Approaching a bend, looking ahead you need to change your position on the road, in order to reduce speed we brake very smoothly, at this point we may need to just lift off the power in good time without any braking by reducing speed naturally, and turn into bend by using acceleration sense and keeping in the gear and driving a eco way.

Your choice of gear gives you the correct response from the engine which will take you through the curve of the bend. You may be travelling in 5th gear approaching a 2nd gear corner so why use intermediate gears when not needed just get the speed down and change from 5th to 2nd

Now coming into the bend you have correct speed, correct gear, the hands are in the correct position on the steering wheel, and with the minimum setting of acceleration, it now means the car is balanced to respond to you steering a steady curve.

The bend now starts to open out so you can now gently apply more power, and once you have straightened the steering full power can be given

Adapting the system I P S G A you can stop changing gears in numerical order which many drivers done from the early thirties, when perhaps brakes were not as efficient as today and helping to decelerate the car

With today's modern technology brakes being more efficient it is much cheaper to replace the brake pads rather than a gearbox.

So brake to slow and select lower gear to go. Also if you are stopping for instance at a traffic light which has just changed to red keep in the gear you are in and stop without changing to unnecessary gears, then select 1st gear to move off from stand still...

We have many simple ways of driving, which takes a lot out of the work of driving a car, making more efficient driving.

There is nothing better than being in the correct gear at the correct time in modern driving, helping to maintain stability and control.

The driver must be in control of the car and not the car in control of the driver, by using and keeping to a system makes driving really interesting and by searching out for the big picture, i.e. forward planning becomes second nature leading to safer drivers.

The question always arises but my car is an automatic?
No problem the same applies many automatics are able to lock down by manual selection, by lock down to an intermediate gear approaching a bend this gives a better ride, and also prevents the gear systems from making different gear selections whist turning in the bend.

By locking down gears the I P S G A system still applies but just miss out the gear change element...

Safe Driving
Dont forget look in the rear view mirror before braking, and brake smoothly.

Poetry-next-the-Sea has arranged an exciting programme of poetry performances and workshops for its annual festival, Singing, Saying and Spirit held in Wells-next-the-Sea, North Norfolk, Friday 7 May to Sunday 9 May, www.poetry-next-the-sea.com.

Poets with international and national reputations, young up and coming talent and local writers combine to make Wells the destination for everyone from committed poetry fans, to visitors wanting to rediscover poetry for the first time since school days.

Celebrated East Anglian literary treasure, Ronald Blythe, will discuss with Kevin Crossley-Holland the poems that he would take to console him on a desert island. Grey Gowrie, former Chairman of The Arts Council, Jo Shapcott, President of the Poetry Society, Jon Stallworthy, Emeritus Professor at Oxford University and senior research fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford and award-winning Suffolk poet Pauline Stainer will all read from their published works. Jon Stallworthy will also focus on War Poetry since Auschwitz.

Norfolk’s Hugh Lupton will present an evening of the spoken word and song, Psalms from The Horse’s Mouth, reflecting on our magical relationship with the horse. Award-winning Faber Poets, Joe Dunthorne, Sam Riviere, Jack Underwood, Tom Warner will combine for a lunchtime session and Norwich Café Writers commission winners, Laura Elliott, Angus Sinclair and Julia Webb will work together at a mid morning event.

Winners of Poetry-next-the-Sea’s annual poetry competition will be announced, local schools will present a morning of recitation and all budding poets will be welcome to take part in an open event.

Rachel Hannyngton is this year’s festival artist. Her exhibition will look at the connection between poetry and painting, exploring the landscape of the head and the heart.

Full details of all events and activities are at www.poetry-next-the-sea.com. Brochures can be picked up in local libraries. For further information and ticket bookings tel. 01328 711813, email suzy948@btinternet.com.

Festival season tickets, for all events except workshops are £36. Festival season tickets for Friends of Poetry-next-the-Sea are £30.

