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Published: 12:51 PM May 13, 2021    The Dean of Norwich, the Very Rev Jane Hedges, takes a service for the teams taking part in the virtual Walking4Norfolk at Norwich Cathedral. - Credit: DENISE BRADLEY/Archant2021 Representatives of 23 charities descended on Norwich Cathedral for the launch of a 375 mile fundraising walking challenge.  The first day of Walking4Norfolk took place on Wednesday with the High Sherriff of Norfolk Michael Gurney reading a poem to kickstart the proceedings.  Hymns were also sung ahead of the teams walking the equivalent distance from Norwich to Notre-Dame i...

"Covid has been so difficult for the people we help. Kids have been stuck in their rooms and made to just sit there idly. It's been absolutely terrible. They're becoming addicted to online pornography, gambling and alcohol as young as 14. It's awful. They're some of the hidden victims in all of this. "In the first lockdown we stopped running our workshops because at that point the pandemic was an unknown entity and we had to think about protecting staff. "But by the next lockdown we were acutely aware of its devastating impact and the fact that so many people we help had relapsed. We ended ...

DRY January is set to begin, and if you are thinking of taking part this year, a vital service is offering advice and support to those who are struggling to kick the habit. For some, Dry January will be a fun New Year's resolution or something to try with their friends. But for others the process of giving up alcohol is a challenging one to turn their lives around, and there won't be any need for anyone to face that challenge alone. Ged Pickersgill, project development manager at Barrow-based third-sector anti-addiction group,said: "January seems like a very long month, so if I think 'I...