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CHANGE FROM HOLIDAYS GIVES OTHERS HOLIDAYS |
| Were you one of those people who donated your old or
foreign coins to BREAK Charity by taking them into the local BREAK shops? Well, since 1997
your small, left over change has raised over £10,000 for the locally based charity which
provides holidays, short breaks and respite care for people with special needs.
Sarah Bunn, Publicity Coordinator for BREAK said; “Inevitably, when you return from
holiday you end up coming home with a pocket full of change despite your best efforts to
spend it at the airport! It’s this small change and other old or foreign coins which
has turned into a total of £10,331.46 for BREAK – the contribution towards almost 26
week’s holidays and respite for people with learning and physical disabilities. So
next time you have a break away and return with a pocket of leftover change –
consider giving it to BREAK and give a child with disabilities a break of their very
own. “Thank you so much to all our customers who have donated, and continue to
donate their unwanted coins. So when you reach into the loft this Christmas to dust off
your decorations, if you find a bag of old coins or foreign currency, please drop them
into your local BREAK charity shop and help us give more people a seaside holiday to
remember.” Please drop your unwanted Francs, Pesatas or old and foreign coins
into your local BREAK Charity shops – there are 22 throughout East Anglia. Your
nearest shops are located in Cromer, Holt or Sheringham. For more information please call
our fundraising team on 01263 820709. |
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| The Sheringham Regeneration process has now reached the
stage where there are several Projects being considered. The Regeneration is NOT only
about the possible money next year, but an ongoing process where ideas for future plans
for the town can possibly become reality. We need you all to get involved and in future
issues we will give you more details. |
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| Paston given
ministerial approval |
Kim Howells visits Paston December 7th
Historic Paston College is a “great asset” to North Norfolk and its students a
“great bunch”, according to Education Minister Kim Howells. The Minister of
State for Lifelong Learning was visiting the North Walsham college to talk to students and
staff and he was impressed by what he saw and heard. Mr Howells said: “Paston
is a great asset to an area that’s undergoing a huge transformaton in its economy and
its educational needs. If we didn’t have Paston College we’d have to invent
it.” The Minister had listened intently as students explained their courses and
outlined their hopes, ambitions and fears about student loans. Describing them as a
“great bunch” who had “remarkably clear ideas of what they want to do at
the end of their course”, Mr Howells said: “I was very impressed with them. They
asked very intelligent questions about pressing issues like tuition fees and how they find
out more information about colleges and universities. They asked me all the right
questions.” Paston Principal, Peter Mayne, was much encouraged by Mr Howell’s
willingness to listen. He said: “I was delighted to welcome Kim Howells to Paston
during the early weeks as Minister of State for Lifelong Learning and to be able to show
him both the excellent achievements of Paston College and our vision for the future of a
new Paston for North Norfolk.” North Norfolk MP Norman Lamb, whose invitation brought
Mr Howells to Paston, thought the visit had been a success. Mr Lamb said: ”He seemed
genuinely engaged, he asked lots of questions, seemed genuinely interested. I don’t
think there’s any substitute for ministers actually seeing it in the flesh, as it
were, rather than being told about it in letters and in debates in Parliament.
“It’s very important that we shout loudly and make people aware of what’s
being done at Paston College.”
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