Fiona Fraser, Joint Artistic Director, Poetry-next-the-Sea said: "Whatever your age, whatever your tastes, this festival has an appeal. There is a free Fringe Event, an Open Floor opportunity, and a Poetry Competition for all Norfolk dwellers. As a spectator you have the privilege of hearing some of the most renowned writers of our time. A performance by Hugh Lupton, the storyteller par excellence, or his workshop are both available. Jon Stallworthy, the editor of the Oxford Book of War Poetry, talks on a subject currently of great interest, War Poetry after Auschwitz. Ronald Blythe, the undisputed literary sovereign of East Anglian writers, will be there along with Kevin Crossley-Holland, Pauline Stainer, a star from Suffolk, Jo Shapcott and Grey Gowrie. The highly talented Festival Artist, Rachel Hannyngton, will provide a backdrop to challenge your perceptions. Wells is well supplied with eating places to satisfy your other needs and a Quayside, second to none, from which to gaze out to sea."

NHS Norfolk's Joy of Food team will be at the Spring Fling this week, helping visitors on the way to their 5-A-DAY.

Each visitor to the Spring Fling on Thursday 15th April is entitled to a hog roast lunch, consisting of pork in a roll, or a vegetarian option, and a drink as part of their admission fee.

This year, the Joy of Food team will be adding extra fibre to the meal, by giving away free salad as a filling.

Caroline Seaman, NHS Norfolk's Joy of Food lead, said: "Our team has attended the Spring Fling since 5-A-DAY began in Norfolk.

"This year we are going to be walking around the food area at the Spring Fling with big bowls of dressed salad - lettuce with locally-sourced rapeseed oil, lemon juice and black pepper - to add to visitors' hog roast lunches.

"Salad is a quick and easy way of adding fibre to the diet, and counts as a portion towards your 5-A-DAY. It's also a useful way of encouraging children to meet their 5-A-DAY - salad adds taste and works well when you put it into a roll and ask them to squidge it!"

The Joy of Food team will be easily recognisable at the event in their 5-A-DAY T-shirts, promoting the importance of eating five portions of fruit and vegetables daily, and also answering any nutrition or Joy of Food queries.

And since this year's theme is "Fun With Food", Caroline will enter wholeheartedly into the spirit of the show. Visitors will see her dressed as a cabbage! Picture link attached.

The Joy of Food is a community-based programme funded by the Big Lottery, hosted by NHS Norfolk, to increase fruit and vegetable consumption by teaching basic food skills and raising awareness of the social pleasure of food. For more details, call 01603 257219.

Two weeks to go until Deepdale Backpackers & Camping host the North Norfolk Coast Earth Day on Thursday 22nd April. The day is shaping up nicely, with over 40 exhibitors booked and more will be announced before the event. 6 artists have already confirmed they are taking part in the Scrap Heap Art Challenge and the Shaping Norfolk’s Future Business Breakfast is filling up nicely.

Presentations, Tours & Workshops Programme

Please book onto all the presentations and tours at Deepdale Information. Places are limited to 30 and we wouldn't want you to miss out.

10.30am - Insulating Solid Wall Homes
Linzi Bagshaw - Mould Growth Consultants Ltd

11am - The Norfolk Diet
Sarah Pettegree - Bray's Cottage Pork Pies

11.30am - Renewables
Lori Baker - RenEnergy Ltd

12noon - Green Energy Investment
Mark Aspinall - Add Energy Ltd

12.30pm - Feed In Tariffs
David Wyllie - Mosscliff Environmental Ltd

1pm - CRed - 140,000 people can't be wrong
Matt Dolan - Low Carbon Initiative Centre

Presentations have limited places available. Sign up at Deepdale Information




8am to 10am - Shaping Norfolk's Future Business Breakfast
Registration required

10am to 4pm - Exhibition, Talks and Workshops
Free Entry

9am to 4pm - Scrap Heap Art Challenge


This year the range of exhibitors is even better than last year. Visitors can attend the event for Free. As well as the exhibition, there are talks throughout the day on various subjects (programme will be announced next week), demonstrations and of the Scrap Heap Art Challenge.

The day is an excellent way to gain knowledge for your business or your home. Business advisors like the CLA, Catchment Sensitive Farming and Business Link will be on hand to advise and direct you to the best sources of information for all your environmental issues. The Energy Saving Trust will be on hand to help homeowners save money on their electricity, gas and other utility bills.

