Focus on Dementia

After attending the local NNUH Dementia Fayre and listening to the specialist speakers it was important to expand on our knowledge of Dementia. It was good to see that this area is being researched in depth and solutions found to assist those living with Dementia.

A very practical step that was discussed by the Norfolk Constabulary was the “Herbert Protocol”. This is a tool designed to keep information on those that have Dementia. This short form can be completed by family members to have key information on their loved one to assist if that person were to go missing. This means that the police can respond in a targeted way to assist in finding that person quickly and safely.

If you wish to complete this form for your family members please find the link below: –

https://www.norfolk.police.uk/advice/personal-safety/missing-people

Rogers & Norton are always eager to support and promote Dementia awareness at every opportunity. As a Dementia Friendly organisation we are actively engaged with Dementia Action Awareness week and aim to use the focus to raise funds for specialist Admiral Dementia nurses in Norfolk, by holding a series of bake sales for staff and clients.

We are also marking Dementia Action week by reducing the cost of a Lasting Power of Attorney by 20%, for any appointments booked between the 20^th and 25^th May.

Should you wish to make an appointment to discuss this essential document you can contacts us at wills@rogers-norton.co.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.

R&N 5-a-side League

Following the completion of another competitive season of 5-A-Side football in the Rogers & Norton Football League the presentations were made today to Larking Gowen and TSI Structures, for winning their respective divisions.

Thank you to all the teams that took part in the leagues last year. If there are any other professional organisations that would like to join the League please feel free to contact Paul Warden on 01603 675628 or pw@rogers-norton.co.uk. Our league is played on a friendly but competitive basis with no referees. The current format allows each team to play a home and an away fixture at a time and day to suit both teams. We look forward to welcoming you into our league soon.


Larking Gowen receiving the Division 1 trophy from our Practice Manager: From Left to Right: Matt Pilgrim, Steve Van Raalte, Shaun Powley.

TSI Structures receiving the Division 2 trophy from our Practice Manager: From Left to Right: Stephen Wright, Matthew Wright, Marty Broadwater, Scott Measures, Gavin Douglass, David Williams.

What's cooking at The Clare School ?

Something will be cooking at a special school in Norwich when the pupils return from their summer holidays!

The Clare School is about to have its old kitchen ripped out and a new one installed, partly funded by a £20,000 donation from Norwich based solicitors, Rogers & Norton.

It is a mixed, day Community Special School for pupils aged 3 to 19 years with special needs usually associated with physical disabilities and/or sensory impairments; many also have complex medical needs and learning difficulties.

“The current kitchen dates from the 1970s and presents us with a number of health and safety issues,” said Head Teacher, Nigel Smith.

“Now everything is being taken out and we will be having new windows, floors, cookers, units a special teaching area and all designed to be disability friendly.

“Cooking and food preparation is a vital part of the curriculum and to have modern, up-to-date facilities will greatly enhance the experience for our pupils. We will even have talking microwaves and scales to help visually impaired children.

“Work is just about to start and it will all be ready for pupils when they return to school in September.”

Added Graham Knights from Rogers & Norton, “We always look to support a local charity or good cause through money collected at our many fund raising events. The Clare School was mentioned as falling into that category so we came and met Nigel and were very impressed with the work he and his team do.

“The kitchen certainly needed some work done to bring it up to modern standards so we are delighted the money is going to such a worthy project and I look forward to coming back in September to see it finished.”

http://www.clare.norfolk.sch.uk/

Rogers & Norton go live on air in 2009

Rogers & Norton are proud to announce that, in partnership with Norfolk Community Law Service (NCLS), as from the 28th of January 2009 we shall be appearing live on Future Radio 96.9FM to offer a free 'Legal Hotspot' to listeners.

The Legal Hotspot is to be aired on Future Radio's Community Chest Show on the final Wednesday of every month at approximately 11 am. It is to offer listeners an opportunity to pitch their legal questions in advance of the show for lawyers to answer live on air.

As far as we are aware this is the first collaboration of its type in the Norfolk area. We are hopeful that along with answering a number of legal problems the Legal Hotspot will also assist in increasing the general awareness of Future Radio's listeners to the legal services that are on offer locally.

The free Legal Hotspot concept was developed by Future Radio in collaboration with NCLS and Rogers & Norton’s Tom Lawrence, who is a solicitor in our Private Client Department. Tom said “I would like to thank NCLS and Future Radio for all of their help in making the idea a reality. It has taken a lot of time and considerable effort to bring it all together, but I am hopeful that it will provide listeners with a useful forum for obtaining answers to those thorny legal issues which we all come across from time to time.”

Mark Hambling, who is a partner and member of the marketing development team at Rogers and Norton, said “We are very appreciative of Tom's hard work and dedication in seeing his idea through to what we are sure will become a successful relationship with both NCLS and Future Radio. We hope that the Legal Hotspot shall become a show not to be missed by listeners!”

Please watch our website www.rogers-norton.co.uk for future details. If you would like to listen to the podcasts of the shows, they will be made after the monthly shows on the Future Radio website (www.futureradio.co.uk).

Rogers & Norton Charity Golf Day 2008

Cancer care in Norfolk has been given a boost thanks to the efforts of over 100 golfers who took part in a special event in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. A total of £3,100 was raised at the Rogers & Norton Charity Golf Day held at Bawburgh as part of Macmillan’s ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’ event. “The money will now be used to provide better care and information for the people of Norfolk,” said Helen Chapman, Macmillan’s Fund Raising Manager. “We have a mobile information centre which tours the villages and market towns of Norfolk and last year we gave grants of over £70,000 to cancer sufferers in the county. Our thanks go to Rogers & Norton for their valuable support.”

Added Graham Knights from Rogers & Norton, “Unfortunately almost everyone will know someone who has been affected by cancer and that’s why people responded most generously on the day to support the fantastic work Macmillan continues to do. “We are already planning to run a similar event next year.”