EACH Silver Award

29th Jan 2020

Practice Manager Aidan Tidnam together with HR Manager Ellie Walpole, were delighted to be presented with a silver plaque by Carol Plunkett from East Anglia’s Children’s Hospice, in recognition of the funds raised over the last three years in aid of the fantastic Nook facility in Framingham Earl.

The state of the art hospice is now finished and will enable EACH to help and support a larger number of children and their families needing assistance in the region.

The new hydro pool is particularly popular as it offers therapy to children who have never had access to such a great resource before.

We are continuing to support EACH by offering sponsorship to an upcoming ball in aid of further funding.

2019 Rogers & Norton Footgolf Tournament

We were delighted that the weather brightened, to help make our third annual foot golf tournament at Eaton Park a resounding success. The competition was dedicated to raising funds for a specialist Admiral Dementia Nurse for Norfolk.

Twenty Five teams, comprising professional contacts, clients and local companies took part in the event and joined us later for a bbq at The Georgian Townhouse.

Lovell UK won the team competition, with Lee Aldridge from last year’s winners First Home Improvements scooping the individual prize.

We were very grateful to be supported by some ex Norwich City stars, including Mike Milligan who helped us raise money on the ‘beat the pro’ hole, together with Darren Huckerby who was the man to beat in the penalty shootout competition. They both willingly give up their time each year to support the deserving causes we raise money for.

Our guests were in an extremely generous mood in the evening, bidding for an array of football memorabilia to further boost the money we raised.

Overall we have raised just over £6,000 so far, towards funding a specialist Admiral Dementia Nurse for Norfolk.

As well as raising funds for a deserving cause it was important to raise dementia awareness. Every penny that we raised made a huge difference to those affected with dementia.

EACH Nook Appeal fundraising update

26th Sep 2018

We are delighted to have raised a further £6,320.50 towards East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) Nook appeal, following a foot golf tournament and some staff members completing the Run Norwich 10k.

We held our second annual foot golf competition in association with Loveday & Partners, at Norwich’s Eaton Park, in June. Twenty-one teams, totalling 84 individuals, took part, facing competition from the likes of former Norwich City players Darren Huckerby; Iwan Roberts; Mike Milligan and Paul McVeigh. Fundraising was boosted by an auction of merchandise, including items signed by former Norwich goalkeeper John Ruddy and Formula 1 racer Lewis Hamilton. The event netted £4,883.50.

A team of Rogers & Norton staff also took part in the Run Norwich 10k in August, raising £1,437 between them – whilst they all did a fantastic job in completing the course, a special mention should be given to Tara Saunders for playing such a large part in raising the sum achieved.

It’s been a busy summer focussing on raising funds for our nominated charity – we are really pleased to be able to contribute towards such a brilliant cause. We are very proud to have raised a total of £16,630 towards the new hospice.

The nook appeal currently stands at over £8 million. Construction of EACH’s new hospice started at the end of last year and, fundraising-permitting, it is hoped the building will be operational by summer 2019.

Charity Supper and Race Evening

Charity Supper and Race Evening
Norwich Theatre Royal – Wednesday February 12^th 2014

We have, over the years, staged many events for various Charities and to start 2014 with a bang we have decided, in association with the Norwich Theatre Royal, to stage a Grand Charity Supper and Race Evening.  This is something that has not been tried by the Theatre before and we are lucky enough to be allowed to take over the whole Theatre for the event on the evening.  The proceeds from the evening will go towards buying an electric piano to use on the Norfolk Schools Project.  

This twice-yearly 12 week music project links with the curriculum to encourage and develop creativity, team work, pride and confidence.  200 NorfolkPrimary School children participate each year and perform their own mini operas on stage at the Theatre Royal to an audience of around 1,000.  All work is provided to schools free of charge.

We have a limited number of tickets to sell with a maximum of 400 and the cost per person will be £10.00 to include a hot supper before the racing.  There will also be limited opportunities to sponsor both individual horses and races on the evening, further details which will be sent out in due course.  The tickets will be sold on a “first come first served” basis and this will be an ideal opportunity to have a great night out with friends and family and I am hoping the atmosphere in the auditorium will be brilliant during the racing. 

There is the opportunity to bet on each race of course and there will be a pay bar open too.  I regret that unaccompanied children will not be allowed however.  The tickets will be officially on sale from 2^nd January 2014 but I am compiling a reserved list if you wish to put your name down to attend.  I will then collect entry fees after the 2^nd January.