Some of the best installers of renewable technologies are attending the event. Visitors can find all the information they need on solar panels to heat hot water, PV to generate electricity on your roof, a wind turbine for your garden or farm yard. Farmers and landowners might consider an anaerobic digestion system. You could even book an energy assessment for your business or property to identify the best way to save costs from the Norfolk Energy Consultancy.

The Norfolk Master Composters will be helping you with all your composting issues, while the Home Grown Revolution show you the best way to grown your own veg. The RSPB will help you attract wildlife to your garden. Edwards Eco Building are showing how to build cob buildings and earthen ovens for your garden.

“It is wonderful to be a part of something that can have such a positive effect on the way individuals view and treat the world we live in. Education and awareness are the key factors in making the changes necessary to combat global warming and the inevitable peak oil catastrophe.” said Andrea Bramhall of Deepdale Backpackers & Camping.

Deepdale Backpackers & Camping are looking forward to hosting this wide range of organisations. Of course you can have a look at the eco-friendly facilities of Deepdale, and learn more about how they reduce their energy costs, run a more sustainable business, yet offer excellent quality accommodation.

You can follow the event in two ways, either at the Deepdale Farm website - www.deepdalefarm.co.uk/earthday or if you use Facebook, then search for North Norfolk Coast Earth Day.

NHS Norfolk is urging women to be tested for Chlamydia every time they meet a new sexual partner.

Julie Hughes, NHS Norfolk's Sexual Health Commissioning Manager, welcomed research published recently in the British Medical Journal, which warned that annual screening alone is not enough for women to protect themselves against the disease.

About 65% of all new Chlamydia diagnoses are in people between the ages of 16 and 24.

Many people who have Chlamydia do not realise - it is often called the ‘silent’ disease due to the lack of noticeable symptoms. In women it can lead to Pelvic Inflammatory Disease which can cause infertility. If detected early enough, it can usually be treated with a dose of antibiotics.

Julie said: "We urge all young people between 15 and 24 to complete a Chlamydia test every time they begin seeing a new sexual partner. Young people should not only be tested after unprotected sex, but also after sexual contact. You do not have to have full sexual intercourse to contract Chlamydia."

She added: "Getting tested for Chlamydia is easy, confidential, painless and it is free on the NHS if you are between the ages of 15 and 24.

"A Chlamydia test kit is easy to obtain, and use. You just provide a urine sample in the pot and post it free of charge for testing. It is better to be safe than carry an infection which can cause problems later on.

"We welcome this research published in the British Medical Journal, and are keen to stress the importance of having regular tests for Chlamydia."

About 50% of men and 70% of women who have the infection will have no symptoms at all and many others have symptoms so minor, they go unnoticed.

Test kits can be also be obtained from a range of community outlets such as GPs and pharmacies, by logging on to www.areyougettingit.com, by texting "screen" with your name and address to 80010 or by phoning 01603 221830.

For more details about the research visit the British Medical Journal website at www.bmj.com

Dear Friends

Please forgive this shameless self-promotion but I thought that some of you might like to know that, after sell-out shows at the King's Head Theatre, Islington, and the Aldeburgh Literary Festival, our show of politically incorrect music from the past century Taboo-Be-Do! is coming to the Diss Corn Hall - south Norfolk's hottest arts venue - on Saturday 1st May 2010 at 7.30pm.

You'd have to be quite sensitive to be shocked, but it's probably not for children.

More details can be found at http://www.disscornhall.co.uk/programme/eventdetails.php?progid=1107

Many thanks.

Terence

www.terenceblacker.com

Patients in north Norfolk are being encouraged to get in contact with two new dental surgeries to book an appointment for when they open in May.

One of the new surgeries will be based on the Wells Community Hospital site, while the other surgery will be based at the Kelling Hospital site, just outside Holt. Both buildings for the clinics are currently being refitted with dental equipment and are expected to open to patients from early May. Both of the surgeries will be run by the Compass Clinic dental team.

Steven Plant, Director of operations at Compass Clinic, said: “This is a very exciting project for us and we are looking forward to opening our doors to patients next month. We are working very hard to open up two modern dental clinics, which will certainly benefit local people.”

