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Young carers will benefit from this
Crystal group gives young carers a break
Young carers meet.
YOUNGSTERS who look after sick relatives are given a chance to enjoy their childhood at a playgroup.
Life is not always easy for some primary school-aged children who have to care for unwell relatives or do the food shopping or house work.
But West Norfolk Carers provides these youngsters, aged between seven and 11, with a few hours of relaxation during their Crystal Group sessions.
Some of these youngsters will benefit from trips out and transport thanks to the Lynn News Young Carers Appeal.
We have teamed up with West Norfolk Carers to raise £100,000 to help improve the lives of youngsters, who are caring for sick relatives.
During the Crystal Group sessions on a Wednesday, 15 children have fun playing on the Wii or having a go at a variety of craft activities. They also enjoy snacks.
Nurse wins award for invention which will help people with asthma
Norfolk school nurse receives business award from university
Edited by Andy Porter editor@wellbeingnorfolk.co.uk
An innovative school nurse working in west Norfolk has received a prestigious award in recognition of his commitment to creating new ways to help people.
Paul Watson, [pictured right] a school nurse from Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust received the Alumni Success in Business Award from Professor Michael Thorne, [left] vice chancellor of Anglia Ruskin University.
He has been awarded the honour after bringing together his passion as an inventor and his nursing expertise to create a new type of pocket–sized ‘spacer’, a piece of equipment used by people with asthma. His invention could make it easier for patients across the country to efficiently use their asthma medication.
Norfolk artist’s sight restored
Mr Cale temporarily lost complete vision in his right eye.
ADAM LAZZARI Saturday, October 15, 2011
6.05 PM
His eye for detail gave wildlife artist Steve Cale an incredible life of travelling the world and making a living from doing what he loves.
But a freak, one-in-a-million accident, shattered Mr Cale’s right eyeball and threatened to have the same effect on his dreams.
One evening, after returning from a day’s work at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, in Welney, sketching scenes from the famed Festival of Swans, Mr Cale was unloading his car at his former home in Great Ryburgh, when the plastic toggle of his coat flicked into his eye, causing extensive injuries.
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