I hope you will be able to join us with this groundbreaking event and if you require any further information or wish to register your interest in attending please contact me at gjk@rogers-norton.co.uk or 01603 675618.

The booking form can be downloaded here.

May I also take this opportunity to wish you a very peaceful Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Graham Knights
Practice Manager

The video says it all!

This is the way to bring a little cheer to children's faces who are going through a tough time. Our visit to the Panto with Nelsons Journey explained in a one and a half minute video.

The video says it all!

Rogers & Norton

Children from Nelson's Journey meet the Panto Stars

This is the third year running that Rogers & Norton have taken children from Nelson's Journey to the Panto rather than sending out Christmas cards to everyone and we are delighted to report that the evening was a huge success with 30 children able to come along despite the fact that they are going through a very sad period in their young lives due to bereavement in some way.

We had a special tea party at the Theatre where the children were able to meet the Cast of the Show and it was wonderful that virtually every member of the cast gave up their time to entertain the children before the performance for which we are very grateful. Click here to see some pictures taken on the evening which give you a flavour of the event too.

The Theatre were excellent with their support and help on the evening as always and the Leeds Building Society donated goody bags for all the children to take home with them too. The Norfolk magazine photographer was there too along with the EDP reporter so hopefully the Charity will get some good media coverage to help their fundraising efforts.

We do arrange many varying promotional events throughout the year to try and put something back into the community and to help our chosen Charity, but this is by far the most rewarding evening of them all. To see the delight and joy in the childrens faces on the evening is a great reward for us all and we will continue to support the evening in future years.

Nelson's Journey do some wonderful work with children who have suffered with bereavement with some truly committed staff and volunteers and you can find more information about the Charity by visiting www.nelsonsjourney.org.uk.

If you would like more information about this event or other Rogers & Norton charitable events please visit our website www.rogers-norton.co.uk or contact me on o1603 675618 or gjk@rogers-norton.co.uk.

With kind regards.

Graham Knights
Practice Manager

The Final Movember Update !

30 days on and it's nearly all over! So far the Ro No Mo Bros have raised £792 in online donations and £90 in cash/cheques and in most cases not exactly looked our best for the past month! (see attached photos!)

Many thanks to those of you who have donated so far.

We would however really like to break the £1000 barrier so if anyone else would like to donate now that the challenge has been successfully completed it is not too late to do so and we would welcome any donation however small.

You can do so by clicking on the link below and then clicking on 'donate to team' or on individual team members names in the 'team summary' list:-

http://uk.movember.com/team/660541

Many thanks for your support so far. Other than updating you as to the final amount raised we promise this is the last message you will receive on the subject until it all starts again next Movember!

All the best

The Ro No Mo Bros

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Movember Day 21

Day 21 of Movember!

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Anyone wishing to donate to the team effort can do so via the link below, all donations no matter the size are very welcome.

http://uk.movember.com/team/660541

The Ro No Mo Bros (Rogers & Norton)

Movember Update

1 Week on and the 'tashes are coming along.... (click the pic to take a closer look!)



Charity Golf Day in aid of MacMillan Nurses

We held our annual Charity Golf Day on Friday 14th September 2012 at Bawburgh in aid of MacMillan Nurses and we hope to have raised a significant sum of money for this very worthy charity, which we have now supported for 14 years.
We did arrange for Richard Aldridge to take photographs on the course and he has ended up taking over 500! There are far too many to view here but if you click here you can see a large selection of them in all their glory!  The “Beat the Pro” Competition seemed to be received very well too and we are grateful to Mark Spooner at Bawburgh for helping us out with this. We are told he is an excellent teacher of golf if anyone wishes to book any lessons with him.

We really appreciate the support that we receive for this event from local business and individuals alike and we understand that financially it is impossible to support every worthy event and we feel very privileged that our clients and contacts choose to help MacMillan Nurses by attending our Golf Day.
We did have three auction prizes on the day and have sold two of them but we do still have a Norwich City signed shirt by this season’s squad to dispose of with a reserve price of £100.00. If you would be interested in making an offer for this item please let me know and we will accept the highest bid received before a deadline date of Monday 8th October 2012. This would make a great Xmas present with all the proceeds going to Macmillan too!

Click here to view more photos from the day.

Rogers & Norton Charity Golf Day

The 14th Annual Rogers & Norton Charity Golf Day in aid of MacMillan Nurses World's Biggest Coffee Morning will be held at Bawburgh Golf Club on Friday 14th September 2012. Entries have been good so far with 21 teams playing on the day although we do have vacancies for even more teams to take part and support this very worthy Charity and the excellent work that they do every day.