Nikki Cocks, NHS Norfolk’s Director of Independent Contracts and Providers, said: “These new surgeries will improve patient access to NHS dental services and it is important that people now take advantage of the surgeries by contacting them to arrange appointments for the future.”

The new surgeries are expected to open in early May, but patients are being encouraged to register their interest now. Anyone who may want to find out more, or to request an appointment in advance of the opening dates, should call the Compass Clinic dental team on one of the below numbers. Patients who have already registered will shortly be contacted to be offered an appointment.

For the Holt/Kelling site, call 01263 711444.
For the Wells site, call 01328 730999.

Age Concern Norfolk is a local independent registered charity providing a wide range of services and opportunities for older people including:

Pabulum a specialist service providing reminiscence based support for older people with dementia and their carers.

Active Together providing valuable one-to-one and telephone befriending.

Community Development providing support to older people’s clubs and groups.

Information, Advice and Advocacy Services.

These services are free and are totally reliant on voluntary income.

Grays Fair Court – A Community Support Centre for all

A warm welcome awaits you at Grays Fair Court, Age Concern Norfolk’s state-of-the-art Community Support Centre for older people and their carers in New Costessey.

Opened in 2008, the Centre combines:

•    34 Housing with Care flats

•    20 en-suite respite rooms – Our Respite Service offers short breaks in hotel-style accommodation with 24 hour support provided by qualified care staff.  Take the time to recover following an illness or accident, enjoy a holiday or break away from home, a rest or recuperation.

•    Day service facilities - Offer the opportunity for older people to receive day support away from home, socialise and take part in activities.

Our impressive range of facilities includes numerous communal rooms, a library with internet facilities, hairdressing salon and treatment room, coffee bar and restaurant.

Come along and see for yourself what Grays Fair Court has to offer for you.  Contact Gina Dennison, Manager on 01603 594747.

Click on the link below to view a short video showcasing our facilities:


The Sky’s The Limit!

18 brave members of staff, service users and friends of Grays Fair Court are taking part in a sponsored tandem skydive on 1 August 2010 at Old Buckenham Airfield. 

Our diverse group includes a 16 year old and an 86 year old!  If you would like to support the event and help us raise funds for Age Concern Norfolk please visit our sponsorship page at www.virginmoneygiving.com.  Just search for “Age Concern Norfolk” or the name of an individual if you know someone taking part.

Or perhaps you are feeling adventurous and would like to organise your own skydive or other event?  We have plenty of ideas but would love to hear yours.  Contact 01603 787111 to find out more about fundraising for Age Concern Norfolk.

Visit www.acnorfolk.org.uk for more information about the work of Age Concern Norfolk.

Aykbourn is our most popular dramatist and this play shows why. It starts as one of the comedy of modern manners that he does so well. The first act shows a group of writers at one of their regular meetings. Each of the writers has a particular specialty be it crime, historical romance, science fiction, children’s stories or even musicals. During the course of a rather shambolic meeting the chairman suggests that they all cooperate on a single project; an idea that the audience can see is doomed to failure.

After the meeting ends the evening changes. The stories outlined earlier come to life around the hapless chairman. He is in turn thrust into the various works as an unwitting participant. Aykbourn writes brilliantly in the style of each writers’ genre, be it set in Victorian times, the 1930’s or the near future. Arnold, the unwitting chairman, is caught in strange shifting stories that are incredibly resolved by the end of the play. He becomes more bemused as parts of an Agatha Christie story clash with one from Wilkie Collins and are both interspersed by a search for alien life forms from the town hall.

This is a great challenge for a cast of seven who play over twenty parts between them in the course of a beautifully constructed show.

There will be refreshments and bar available.

Curtain up: 7.45pm. Tickets £6 (£5 concessions) from Geo Reeve, Market Street
Wymondham or the Box office: 01953 605523
www.wymondhamplayers.org.uk

Wymondham Players is an Amateur Dramatic group based in the Norfolk market town of Wymondham.

