DIAL Great Yarmouth's Monthly Newsletter

Special Points of Interest

Issue 4/5

April/May 2020

Its V E Day on Friday 8th May, and we hope everyone who wishes to celebrate this monumental event do so in style making sure to practise social distancing. Have fun everyone.

In these unprecedented times we here at DIAL Great Yarmouth are hoping you all keeping well and staying safe. We would just like you all to know we are still continuing our work to help the people of the Borough but are available only by telephone, Monday - Friday between 9.00 am and 4.30 pm. We are still able to book appointments which will be conducted by telephone. So, if you have any concerns, queries or need our help, please call us on 01493 856900 and we will endeavour to do our best with your benefit and financial issues whether they have been created by Covid-19 or not. Keep watching Social Media for any updates as they arise.

Below are posters from various organisations offering advice and help during this difficult time. Plus on Social Media there is a group you can join called Great Yarmouth Borough Mutual Aid Covid-19 and also like and follow CATCH - Citizens Advice Tailored Community Help. Both these have lots of information as to what is going on plus help and advice. So give them a look.

Mind are sadly no longer working in the building, so if you need their help and support please call them on their main office number 01493 842129

Temporarily suspended until further notice but can still be reached on their main line number 0300 303 3111. Shaw Trust are normally here Monday to Friday between 9am and 4.30pm. Their specialist services help people gain an education, enter work, develop their career, improve their wellbeing or rebuild their lives. As a charity they add value to every service they deliver by investing back into the people and communities they support.

Temporarily suspended until further notice but can still be reached on their main line number. Voluntary Norfolk Better Together are also normally working out of the DIAL office. They are working in partnership on a new project in Norwich, Great Yarmouth, South Norfolk and parts of Breckland to tackle the physical and mental health impacts of loneliness and isolation. Tel: 01603 614474

Volunteering Opportunities are always available here at DIAL, but due to the Coronavirus crisis this has all been put on hold until we are able to continue and also to keep our current Volunteers safe and well.

If you wish to be part of our friendly volunteering team please call Jenny for more information on 01493 856900. 

Also due to the Coronavirus crisis the usual organisations that use the building are temporarily suspended but you can get them on their usual telephone numbers, hopefully when things are back up and running the details below will apply.

Just a few reminders:-

Norwich Credit Union are here Mondays 1-4pm and extra hour has been added due to demand, and Fridays 10-12.30pm providing advice to anyone having trouble with opening a Bank account or just wanting to save for a rainy day or to simply pay the bills. They are also offering Child Benefit Loans and will be taking appointment bookings on 01603 764904 or 07504 433758

Norfolk Family Mediation are still in the DIAL office occasionally on a Saturday, as required. Please call them for an appointment on 01603 620588 if you have a relationship breakdown and need help with making child arrangements or dividing assets.

East Coast College English classes with tutor Catherine on Tuesdays at 1.30-3.30pm. So come along if you wish to improve your english and gain a qualification. Also ESOL classes with Alex are every Tuesday and Thursday 9.30am - 12.30pm. So again pop along if you are in need of improving or learning english, and we would advise that these classes are very busy so to gain a place please be prompt at 9.30am

DIAL’s money and debt advice service in Belton at The John Green Institute is going very well and is every second Wednesday of the month with Stephen 10.30am - 12.30pm.

Social Blooms 2 Gardening projects at the moment are Peggotty Road Community Centre and Mesh in Gorleston. This is a very rewarding project and has improved the wellbeing and confidence of all Volunteers who are already part of it. So if you are interested in joining the team, enjoy the outdoors and gardening, pop along to see Project Co-Ordinator, Sian, or ring the DIAL office on 01493 856900 and give your name and contact details for her to get in touch

Our Craft Club is held on a Monday and Thursday 10-3.30pm for those of you who enjoy crafts and being creative.  Just come along to see what its all about and maybe join in and meet new people. Below is just some of the things that have been created within the Craft Club.

That’s all for this month for the moment, see you all in June with further updates. Please keep well and stay safe.