Suffolk Family Carers has today urged the county’s population of ‘informal carers’ to maintain their wellbeing and seek help where necessary, in the wake of significant emergency changes to the country’s care infrastructure. This week saw the new Coronavirus Act bring in amendments to the way in which care is delivered, which could mean those…
Suffolk’s Magnus Group has joined a nationwide effort across the logistics sector to support the government during the Coronavirus pandemic. The Great Blakenham-based company will stand alongside 700 logistics businesses, all members of the UK’s eight major Pallet networks, to put a combined fleet of 23,500 vehicles at the disposal of the UK infrastructure. In…
Families and sufferers affected by an eating disorder can now access additional telephone support, thanks to the launch of a new listening service. Wednesday’s Child, a Suffolk-based not-for-profit, has announced the addition to its offering, thanks to a generous donation from an East Anglian tech and telecoms firm. DPS Technology has kindly sponsored the new…
Groups of volunteers who have swung into action in the wake of Covid-19, are now able to access two newly created guides to help support their emergency response. Community Action Suffolk has created the guidance to ensure any newly formed neighbourhood initiative will be resilient throughout this unprecedented period. Developed by CAS’s team of community…
Ipswich-based Lombard Shipping Plc. has joined over 700 logistics businesses, all members of the UK’s eight major Pallet networks, to put their combined fleet of 23,500 vehicles at the government’s disposal. In an unprecedented move headed by the Association of Pallet Networks (APN), the networks have joined forces to offer their services for the express…
What are you and your community doing to help others amid the Covid-19 pandemic? That’s the question coming from the voluntary sector today, who want to collate a comprehensive list of initiatives, projects, activities and actions which are demonstrating Suffolk’s generous and proactive support of others. Community Action Suffolk, in conjunction with Suffolk Community Foundation…
A Suffolk firm has played host to a team of trainee military engineers tasked with completing a rapid-speed construction challenge. Roland Plastics, based in Wickham Market, invited an instructor and 12 trainee engineers from the Royal School of Military Engineers in Chatham, to carry out an installation as part of their syllabus work. The team,…
Suffolk Family Carers has moved swiftly in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, to ensure a more flexible, available and reassuring service in the community than ever before. The organisation, which has seen an influx in contact from concerned carers in recent days, is continuing to deliver a seven-day-week solution for service users, shifting some…