Panel Chair - Richard Ellis (current Chair of EEDA).
Panel members:
- Nick Farrow (Norfolk chairman of the Institute of Directors)
- Sally Stubbs (relationship manager, Barclays Commercial)
- Paul Hill (EDP business editor)
- Claire Martinsen (Breckland Orchard and one of the few women on the EDP Future 50 list for 2009)
- Chloe Smith (currently MP for Norwich North)
- Charles Clarke (currently MP for Norwich South)

Cost: £15 per person includes wine, refreshments and canapés.
Special rate of £7.50 for WEETUnetwork members

The Norfolk National Gardens Scheme is encouraging visitors to “sit on a NGS garden seat this spring!” It is an opportunity for garden enthusiasts to down their own garden tools and admire other people’s hard work, involved in creating these private gardens. Since 1927 gardens of quality, character and interest have opened to raise money for the nursing, caring and gardening charities of the scheme. This year seventy five gardens in Norfolk, with fourteen new ones for 2010, all of which have the wow factor, are open, inviting you to sit back and enjoy the view.

Norfolk and Norwich Horticultural Association, chairman Richard Hobbs opens his garden, 16 Witton Lane, Plumstead as the first new Norfolk NGS garden on the 11th April 2010 (11 - 4). (The Old Cottage, Colby Corner is also open). It is a small but full garden with a wide range of plants, many rare and unusual. In spring there are species tulips, daffodils, scillas, dogtooth violets and many more bulbs. Woodland plants such as trilliums and wood anemones abound. Winter flowering shrubs, climbers and evergreens provide structure for the garden which has been featured in 'The Garden magazine'. An opportunity to share information with a member of one of the oldest horticultural societies in the country.


Richard Hobbs said “It is a great honour for any gardener to have a garden accepted for the NGS. The Norfolk and Norwich Horticultural Association aims to share knowledge, promote competitive shows and encourage excellence in horticulture. This is an excellent way of achieving this while raising money for worthwhile charities”.

Norfolk NGS County organiser Anthea Foster said “Norfolk has such a diverse selection of gardens open this year. It provides a garden trail across the county, from urban to rural, formal to quirky and allotments. The garden owners work extremely hard, not only in the garden but promoting them too, providing refreshments and offering gardening advice. So sit back and enjoy the view in someone else’s garden this spring while supporting the NGS.”

Visit your local Tourist information or garden centre, nursery or open garden to pick up a Norfolk NGS Garden Guide or visit www.norfolkgardens.org. If your garden is of high quality, character and at least forty-five minutes interest visit the Norfolk NGS Team on Saturday at the Norfolk and Norwich Horticultural Association Spring Show, The Presidents Pavilion at the Royal Norfolk Showground on April 10th/11th 2010

The story centres on an old woman and her pilgrimage across country back to the seaside village of her childhood. As she treks across the land the ‘old mother’ meets an abandoned dog-boy and a tender friendship is forged.

Charles Way is an award-winning writer of over thirty plays. Eastern Angles audiences will remember his wonderfully atmospheric play In The Bleak Midwinter.

The Long Way Home will be directed by Naomi Jones whose record-breaking 2009 Spring Tour Return To Akenfield gained glowing reviews from The Guardian and The Times.

Tour dates/times & box office numbers:

MARCH 2010
Tue 23 Waldringfield Village Hall, Suffolk, IP12 4QP 7.30 01473 736506
Wed 24 Lowestoft Seagull Theatre, Suffolk, NR33 0JH 7.30 01502 580909*
Thur 25 Wrabness Village Hall, Essex, CO11 2TJ 7.30 01255 880517
Fri 26 Frettenham Village Hall, Norfolk, NR12 7NN 8.00 01603 893827
Sat 27 Monks Eleigh Village Hall, Suffolk, IP7 7JQ 7.30 01449 740291
Tue 30 Creeting St Mary Village Hall, Suffolk, IP6 8NF 7.30 01449 720740
Wed 31 Downham Market Town Hall, Norfolk, PE38 9HS 7.30 01473 211498

