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“Believe you can and you’re half way there” Theodore Roosevelt

Happy New Year to all our passengers!

On behalf of Norwich Door to Door, I would like to thank you for your support last year and we look forward to having you on our buses in 2019.

We already know that the coming year will have even more demands on our services and we will be enhancing the offerings that we have to meet these

November and December were two very busy months for Norwich Door to Door as we prepared the final fundraising activities before Christmas.

The Race Night proved more popular than ever, with tickets selling out way in advance. Once again, the West Norwich Lions did themselves proud hosting a very well run, fun evening for Norwich Door to Door. Fish and chips from local chippy Barretts went down a treat and the evening raised a very healthy £950. Our thanks to the West Norwich Lions for the continued support. We look forward to some more

A Registered Society 27814R for the benefit of the community and a Charity registered with the Inland Revenue XR25792R.

Our mission is to enable social inclusion and enhance the quality of life of people with severe mobility problems on low incomes in greater Norwich. We offer a fully accessible mobility bus service with affordable fares for independence, equality and security.

THE DOOR

News Serving you since 1992

JANUARY &

FEBRUARY 2019

MESSAGE FROM OUR CEO

FUNDRAISING

requirements. I am very pleased that we have been able to establish a passenger panel who give us the opportunity to share new ideas and any potential changes before they happen and get feedback from the people that matter…our passengers.

Please keep reading our newsletters to keep up with any new developments. I look forward to seeing many of you on our buses in the coming months.

merriment from them at the Cabaret and Variety Show in February.

Another sell out event was the Christmas Concert with the Poringland Singers at St Peter Mancroft. A beautiful setting with some of our favourite Christmas songs, a perfect combination to start the festive season. It was supported by the Norwich Community Choir, Queen’s Hill Primary School and members from the Salvation Army Citadel Brass Band with all proceeds going to Norwich Door to Door. The evening raised in the region of £2,000. We would like to thank all who supported us in making the night the success it was. Special thanks to Birchwood Energy, Richard Tidy Wealth Management and the East of England Co-op for their sponsorship.

The Christmas Hamper Raffle and Stall proved very popular this year raising £970. We would like to thank everyone for their very kind and generous donations towards this. We received an incredible amount of food and drink items and were able to create ten lovely hampers. Thank you to Audrey

Harnden for making delicious confectionary and an amazing Christmas cake and to the ladies who made the lovely craft items.

Finally, we extend a huge thank you to Leathes Prior Solicitors, our 2018 corporate sponsor. Throughout the year, they organised numerous fundraising activities on our behalf, the most arduous and challenging being the Yorkshire Three Peak Challenge. They raised an incredible £4,000 for Norwich Door to Door! We are so appreciative of their support and commitment to us in 2018 and can only say what a pleasure it has been having them on board.

Ian

Chief Executive Officer

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… Terry! Otherwise known as Santa, our passenger assistant Terry volunteered his time over Christmas with the West Norwich Lions, raising much needed funds for a number of charities. You might recognise him from the concert at St Peter Mancroft where he also made an appearance.

LOOK WHO WE SPOTTED ….

CABARET

We are very much looking forward to an afternoon of mirth and merriment courtesy of the West Norwich Lions. The Cabaret and Variety Show is to be held on Saturday 16th February, 2pm at the Hellesdon Community Centre. The line-up includes singalongs, comedy, recitals and dance. There may even be a couple of familiar Norwich Door to Door faces on stage … Call us to book your place. Tickets £5 with refreshments on sale during the interval.

QUIZ & CHIPS

Put those thinking caps on! Our annual Quiz and Chips is taking place on Saturday 13th April, 6.45pm at Hellesdon Community Centre. This is a fun and popular evening for friends, families and supporters of Norwich Door to Door to get together. Quiz master Tim Simms will be back to test and challenge your trivia knowledge! Individual places or teams of 6 or less can be booked. Tickets are £8 per person and include fish and chips. For catering purposes, booking in advance is essential and late cancellations will be charged for. Please call the office to book your place and to arrange your transport if required.

