A group of model plane enthusiasts have taken their aircraft from the skies to the streets to celebrate the British Model Flying Association's centenary.
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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 up staying open throughout the second and third shutdown, operating with PPE, lateral flow testing and social distancing.
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Network Norwich and Norfolk > People > Liz is new chair of Norfolk drug and alcohol project Liz becomes new chair of drug and alcohol project Liz Wiggins has been appointed as the new chairperson of the Matthew Project, opening a fresh chapter in the history of the Norfolk-based charity. She gave an interview so that people could learn more about her, and about the Matthew Project, which supports people with drug and alcohol issues.
Why did you decide to become Chair of The Matthew Project? I am a huge believer in the importance of community and for a while I had been looking for a way of doing something useful where I could give my time and skills. Someone emailed me the job specification for the Chair of the Matthew Project. I asked my husband for his thoughts about who we knew who might be interested. He said why didn t I apply. So I did.