APRIL 2010
Thur 1 Wells Granary Theatre, Norfolk, NR23 1NE 7.30 01328 710193
Tue 6 Brandeston Village Hall, Suffolk, IP13 7AD 7.30 01728 685266
Wed 7 Polstead Village Hall, Suffolk, CO6 5AN 7.30 01787 210029
Thur 8 Hindolveston Village Hall, Norfolk, NR20 5DD 7.30 01263 860583
Fri 9 Needham Market Community Centre, Suffolk, IP6 8BB 7.30 01449 723171
Sat 10 Halesworth The Cut, Suffolk, IP19 8BY 7.30 0845 673 2123
Mon 12 Ipswich Sir John Mills Theatre, Suffolk, IP1 2LQ 7.45 01473 211498
Tue 13 Ipswich Sir John Mills Theatre, Suffolk, IP1 2LQ 7.45 01473 211498
Wed 14 Ipswich Sir John Mills Theatre, Suffolk, IP1 2LQ 1.30 01473 211498
Wed 14 Ipswich Sir John Mills Theatre, Suffolk, IP1 2LQ 7.45 01473 211498
Thur 15 Ipswich Sir John Mills Theatre, Suffolk, IP1 2LQ 7.45 01473 211498
Fri 16 Ipswich Sir John Mills Theatre, Suffolk, IP1 2LQ 7.45 01473 211498
Sat 17 Ipswich Sir John Mills Theatre, Suffolk, IP1 2LQ 4.15 01473 211498
Sat 17 Ipswich Sir John Mills Theatre, Suffolk, IP1 2LQ 7.45 01473 211498
Tue 20 Bungay Fisher Theatre, Suffolk, NR35 1EE 7.30 01986 897130
Wed 21 Bungay Fisher Theatre, Suffolk, NR35 1EE 7.30 01986 897130
Thur 22 Harkstead Village Hall, Suffolk, IP9 1DG 7.30 01473 328687
Fri 23 Sudbury Quay Theatre, Suffolk, CO10 2AN 8.00 01787 374745
Sat 24 Hockwold Village Hall, Norfolk, IP26 4LW 7.30 01842 827268
Wed 28 Thetford Carnegie Rooms, Norfolk, IP24 2DS 7.30 01473 211498
Thur 29 Chelmsford Cramphorn Theatre, Essex, CM1 1JG 8.00 01245 606505
Fri 30 Kirton Church Hall, Suffolk, IP10 0PT 7.30 01394 448238

MAY 2010
Sat 1 Woodbridge Community Hall, Suffolk, IP12 4AU 7.30 01473 211498
Sun 2 Woodbridge Community Hall, Suffolk, IP12 4AU 3.45 01473 211498
Sun 2 Woodbridge Community Hall, Suffolk, IP12 4AU 7.30 01473 211498
Tue 4 Southwold St Edmunds Hall, Suffolk, IP18 6JP 7.30 01473 211498
Wed 5 Maldon Town Hall, Essex, CM9 4RL 7.30 01473 211498
Thur 6 MALDON Town Hall, Essex, CM9 4RL 7.30 01473 211498
Fri 7 Cockfield Village Hall, Suffolk, IP30 0LA 7.30 01284 828956
Sat 8 Lavenham Village Hall, Suffolk, CO10 9QT 7.30 01787 248599
Tue 11 Westleton Village Hall, Suffolk, IP17 3AQ 7.30 01728 648436
Wed 12 King’s Lynn Arts Centre, Norfolk, PE30 1HA 7.30 01553 764864
Thur 13 Diss Corn Hall, Norfolk, IP22 4LB 7.30 01379 652241
Fri 14 Margaretting Village Hall, Essex, CM4 0EP 7.30 01277 354821
Sat 15 Sheringham Little Theatre, Norfolk, NR26 8RE 7.30 01263 822347
Tue 18 Beck Row Community Centre, Suffolk, IP28 8AE 7.30 01638 716362
Wed 19 Newmarket Memorial Hall, Suffolk, CB8 8JP 7.30 01638 667227
Thur 20 Luton Hat Factory, Beds, LU1 2EY 7.30 01582 878100
Fri 21 Assington Village Hall, Suffolk, CO10 5LW 7.30 01787 210029
Sat 22 Wivenhoe William Loveless Hall, Essex, CO7 1AB 7.30 01473 211498

Dear Norwich City Net,

As you know, Norwich is competing to become the first ever UK City of Culture in 2013 - and with the help of you and your members it could win.

