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8  Town & Around February 2025                                                      Tel: 01485 540620 email: editor@townandaround.net
       Award for Anne who swapped Post                     being nominated by a colleague.
                                                             “I worked in a care home before coming to Extra Hands, working
       Office for care                                     with people who had dementia. I somehow seem to have a connection
                                                           with older people and I really love what I do,” she said.
                                                             Moving to care at home meant Anne had the chance to meet different
                                                           people in their own environment, and she has never looked back.
                                                             “I was really thrilled to get the award,”  said the mother of two.
                                                             Her nomination said:  “Anne was so supportive when I was
                                                           shadowing her, she encouraged me to be confident. She made all the
                                                           service users smile whilst visiting them.  Anne even checked in on me
                                                           once I was working on my own to see how I was doing which means
                                                           a lot.”
                                                             “I love my job and working for Extra Hands, they have all been
                                                           really nice and are a good bunch to work with.”
                                                             Anne said her working hours are ideal for her, and she is very happy
                                                           to have made the move to Extra Hands, a family-run home care
                                                           company which also has offices in Horsham St Faith.

                                                           BagLadies exceed fundraising target
                                                           Sue Warham




            fter working 80 hours a week in a Post Office and store, carer
            Anne Jenner decided there was more to life and changed her
       Acareer.
        She and her partner Peter ran the Grimston store for 15 years, but
       the hours became an issue and she chose to step away from a shop
       position and take up a new role as a carer. And that seems to have paid
       off as she has won an award thanks to her dedication.
        Anne, 53, joined the Heacham office of Extra Hands in 2022 and is
       now the proud recipient of a Going the Extra Mile (GEM) Award after











                                                              Back row L to R: Rae Allsop, Angela Morris , Wendy Brooks ,
                                                                        Janet Needham , Carolyn Barrett
                                                              Front row L to R: Val Goddard , Sue Warham , Ann Whiting
                                                                  e’ve done it! We are delighted to share the exciting news
                                                                  that the BagLadies of  Thornham have exceeded their
                                                           WFundraising target of £100,000. A generous donation has
                                                           taken our all-time total to £100,500.
                                                             Our successful Winter Gift Fair raised over £2,500 on a wet and
                                                           windy day in early December.
                                                             At our next meeting in January, we will be discussing our future
                                                           plans and we would like to hear villagers’ views on a suitable project
                                                           to  bring our fundraising efforts to a close.
                                                             Since 2006, many Thornham projects have benefited  from our
                                                           fundraising efforts, including the Cricket Club, Village Hall, Children’s
                                                           Play Area, All Saints’ Church, the Bowls Club and, in 2025, we will
                                                           be supporting the proposed new Sports Pavilion and the restoration of
                                                           the Thornham Village Sign at the end of Hall Lane.
                                                             We will continue with our fundraising, but on a much reduced level,
                                                           until all our stock is sold. A Coffee Morning and Sale is planned for
                                                           early Spring.
                                                             Jubilee Meadow continues to develop, and BagLadies have
                                                           sponsored two trees, a Jubilee Oak and a Weeping Willow in memory
                                                           of Melanie Venes, as well as a picnic bench. We will support Jubilee
                                                           Meadow in the future in line with Melanie’s wishes.
                                                             BagLadies would like to thank everybody for their continued
                                                           support over many years.
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