Firstly the blue light emergency services and the Eastern Daily Press Newspaper are getting together to launch a Grow Your Support for Frontline Services campaign. Police, the East of England Ambulance Service and Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service are supporting a campaign based around the brightness and fun of sunflowers.
The campaign will complement the NHS Rainbow Campaign with people being asked to draw, paint, knit anything to do with sunflowers and then put them in their windows. The idea is to give families the chance to "spread some sunshine" in these dark times. It is well known that sunflowers have an uplifting value.
Police officers and other emergency workers on patrol will be delivering packets of sunflower seeds to many addresses displaying sunflower art work.
More details and colouring in sunflower sheets are available from Norfolk Constabulary's website at: https://www.norfolk.police.uk/
The other campaign is a personal goal one being organised by Virgin Money. Entitled the 2.6 or 26 challenge it is asking people to raise money for UK Charities by taking a personal challenge either involving the figure 2.6 or 26.
"We need your help to save the UK's Charities. Join the nation and take on the 2.6 challenge by fundraising in your charity's name. From 2.6 to 26. It's your choice. Your challenge. Your cause," Virgin states on its website.
Some examples are: Bike rides for 2.6 or 26 miles, doing 26 keepie uppies at football, doing 26 press ups, running 2.6 miles, walking up and down the stairs 26 times, getting 26 mates together for an online workout session and many more. More details are on the website:
https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/giving/events/twopointsix/
Local playwright Tony Vale is putting his own unique twist on this challenge to raise money for the Starthrowers cancer charity at Wymondham. Tony, who lives at number 26, is offering a script of his play "Let's Get Better Together" which is all about letters of the alphabet and ideal for families to perform together.
If you are interested in obtaining a copy of the play for a donation, please contact Tony via e-mail at [email protected]