Published: Tuesday, 30th January 2024
Residents in North Lynn are being encouraged to come along to a Creating Communities event at The Beacon Church on 3 February, between 10am and 2pm.
The drop-in event will bring together a range of partners, including the Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk, its Lily service and Beat Your Bills roadshow, Alive West Norfolk, Community Action Norfolk, North Lynn Food Hub, Freebridge Community Housing and the Well Being on Wheels bus to provide advice and information on services, facilities and activities in the area.
Cllr Jo Rust, the council’s cabinet member for people and communities, said:
“Recent years have seen a number of new developments in the North Lynn area. Building homes is important to help address housing shortages in the area but for us this work is about more than bricks and mortar.
“Our Creating Communities initiative aims to develop community spirit by involving people in their communities and supporting them to settle in by showing them activities they can take part in, or by inspiring them to set up their own clubs and groups.”
Lily, the council’s service that helps people to connect with others, will be there to help people understand what support and help is in the area to avoid issues of loneliness and isolation, and also to inspire people about the sorts of activities and clubs that could be created in the area for other people to get involved with, whether that's a knitting and crochet club, art group, quizzes, bingo or a local history group.
The Beat Your Bills Roadshow will be dropping by with energy saving advice and other support to help people facing cost of living issues. The local Rapid Relief Team will be giving away goodie bags and the Wellness on Wheels bus will be doing free flu jabs.
Rebekah Bensley-Mills, Lily Co-ordinator said:
"Being a part of a group and a community significantly enhances people’s overall wellbeing and combats loneliness and isolation. One of our aims is to motivate and empower people to create their own groups by showing them the possibilities and guiding them towards any help they need to set up a group."
Representatives from the borough council’s corporate projects team will also be available to answer any questions about the recent residential developments in North Lynn.