NORFOLK & WAVENEY
PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP
Reg. Charity No: 1108384 www.prostatesupport.org.uk

FREE P.S..A. BLOOD TESTS FOR MEN OVER 45
FAKENHAM COMMUNITY CENTRE
23rd. September
We’ll be funding up to 250 free tests that evening (from 7pm) ….so here’s your chance to check on the health of your prostate …so don’t miss it!
YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER FOR A TEST AND SHOULD APPLY IMMEDIATELY by sending an A5 sized
stamped & self-addressed envelope to:-
N&WPCS,
3 Skedge Way, Blofield
Corner, Norwich, NR13 4RY
or you can e-mail to:-
nwpcsg@hotmail.co.uk (typing “PSA test application” in the Subject line)

This will be the third Norfolk testing session we have arranged over the past 18 months and, of the over 430 men tested, we know of at least 12 men we have given blood test to who have since been diagnosed with prostate cancer and are have undergone, or are now receiving, treatment for their condition. Men with a family history of prostate cancer or breast cancer are more likely to contract this cancer, which claims the lives of some 11,000 men annually in the UK.

Fantastic work by Kick Start and the Fakenham Area Partnership – well done, guys. Here’s to a successful full-blown Fakenham Carnival in 2011!!!

“Rides, inflatables, stalls with toys, crafts, games, food, classic cars, bows & arrows, you can even come and build a wall! “

The running order looks like this…

• 2.00 Football
• 3.00 Punch & Judy
• 3.30 Tae Kwon Do Display
• 3.50 Basketball Display 
• 4.00 1st Acadamy of Dance Performance
• 4.20 Magic Show
• 4.45 Fakenham Bowmen Display

… but may be subject to change.  Then in the evening, there’s the disco…

8-11pm Family Disco, Community Centre, tickets £2.50 on the door, under 12′s FREE

Fakenham: Warnings for moped riders – Local – Lynn News

Good to se the SNT focusing on this. The behaviour of these riders who seem to hang out in the car park next to Tesco has been extremely annoying at best and at worst, an accident waiting to happen.

Looks impressive. If you’d like more details, the leaflet says that their newsletters (from which this is taken) can be obtained at the Surgery Website

In the past, I’ve talked to somebody at Fakenham Chamber of Commerce as well as Kick Start Fakenham about a local shopper loyalty scheme, but nothing has so far become of it.  I think the Chamber has also recently and independently discussed an idea like this, but maybe somebody needs to give it a nudge and/or get some feedback from the local public…

I think the town’s traders could do with some kind of mutually-beneficial loyalty scheme. Something which would reward local shoppers by giving discounts or special offers and which would, in turn, keep some of their trade in the town rather than see them shop further afield.

I have had some ideas already, having mulled it over for the best part of a year. What has rekindled my ideas now? Well, I was speaking to another business owner from this area yesterday and we were comparing notes about local advertising and promotion. His thoughts were (and my past experiences bear this out) that local businesses are usually very reluctant to promote themselves – even if the method offered is extremely inexpensive or even free! They’re not at all pro-active when it comes to publicity and many smaller businesses in the area will happily admit to being complete technophobes – not at all helpful when somebody like me is trying to convince them to promote their businesses online!

We came to the conclusion that if local businesses could be shown an obviously consumer-driven scheme, they’d be more likely to see the advantage of promoting themselves through it. Our reasoning was that they’re historically used to being consumer-led and would react to a more traditional idea that shoppers would want to use.

So… I’d like your ideas. If you’re a shopper, what would convince you to use a local business rather than one from Norwich or Lynn? If you’re a Fakenham trader or shop owner, do you have any ideas to make a scheme like this work?

You can leave comments here on my blog or email me via steve (at) wensum.net. Alternatively, feel free to give me a ring at the office on 01328 856688.

You know that little park by the river path? Yes, just down Hall Staithe (corrected: cheers, Mark) - that’s the one. Well, there’s a project underway to freshen it up a tad. It was looking a bit run down, so an organisation from Norwich is organising (what else would they do?) a bunch of long-term unemployed youngsters to give it a lick of paint and add some sparkle. Apparently, it gives them a bit of work experience and adds a project to their CV. No doubt it gives them a bit of confidence-building too – that can’t do any harm. Anyway, they were all busy down there today when I popped out for a walk, so I took the opportunity to poke my nose, have a quick natter and take a snap.

Nice to see youngsters doing community projects like this. Thanks. Well done, guys!

Appeal after Fakenham theft – News – Lynn News

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£10,000 has been provided by the Priorities Challenge Fund (Museums Libraries & Archives) to employ a project officer on a five-month contract at the Fakenham Museum of Gas & Local History. Frances Collinson is considering a name change for the musum and is asking for suggestions. Read the story at the EDP’s website.  

Boost for Fakenham gas museum – Norfolk News – EDP24.

They’re apparently looking at opening a bar & restaurant in the Clipbush Lane area, close to the proposed Health Centre complex.

Do we need it? Is an edge-of-town site good for our town?