The entry fee for a team of four people is £220 which includes bacon roll and coffee on arrival, 18 holes of golf followed by a 3 course meal in the evening with prizegiving and there are some lovely prizes to be won. The added bonus of taking part is the opportunity to play for the Rogers & Norton Team and Individual trophies too!

We usually have a raffle too and in addition this year an auction of 3 items including a Norwich City FC shirt signed by this season's squad. There are various team and individual competitions taking place on the day as well as the usual nearest the pins and longest drive tests. Mark Spooner, the Professional at Bawburgh, has also kindly agreed to take on allcomers at the 4th hole for a "Beat the Pro" competition for an entry fee of a fiver with all proceeds going to the Charity and we are very grateful to him for his help.

The main emphasis for the event is however to enjoy the day and meet old and new friends whilst helping us to fundraise at the same time and Ian and his staff at Bawburgh are excellent at helping us achieve this.

We do have limited sponsorship opportunities on the day too if you are interested by placing banners on all 18 holes for a modest cost of £50 (except premium holes 1 and 18 which are £100) or sponsoring the nearest the pins and longest drive for the same fee and all proceeds from this go directly to MacMillan Nurses too. An application form is attached showing these opportunities to advertise your Company in more detail as well as an entry form for taking part too.

I hope to raise more money than last year's event and my target to beat is £3300 so if you would like to help me by having a good day out with us or simply sponsoring part of the day whilst helping the nurses please do get in touch. I welcome your support and if you need more details about the day please let me know.

Graham Knights
Practice Manager   Sponsorship Form   Team Booking Form

R&N Ball a great success!

The Rogers & Norton 30th Anniversary Charity Ball took place on Saturday 2nd June at Colney Hall and we are delighted to say it was a great success! 

Thank you to all our guests and sponsors for your support and for celebrating with us our 30th Anniversary. The evening was one of the most successful Rogers & Norton balls in our history and you all helped make the night unforgettable.

With the help of over 400 guests we have raised approximately £10,000 to support our chosen charity Nelsons Journey and this figure continues to grow as we collect in further contributions arising from the Ball.

We will have some photographs and highlights from the night on our blog soon so keep checking for updates! We will also confirm the total amount raised for charity in due course.

For now, here's a glimpse of the marquee & some of our guests on the evening.

R&N 30th Anniversary Charity Ball

We are delighted to announce our 30th Birthday Celebration on Saturday 2nd June 2012 exactly 30 years to the day from when we first opened our doors.

Our 30th Birthday Ball will be held in a grand traditional Marquee at the stunning location of Colney Hall, Norwich.

This promises to be one of the most lavish events Norwich has ever seen.

The design & decor will be spectacular and Brasteds have been employed to create, prepare and serve an exquisite 4 course dinner.

Invitations will follow in the next few weeks. However, if you would like to reserve tickets please contact me as soon as possible as these are sure to be in great demand. Tickets are priced at £60 per person & will include a Champagne Reception, a 4 course meal with wine, coffee & mints & live music.

All profits & proceeds will benefit Nelsons Journey - a local charity helping Norfolk children cope with bereavement.

Graham Knights
Practice Manager
Rogers & Norton

gjk@rogers-norton.co.uk

01603 675618

Special pantomime party for bereaved children

http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/norwich_solicitors_rogers_and_norton_stage_special_pantomime_party_for_bereaved_children_1_1179100

Christmas Panto

On Thursday 6th January 2011 for the second year running we hosted a late Christmas party for 24 children associated with the Charity, Nelson's Journey at the Theatre Royal in Norwich instead of sending Corporate Christmas cards.  The children were joined by some of the cast from the panto and Nelson the Cat, the symbol of the Charity, during the party.  After the party the children watched the Pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk and a great time was had by everyone, even the adults and helpers as the photographs show!

Nelson's Journey is a Charity based in Norfolk which helps children affected by a bereavement of some kind and does some sterling work in rebuilding confidence and acceptance in those children. We are delighted to announce that they will be our chosen Charity for 2011 and we look forward to working closely with them to raise lots of money for them under their project called "Smiles Appeal" during the year. 

Further information about the Charity can be obtained from www.nelsonsjourney.org.uk.

