Summary

  • Updates for Norfolk

  1. National garden camp-out raises £80k for NHSpublished at 14:55 British Summer Time 5 April 2020

    People slept in tents, camper vans and in their living rooms in the Great British Camp-Out.

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  2. Cardiff's Murphy joins delivery volunteers during pandemicpublished at 16:24 British Summer Time 4 April 2020

    Watch as Cardiff City winger Josh Murphy delivers food packages to the elderly in his local community of Downham Market, Norfolk.

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  3. Teen stranded in Fiji 'in the dark' over UK returnpublished at 15:26 British Summer Time 3 April 2020

    Healthcare assistant Emily Rash, 19, fears access to food and accommodation will become a problem.

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  4. Forest Live 2020 cancelled over coronavirus rulespublished at 14:30 British Summer Time 3 April 2020

    Patrick Byrne
    BBC News

    A series of outdoor summer concerts that would have brought former Oasis mainman Noel Gallagher back to Suffolk has been called off.

    Forestry England, external has cancelled Forest Live 2020, external at all its venues, including High Lodge Visitor Centre in Thetford Forest, because of coronavirus restrictions.

    Noel Gallagher

    A spokesman said: “We really hope that everyone’s support to fight COVID-19 means the situation will have improved by the summer.

    "As well as our valued customers, we work with a large number of volunteers, artists and contractors to make these concerts happen and have taken this decision in the interest of safety for everyone involved."

    Ticket holders will be automatically refunded but Forestry England asked for everyone's "patience and understanding at this busy time".

    These were the headline acts that had been due to appear the venue at Santon Downham in Suffolk:

    • Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - 18 June
    • James Morrison and Will Young - 19 June
    • Madness - 20 June
    • Rag‘n’Bone Man - 21 June

    Rag'n'Bone Man recently played a surprise gig in Gorleston in Norfolk as a favour for his dad.

  5. East of England joins in with #ClapForOurCarerspublished at 08:39 British Summer Time 3 April 2020

    People across the UK have taken part in a second Clap For Our Carers tribute, saluting NHS staff and other key workers on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic.

    Delivery drivers, supermarket staff, care workers and bin collectors were among those honoured by the nation with thousands across the East of England joining in the moment at 20:00 GMT on Thursday.

    Households banged pots and pans, while others played the bagpipes to show their support.

  6. 'Hero's welcome' for paramedic at supermarketpublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 2 April 2020

    Applause from shoppers "made me feel special after a tough run of shifts", says David Tillyer.

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  7. School teachers use design stock to make PPEpublished at 17:16 British Summer Time 2 April 2020

    Four staff members at Norwich School have been making hundreds of face-shields for healthcare staff.

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  8. UEA chemists produce 1,200 litres of sanitiser gelpublished at 17:03 British Summer Time 2 April 2020

    Patrick Byrne
    BBC News

    In just over a week technicians at University of East Anglia, external in Norwich have made 1,200 litres of hand sanitiser, to support local councils and NHS hospitals.

    This amounts to thousands of safe hand washes for people living and working in critical and sometimes clinically hazardous areas.

    UEA techniciansImage source, UEA

    Chemistry labs at the University of East Anglia were quiet after teaching and research stopped, so Norfolk County Council, external and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, external asked staff to produce gel.

    As production got under way, Prof Mark Searcey said: "All of the technicians, basically, who were normally in the science teaching building, jumped at the chance to actually make a contribution."

    The university has appealed for businesses to come forward to help them produce the gel and supply ingredients.

  9. Seal pup found miles from home releasedpublished at 16:03 British Summer Time 2 April 2020

    The pup is thought to have swum upstream from its North Sea home in search of food.

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  10. 'I just couldn't stick it anymore'published at 15:59 British Summer Time 2 April 2020

    A supermarket worker has told BBC Radio Norfolk that shoppers are making it hard for staff by ignoring social distancing guidelines.

    Carol told presenter Chris Goreham she'd had to leave work early today because she "couldn't stick it anymore".

  11. Donations flood in to city hospitalpublished at 15:10 British Summer Time 2 April 2020

    Maria Veronese
    BBC Look East

    Donations have been coming in thick and fast to staff at the Norfolk and Norwich hospital.

    Pots of hand cream have been handed out to staff, as well as shower gel and shampoo.

    Hospital donations

    Other donated items includes microwaves, kettles and fridges so a pop-up kitchen can be made for workers.

    Prof Nancy Fontaine, chief nurse at the hospital, said: "Your support is phenomenal, keep it coming we need you."

  12. Musician plays to people around world from own homepublished at 13:17 British Summer Time 2 April 2020

    Nic Rigby
    BBC News

    A musician and student from Essex has found a way of performing to hundreds of people around the world without breaching the coronavirus lockdown.

