside of school. Issac playing a game of Ka-plunk at the Kidz Klub with helper Carol Woodward. Picture: Ella WilkinsonBut for some it can provide a more vital service: making sure a child gets a hot, filling meal.The Food In School Holidays (FISH) programme is trying to plug the gap in Norwich, with groups in locations such as Catton, Thorpe and Heartsease.In Catton the project has teamed up with Oak Grove Community Church, which runs a “Kidz Klub” offering activities such as board games, singing and trips out as well as a pop-up library service.Becca Savory, a children's worker with the church, said the joint project had been … [Read more...] about ‘It takes some pressure off parents’: The clubs keeping Norwich children fed and happy in school holidays
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‘It was really concerning knowing families did not have enough money to feed their children’
PUBLISHED: 16:00 16 March 2019 Joseph Norton Great Yarmouth Borough Council said helping those most vulnerable to find and maintain accommodation is a priority. Picture: Getty Images © Getty Images With statistics showing Great Yarmouth has one of the smallest proportions of over 16-year-olds who have a degree level or apprenticeship qualifications, deprivation is one of the key issues the town is faced with. Sharon Johnson, care and support advisor at North Denes Primary School in Great Yarmouth helps to pack the food parcels. Picture: Joe NortonFigures from the National Online Manpower Information System (NOMIS) also show the borough has a significantly lower percentage of residents in employment when compared with the rest of Great Britain.The latest statistics collected by NOMIS show 65pc of people in Great Yarmouth are in employment which is considerably lower than the average in Great Britain of 78.5pc.Key to improving employment levels is … [Read more...] about ‘It was really concerning knowing families did not have enough money to feed their children’
Opinion: Why this week proves children are better than adults
Emily Writes for The Spinoff This week, and pretty much all the time, young people are putting to shame the aged moaners among us, says Emily Writes. OPINION: I'm of the opinion that generally children are better than adults. This week has thoroughly cemented this view for me. and it's only Thursday morning. I don't know what it is about becoming an adult, or getting older, but it's a fact that a good many of us become grumpy, cynical shitheels as we age. I guess it's understandable that if you're an old jerk who spends your days complaining about "kids these days" on Twitter, you'd of course feel confronted by intelligent, lively, hopeful young people making themselves heard. We have seen this play out over and over again in the last few weeks with the Student Strike for Climate Action - withered old talkback dinosaurs lamenting their irrelevance in the face of our tamariki who are passionately imploring us to help them save the planet. School strike for climate change NZ - what's … [Read more...] about Opinion: Why this week proves children are better than adults
The 18 children referred to scheme to stop them becoming terrorists
Most youngsters referred to a programme for those at risk of becoming terrorists were linked to right wing ideologies. Eight of the 18 vulnerable young people referred by East Riding Council or police to the 'Channel' de-radicalisation process in 2018 were involved extreme right wing ideologies (XRW), according to the latest figures. Four cases were linked to Islamist ideologies while the other six referrals involved no specific ideology being identified. The overall risk of extreme and terrorist activity in East Riding is regarded as low when compared to other urban areas. Darren O'Neill, youth offending team manager at East Riding Council , said individually-tailored interventions are commissioned to try and minimise the risk posed by individuals who often have mental health issues. He said: "It's a case of catching it early, having a conversation with vulnerable individuals and offering support to them through a multi-agency, voluntary approach." Half of the … [Read more...] about The 18 children referred to scheme to stop them becoming terrorists
Children’s moving tribute to mum, 44, who ‘lit up everyone’s world’
A devoted Hull mum who discovered she had cancer after going to the doctors with what she thought was a chest infection has lost her battle with the disease. Julie Newman, 44, had already beat cervical cancer 12-years-ago and went on to run a support group to help other women suffering with the disease. After being cancer free for so long, she was shocked and devastated to learn she had lung cancer, which then spread to her organs, bones and brain. Julie, mum to Charlie, 26 and Georgia, 23, has been described by her family as a devoted mum, wife and nanna, who lit up everyone's world. Georgia said: "She was just really family orientated, she always wanted to be with the family. "She absolutely was just there, day in, day out, no matter what time, we were her world. She took her last breath with us there. "She lit up everyone's world, she turned heads wherever she went. As soon as you met her you liked her, she was down to Earth, she got on with everyone. "Everywhere she went she made … [Read more...] about Children’s moving tribute to mum, 44, who ‘lit up everyone’s world’