Success would boost the East of England’s economy and deliver valuable social benefits for the people of Norwich and Norfolk.

So please can you encourage friends and members to join this Facebook group - www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&gid=355932398754 - to back the bid, share news of events and suggest ways we can strengthen our claim to be the cultural capital of the UK.

Norwich has a well-earned reputation as a fine city that delights visitors with its friendly people and eclectic mix of cultural experiences - from the traditional such as its Norman castle, two cathedrals, Dragon Hall, the open air market, numerous theatres, and fascinating museums to the contemporary such The UEA, The Sainsbury Centre, The Forum, hundreds of pubs and restaurants, amazing art galleries, an exciting nightlife and vibrant festivals.

Becoming the first UK City of Culture in 2013 would help us build on that reputation and encourage more people to make Norwich their destination of choice for holidays, business and life.

Please note: This is not an official campaign page - we have set it up in the absence of anything official. If Norwich City Council would like to take over this page then all they need do is get in touch.


Thank you for your support - you can follow the campaign on Twitter at www.twitter.com/HuwSayer

NHS Norfolk’s Joy of Food team will be visiting supermarkets across Norfolk during April and May as part of a Change4Life & Joy of Food roadshow.

The Joy of Food, which is Lottery-funded, will take a team to various supermarkets to promote both their own and Change4Life initiatives, including quick and easy meal ideas, healthier snack swaps and answer questions from members of the public about food labels. Members of the team will also be promoting seasonal vegetables and finding out how many people take a shopping list when they visit the supermarket.

The roadshow kicks off on Wednesday, April 7th, and will see the Joy of Food team operating stands at the supermarkets, to provide information and advice to people who want to find out about practical shopping and cooking advice. The team is aiming to help people to plan their shopping around their meals, try out new recipes and swap some of their snacks for healthier alternatives.

Caroline Seaman, NHS Norfolk’s Food and Nutrition Lead and Joy of Food Manager, is organising the roadshow and commented: “We are really pleased to have this opportunity to speak to people when they are thinking about food as they do their shopping. We will be setting up a gazebo at various supermarkets, either inside or in the car park and will be encouraging people to talk to us about their shopping habits, discuss how they could make healthy changes to their meals or snacks and discuss new recipe ideas.

“The roadshow also allows us to promote some of the key Change4Life messages, like swapping sugary snacks for healthier alternatives, reducing portion size to suit the individual and easy ways to get your 5 A DAY.

“But we also want to be a resource to help people or answer their questions, for example if they want to find out more about seasonal fruit and vegetables, how to compare the nutritional content figures on food labels, or to find out how they can reduce the amount of food they throw away.

“We are very grateful to the supermarkets who are hosting us and hope more may come on board over the next few weeks too. The Joy of Food team will be wearing 5 A DAY t-shirts on the day, so if you see them, stop us and ask your question!”

The team will also be offering some interactive food demonstrations and tasting sessions, to show people some simple but nutritious recipe ideas they could try at home.

Caroline added: “I hope people make the most of this opportunity to get one-to-one advice about their food choices and diet. We will be able to help people choose alternative snacks and meals, or new recipes which include their favourite foods. If the roadshow is successful, we may look to develop a similar tour in the future.

“We would also like to offer individuals the opportunity to sign up to the Joy of Food programme and will be accepting contact details from anyone who wants to learn some basic cooking skills to make choosing a healthier diet easier."

For more information about the Joy of Food, and to see which supermarkets are taking part in the tour, go to: www.norfolk.nhs.uk/yourhealth/joy-of-food/index.html

Full details of Joy of Food roadshow:
- Please note, all events run from 9.30am to 2.30pm -

April 7th - Sainsbury’s, Attleborough - High Street
April 8th - Sainsbury’s, King’s Lynn - Vancouver Centre
April 13th - Tesco, Aylsham - 28 Norwich Road
April 20th - Morrison, Norwich - Albion Way
April 23th - Budgens, Cromer - High Street
April 29th - Tesco, Fakenham - Oak Street
May 14th - Tesco, King’s Lynn - Hardwick Road
May 15th - Budgens, Holt - 6 Kerridge Way