As a proud member of The People Kit (A Norfolk based team of independent business professionals) we are delighted to join up with the local football legend Jeremy Goss.

I am pleased to announce that The People Kit will be supporting Age UK Norwich. How could we ignore this after hearing from their CEO Dan Skipper, about older people in Norwich, who are lonely and struggling with things that we often take for granted. My business ‘Joules Resource Management’ is all about ‘Learning to See’ it will therefore be a pleasure, to learn more about the difficulties being experienced locally and how we can all contribute to a happier and healthy city.

Please visit their website to learn more, should you be able to get involved, or contact me if you wish to join my team for a 100 mile cycle ride challenge to raise funds.

Your support and fundraising contributions will make my Cancer recovery even more worthwhile and help me return to the needed training, following 9 months out with a shock diagnoses and radical surgery at the age of 53. 

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

Age UK Norwich has been part of the city landscape for 75 years and we continue to be the primary charity for older people and their families. We pride ourselves on promoting a positive view of older age and giving opportunities for people to live healthy and active lives.

Our information and advice services help people out of poverty and support them through conditions that affect their health or future. Our community team encourage people to live an active and healthy later life and connect people in a city that is challenged by loneliness. We help the person, not just one problem, and we have made a positive impact on the lives of thousands of older people living in Norwich.

The COVID pandemic has had a devastating impact not only on fundraising efforts, but also on the people we support. We have had to adjust how we operate so we can continue to support those who need us during a time when our services are in demand now more than ever.

Please support our cause and help us make Norwich a great place to grow old. Thank you.

Find out more about how we help the people of Norwich:

https://www.ageuk.org.uk/norwich/about-us/our-impact/

Age UK Norwich History

Our origins lie in the Second World War when everyone was experiencing shortages and many older people found themselves destitute.  A number of people in Norwich came together on 27th April 1945 to form the Norwich Older People's Welfare Committee.

Across the country this was being replicated and by 1950 there were 831 similar groups.  In the 1960s, the NOPWC was active in pioneer
work, developing new services and new local groups.  It also ran an advisory service, produced a quarterly journal, held national conferences and ran training courses for the voluntary staff who were and still are the backbone of its work. 

Some OPWCs began to develop their work of informing older people about their entitlements and helping them with Social Security claims, a key part of the work of nearly every Age Concern or Age UK today.

The name Age Concern was adopted in 1971 by national and local organisations alike to reflect a new emphasis, focusing public opinion on the wider needs and interests of older people instead of just the need to relieve poverty. 
By 2000 there were many hundreds of Age Concerns providing a range of services from luncheon clubs, information and advice to holidays.

In 2000, after a major review of how Age Concern was working, a new way was established of helping local Age Concern groups and Age Concern became one of the first local Age UK partners.