EVENTS

COMMUNITY AWARDS

We are thrilled to have been nominated for the Team of the Year Award at the Stars of Norfolk & Waveney Awards 2018 and to have received a High Commendation for the category of Community Group of the Year from Broadland Community at Hearts Awards 2018. Thank you for the nominations and although we didn’t win this time it is a pleasure to see that the work we do in our community is recognised and that the people who so generously volunteer their time are acknowledged. Well done team Norwich Door to Door!

NORFOLK & NORWICH

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Following a review of our services, we are pleased to announce that we will now be

offering a service to the NNUH. Please note at this stage it is a ‘one way’ only service and

we are unable to collect passengers from the hospital following their appointments. Please

contact the office well in advance of your appointment and we will do our best to accommodate you. Standard fares apply.

Marion Day Centre, run by Age UK Norwich is a comfortable, friendly welcoming place where a home from home setting for all is provided. It is a person-centred day care with a focus on supporting individuals who are living with Dementia. It is a relaxed and friendly environment where carers and family can feel confident that the people they support are in the right environment to flourish and feel a sense of belonging.

Norwich Door to Door is supporting Age UK Norwich by providing transport to Marion Day Centre. Please call us on 01603 776735 if we can assist you.

For information on Marion Day Centre call 01603 667944 or email marion@ageuknorwich.org.uk.

MARION DAY CENTRE

If you would like to organise your own fund- raiser for Norwich Door to Door, please call Kathleen or Sarah who are happy to help if you need it.

THANK YOU! A special mention to Laura Clifton for holding

a raffle in December for Norwich Door to Door and raising £42. Her effort and commitment

to Norwich Door to Door is most appreciated.

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CABARET & VARIETY SHOW at 2pm in Hellesdon Community

Centre. Tickets £5 - purchased in advance and refreshments on sale

QUIZ & CHIPS at 6.45pm in Hellesdon Community

Centre. Tickets £8 - purchased in advance and includes supper

EASTER STALL & RAFFLE from 10am-2pm in Norwich Community

Hospital—the draw takes place on Wednesday 17th April

SUMMER FETE from 1pm-5pm in the Bishop’s Gardens

GOT TO BE IN IT TO WIN IT! Only £12 a year, you have twelve chances of winning the main prize of £50. Simply fill in the form below and return with a cheque or cash to the office.

Name: _____________________________________________________________

Address: ___________________________________________________________

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________________________________________________ Date: _____________

Thank you to Marsh who

generously print this newsletter

200 CLUB November winners Mr T Gaul and Mr W Shentstone December winners Mr G Charlish and Mr D Howes

DIARY DATES Please note, we will try our best to take everyone on the trips they would like to go on, but the number of people

we are able to take is limited by the number of volunteers offering to help. Thank you for your understanding.

Saturday 16th February

Saturday 13th April

8th, 12th & 17th April

Sunday 7th July Name of passenger: ________________________

HARFORD CINEMA CLUB

Have you received Christmas gifts that you can’t use or don’t want?

We would welcome any suitable items as prizes for our tombola and raffle for the many events we organise.

Please pass them on to your driver when you are next on the bus.

Thank you!

Supported by Age UK, the Harford Cinema Club is held on the 1st Wednesday of the

month, 1.15pm at the Harford Community Centre, Hall Road. Tickets are £2 and

include refreshments.

March - Easter Parade April - The King’s Speech May - Two Weeks Notice

Call 0844 665 1034 or email office@harfordcentre.org.uk.

JOURNEYS

Should you have a last minute journey request, please do give the office a call. Due to last minute cancellations, there may be the opportunity for us

to accommodate your request.

We are also currently finding Friday mornings less busy than usual, if you would like to go shopping or there is somewhere else you might like to go on a

Friday morning, please give us a call.

PASSENGER PANEL

We’re delighted to have held our first Passenger Panel meeting where a group of Norwich Door to

Door passengers got together with Ian and Kathleen to talk about our service.

Lively conversation and some interesting new ideas were discussed. If you are interested in joining

the panel, please contact Kathleen or Sarah on

01603 776732.

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