Chairman’s welcome

Hello and welcome to the 2025 season with the Norfolk Centre. Our events calendar is open and started with our Natter and Chatter meeting in February, thank you to all who attended. Observations were made throughout the meeting and next year we have decided to change the format and make it less formal. This will enable our members more opportunity to catch up with each other at the start of the season whilst receiving all information about the year ahead and reflect on the previous year.

We are very lucky to have so many of you come forward and volunteer to run events and it’s lovely to see many are fully booked with waiting lists in place. I’m sure you will agree with me when I say we are very grateful for all the hard work our marshals put in to enable us to have an exciting and varied events program. We have been fortunate over the last couple of years to have members come forward as new marshals. We are always encouraging new marshals and committee members to come forward. New faces and ideas allows our Centre to keep moving forward. If you are interested but not sure what the roles entail, please speak to any of our committee members who will be more than happy to answer any questions you might have.

If you are new to the Centre and not sure how to book or what to expect, please feel free to contact me or any of the committee members. It can always feel daunting trying something new but we are friendly club all with a common interest. You will see from our events list that there’s a variety of events to suit all tastes. I always say book more than one to see what we are all about, I’m sure you won’t regret it!

As you are aware, each year we have a chosen charity. For the last two years we had been raising funds for the charity Norfolk and Waveny Mind. At Natter and Chatter we were pleased to say that we had raised a grand sum of £1400 and they would like me to pass on to you all how grateful they are and that the funds will be put to good use supporting their cause. This year we will be supporting The Big C Cancer Charity that is based in Norfolk. Their aim is to improve the lives of local people affected by cancer as well as supporting their families and carers. I’m sure you will agree this is a very worthy cause and will support our fundraising efforts this year. Anyone affected or know of someone affected by cancer can appreciate the valuable work this charity is doing. Pennies make pounds that can make a difference!

Our season is now successfully underway and I look forward to catching up with you all at some point. Keep following us on our website and Facebook pages for all our up to date news.

Best wishes and happy rallying,

Graham

Graham Sewell, Centre Chairman
Telephone 07505657525
Email [email protected]