Reepham Good Neighbour Scheme ‘goes live’

A Good Neighbour Scheme has been set up in Reepham with the support of Norfolk Rural Community Council. The Scheme will “go live” on Saturday 7 June at the Bircham Centre, Market Place, Reepham, from 9 am – 12 noon, where more information will be available.
 

Two Year 10 students at Reepham High School & College combined their designs to produce the logo for the Reepham Good Neighbour Scheme (RGNS). Pictured with the winning students are Oonagh Walsh, RGNS vice chair (centre left) and Linda Fullegar, secretary

 
Everyone needs a little help sometimes and the Good Neighbour Scheme offers the chance for local people to give and receive help in small but important ways.
 
The Scheme will be run and staffed by vetted, insured and trained local volunteers who will, in essence, help their neighbours. It is aimed at vulnerable or potentially vulnerable people in the community – typically those who are isolated, sick, disabled or elderly – and who need occasional help.
 
To get help they will need to call the Scheme’s helpline (07936 576684) and a suitable volunteer will then be identified to provide the help needed.
 
The sorts of help the Scheme can potentially offer includes changing light bulbs, taking down or putting up curtains, light gardening, shopping, dog walking, giving lifts to shops or appointments, and befriending lonely people.
 
The Scheme is not intended to be a replacement for emergency or social services; it is just about local people helping other local people with relatively little things that can make a big difference to their quality of life.
 
Anyone who needs help or would like to volunteer as a helper should telephone the Reepham Good Neighbour Helpline: 07936 576684.
 

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