Community and Lifestyle

Lowestoft's iconic Town Hall building is set to get a new lease of life. Consultations are underway to seek the best uses for the building in the town's historic High Street. Find out the planning options for the Town Hall here. https://www.lowestofttowncouncil.gov.uk/townhallproject/

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Address: High St, Lowestoft, NR32 1TA

Website: https://www.lowestofttowncouncil.gov.uk/townhallproject/

Cubs and Scouting offers challenge and adventure to over 5100 young people aged 4-25 in Suffolk alone. They believe in helping members fulfil their potential by working in teams, learning by doing and thinking for themselves. They are working to make Scouting available to all and are passionate about what they do. The aim of Scouting is to develop young people to their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential. Scouts should be able to learn new skills by taking part in fun and exciting activities in the air, on land or in water. Through the adventure of Scouting, the young people get to take risks in a safe environment and have their first taste of responsibility.

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Address: 4 Witney Road, Pakefield, Lowestoft, NR33 7AW

Website: https://www.scouts.org.uk/groups/10010449?loc=carlton%20colville&slug=1st-Pakefield

The Screamin' Seagulls are a Lowestoft based choir, they practice every Monday 7pm-9.00pm at the Lowestoft Telecom Sports and Social Club in Clapham Road - and anyone is welcome to join them. Led by Neville Rowell. Costs £7 per-week.

Phone Number: 07748 671336

Address: Clapham Road, Lowestoft, NR33 OJH

Website: https://www.facebook.com/thescreaminseagulls/

The Co-op is working to support local causes and community organisations. Areas of support helps build stronger and more resilient communities including: fairer access to food, mental wellbeing services and education & employment for young people.

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Address: None, Lowestoft, -

Website: https://www.coop.co.uk/communities

The Pear Tree Centre in Halesworth is a warm and welcoming one-stop-shop which offers support, information, counselling and benefits advice to anyone who has been diagnosed with a life-changing illness. It opened in January 2020 following an extensive fundraising drive which attracted fantastic support from the local community. Anyone with a life-changing condition, as well as their families and carers, is welcome to drop in and use the services on offer, which include: information and support to help understand diagnosiscounsellingfinancial and benefits advicebereavement supportchildren and family support servicesheadscarf tying and “feel good” supportcomplementary treatments such as Reiki, massage and reflexologysignposting to other agenciesThe centre is open to anyone living in the east Suffolk area. It serves around 50,000 people living in the towns and villages around Bungay, Beccles, Kessingland, Southwold, Leiston, Saxmundham, Framlingham, Stradbroke, Fressingfield and HarlestonThe centre is open from 10am to 4pm on Monday to Friday.More details can be found online at: https://peartreefund.org/pear-tree-centre-halesworth/

Phone Number: 01986 899655

Address: Bungay Rd, Haleswoth, IP19 8SG

Website: https://peartreefund.org/pear-tree-centre-halesworth/

East Suffolk Council and its partners are incredibly excited about the future of Suffolk's second biggest town and the opportunities to maximise its huge potential. With this in mind, they have begun to develop the ‘Lowestoft Story’ which will focus our energies and intends to explain and map out what makes Lowestoft special, competitive and different to other places. A story which every organisation and individual across the area can share and be part of.

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Website: http://www.eastsuffolk.gov.uk

TOPCATS is a charity that supports children and young people with additional needs based in Pakefield For more information about the group just go to: topcats.org.uk

Phone Number: 01502 531897

Address: Morton Rd, Lowestoft, NR33 0JH

Website: http://topcats.org.uk

A group of local volunteers who respond to emergency 999 calls have been speaking to us about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their vital fundraising activities. Wretham Community First Responders, who work in partnership with the East of England Ambulance Service, are ideally placed in the community to provide time critical and often life-saving treatment to casualties across East Suffolk. For donation enquiries and to find out more about what it takes to become a Community First Responder, Pat Seaman can be contacted on (07880) 701760. More details about the Wrentham Community First Responders and how to volunteer, can be found at: https://www.eastamb.nhs.uk/join-the-team/volunteering-and-volunteers.htm http://www.wrentham.org.uk/firstresponders.html

Phone Number: (07880) 701760

Address: -, Wrentham, -

Website: https://www.eastamb.nhs.uk/join-the-team/volunteering-and-volunteers.htm