Helping communities all the way from identifying needs to delivering solutions with friendly support and genuine expertise
Norfolk RCC is a leading independent charity operating countywide to deliver the following role;
- Helping Communities all the way from identifying needs to delivering solutions with friendly support and genuine expertise.
- To provide a voice to rural communities to ensure that decisions on services, policies and strategies do not discriminate against them and adequately serve and reflect their needs.
- To research, consult and develop initiatives to solve the problems faced by our communities.
Norfolk RCC supports approximately 500 community organisations annually through a range of generalist and specialist support services including village halls, social enterprises, environmental groups and community led plans.
Norfolk RCC is a key voluntary sector infrastructure organisation engaged in six Local Strategic Partnerships and the County Strategic Partnership as well as a number of other partnership groups. It is a member of the RCAN network of 38 RCC’s nationally.
If you live in any of the parishes (not Great Yarmouth or Gorleston) as illustrated in Norfolk County Council’s “Parishes in Great Yarmouth” map then we are able to assist you and your communities in a variety of different ways.
Norfolk RCC is currently undertaking three different roles covering the 21 rural parishes of Great Yarmouth – meet the team below,
Left to Right; Sarah McPherson, Sue Penlington and Tania Fiddy
Sarah McPherson is the Great Yarmouth Rural Outreach Officer working under the Working Neighbourhoods Fund:
Sarah works with economically inactive individuals living in the rural parishes of Great Yarmouth looking to get back into volunteering/training or employment. Sarah can provide one to one support to help rural residents access services offered by other WNF partners. Sarah can be emailed on sarah@norfolkrcc.org.uk
Sue Penlington is the Great Yarmouth Access4life Officer
Sue aims to look at issues surrounding access to key local services by consulting with local communities and helping them to develop sustainable solutions. The publication and distribution of a survey will form the main bulk of the consultation process with the development of sustainable schemes occurring from September 2010. Sue can be emailed on susan@norfolkrcc.org.uk
Tania Fiddy is the Great Yarmouth Development Worker
Tania can provide general community development support to a range of community projects including support in the following areas:
Tania can be emailed on tania@norfolkrcc.org.uk
For these services in Great Yarmouth & Gorleston please contact:
Magdalen/Shrublands - Julie - 07825724481 jwoods@great-yarmouth.gov.uk
Cobholm/Litchfield - Holly - 07825732052 hnotcutt@great-yarmouth.gov.uk
South & Central - Leon - 01493 845920
North Yarmouth - Mark - 07780866394 mark.llewellyn@communityconnections.org.uk
Gorleston - David - 07766466361 david.hutchison@communityconnections.org.uk