R&N donate photocopier to local charity

Rogers & Norton Solicitors have recently presented a colour photocopier to Nelsons Journey, the Charity that cares for children who have suffered bereavement in some form or other. The unit will help to speed up their administration tasks.  The copier was originally supplied by Photostatic Copiers and was surplus to the needs of the Solicitors Practice. Graham Knights, Practice Manager for the law firm commented "Nelsons Journey does some fantastic work in the local community without always receiving the recognition it deserves. We are delighted to help in this way by donating the copier to them". Kim Greensmith, Chief Exective Officer of Nelson's Journey said "We are very pleased that Rogers & Norton have helped us in this way as having our own photocopier has already made a difference to our administrative process, saving us time as well as money.  We operate on a relatively small income and every penny counts, in this case every copy counts!"

The photograph above shows Caroline Martin of Photostaic, Kim Chase of the Charity and Graham Knights, Practice Manager for Rogers & Norton at the presentation.

£3000 Raised for Macmillan Nurses!

Macmillan Cancer Support in Norfolk has received a welcome boost thanks to the effort of over 100 golfers who took part in a special event in September last year.

Just over £3,000 was raised at our Annual Charity Golf Day held at Bawburgh as part of Macmillan’s ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’ event. We have supported the Macmillan Coffee Morning for the last 11 years and have raised a substantial sum during this time thanks to the continued support of our clients and contacts for which we are very grateful.

"Rogers & Norton have once again surpassed themselves by organising their golf day to support us,” said Helen Chapman, Macmillan’s Fund Raising Manager. “Raising over £3,000 is fantastic, especially in the current economic climate. It is enough to fund our Mobile Information Centre to visit Norfolk for a day, bringing cancer information to the community or to fund a Macmillan nurse for just under a month. I would like to thank Rogers & Norton for holding the golf day and everyone who took part.”

Macmillan does such a superb job across Norfolk which is why we support their Coffee Morning every year. I am sure that is why people responded most generously on the day as they knew the money was going to such a worthy cause.

If you would like more information about our Golf Day or more details of the Charity please contact me (Graham Knights) on 01603 675618 or gjk@rogers-norton.co.uk.

R&N go to the Panto

We are delighted to let you know that our outing to the theatre on 14th January was a great success and we were able to take 25 children to see the Pantomime at Norwich Theatre Royal. The seats were offered to children through Nelson's Journey, a local Charity dedicated to supporting children in Norfolk who have experienced the death of a close family member or friend.

With the brilliant help of the Theatre Royal staff we were able to make it a really special event as the children were treated to a back stage tour and had their own tea party before enthusiastically enjoying the Panto!

The whole event was a great exercise in how a little effort and some well directed funds can bring so much enjoyment to children in real need of a lift at a very vulnerable time in their lives. We will certainly consider repeating the event next year as a result of this experience. More information about Nelson's Journey can be obtained from http://www.nelsonsjourney.org.uk.

Clare School Life Skills Room Grand Opening

We are delighted to be able to advise you that the project to renovate the Life Skills Room at the Clare School in South Park Avenue has finally been completed and officially opened by the Lord Mayor Cllr Eve Collishaw and The Right Hon. Charles Clarke MP on Friday 4th December 2009.

This project has taken almost three years to complete and was originally a fund raising idea by the Practice to help disadvantaged children at the School develop their culinary skills in what were very dated surroundings as no improvements had been carried out since the 1970s. We held a Grand Charity Ball in aid of the school in June 2007 at Drayton Old Lodge and raised a sum of just under £20,000 from the event. This has been added to other donations and grants to allow the refurbishment to take place.

We would like to take this opportunity to not only let all our clients and contacts know about the improvement but to say a big thank you to all those individuals and Companies who contributed in some way, large or small, towards making this happen. Without such support the renovation would not have been possible. We are including links to some photos and video footage of the speeches at the opening so you are able to see what has actually been achieved with the money and the enormous difference it will make to the children attending the School.

As a result of our liaison over the last three years we have become a Business Partner of the School which we hope will benefit the children in the future too.

If you would like further information about the School or the project please conact either the School Headmaster Nigel Smith at office@clare.norfolk.sch.uk or Graham Knights at Rogers & Norton gjk@rogers-norton.co.uk.

Watch Right Hon. Charles Clarke MP & Lord Mayor Cllr Eve Collishaw perform the opening ceremony here

Watch Nigel Smith's speech here

Photos can be viewed here

R&N Charity Fundraising Chart

The Rogers & Norton Charity Fundraising Chart supporting Guide Dogs is now available to view here http://www.rogers-norton.co.uk/charity.htm