    Emily FrithImage source, Facebook

    Norwich University of the Arts student Emily Frith, whose family GP Dr Habib Zaidi died from Covid-19, performed The Isolation Room , externalgig earlier this week from her student accommodation in Norwich.

    The Isolation Room was set up to hold live online concerts during the lockdown.

    Ms Frith, whose family home is in Leigh-on-Sea, said news of Dr Zaidi's death had made her "realise this was not something to take lightly".

    "It is so close to home. It's heartbreaking. It shows how important it is to stay home," she said.

    Emily Frith

    She added the online concert was a good way to connect with people at a time of no gigs in pubs and clubs.

    "It's like doing a live gig and was really cool. There were people from Mexico, Ireland and Germany watching me," she said.

  13. Coronavirus: Homeschooling questionspublished at 11:07 British Summer Time 2 April 2020

    How do you motivate a hormonal teenager to get out of bed and study?

    Sam Barlow, a head teacher at two Suffolk primary schools, has some tips to help you homeschool your children.

  14. Norwich City donate part of salaries to help otherspublished at 10:51 British Summer Time 2 April 2020

    Tim Addicott
    BBC Radio Norfolk

    A percentage of the salaries of Norwich City's, external playing squad, head coach and executive committee is to be spent on helping people within the community.

    The club announced that more than £200,000 will be used to buy and distribute food and essential toiletry packages.

    Club captain Grant Hanley said: "The lads have heard at first-hand stories and challenges that some of our supporters are currently facing.

    "We need to make sure we're reaching out and helping those who have been hit hard and are struggling at this time."

    Football playersImage source, Norwich City Football Club

    The packages will be assembled at Carrow Road, with the help of volunteers.

    The club's owners and directors have also contributed to the cause, the club said.

  15. Baker sends cakes to key workers to say thankspublished at 00:04 British Summer Time 2 April 2020

    Michaela Davies plans to give a cupcake to every key worker in her area.

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  16. British backpackers in India on way home but 'sad' to leavepublished at 17:17 British Summer Time 1 April 2020

    Mariam Issimdar
    BBC News

    Three British backpackers have managed to get a place on one of the few commercial flights leaving India.

    Three travellers in IndiaImage source, Will Stammers
    Image caption,

    Danny (left) Will Stammers (centre) Joseph Hunt (right)

    The country went into lockdown on 23 March including grounding most flights and stopping all travel, to try and curtail its coronavirus epidemic.

    Graduate Joseph Hunt, 21, from Putney, west London, Will Stammers, 20, from Snetterton, Norfolk and Danny from Attleborough, Norfolk arrived in India at the beginning of March.

    They along with 30 other travellers have been staying at the Moustach Hostel, in Pushkar.

    Mr Stammers said he had been in a hotel at first but was forced to leave by police who said foreigners "had to go".

    He added they were "extremely sad" to be leaving India, and that they had been very well taken care of by the hostel staff, with regular meals of dhal daily.

    The travellers, who were not allowed to leave the hostel during their stay, kept their spirits up by playing football on the building's roof top.

    They each paid £450 for a Finn air flight which they are due to board on Thursday morning.

    Backpackers at a hostel in IndiaImage source, Will Stammers
  17. Weather forecasts could be hampered by grounded flightspublished at 17:04 British Summer Time 1 April 2020

    Weather forecasts could be affected by the global pandemic, a BBC meteorologist from Norwich has said.

    Dan Holley

    Planes help to gather weather data, but the high number of those now grounded could start to hamper forecasters.

    So far there has not been a massive impact on forecasting quality, but Dan Holley, from Weatherquest based at the University of East Anglia, said there was a developing problem.

    "There are still a lot of flights going on in America right now... a lot of our weather depends on the jet stream configuration over the US, so as more flights get grounded over there it may have a knock-on effect," he said.

  18. British backpackers in India on way home but 'sad' to leavepublished at 16:57 British Summer Time 1 April 2020

    Mariam Issimdar
    BBC News

    Three British backpackers have managed to get a place on one of the few commercial flights leaving India.

    Three travellers in IndiaImage source, Will Stammers
    Image caption,

    Danny (left) Will Stammers (centre) Joseph Hunt (right)

    The country went into lockdown on 23 March including grounding most flights and stopping all travel, to try and curtail its coronavirus epidemic.

    Graduate Joseph Hunt, 21, from Putney, west London, Will Stammers, 20, from Snetterton, Norfolk and Danny from Attleborough, Norfolk arrived in India at the beginning of March.

    They along with 30 other travellers have been staying at the Moustach Hostel, in Pushkar.

    Mr Stammers said he had been in a hotel at first but was forced to leave by police who said foreigners "had to go".

    He added they were extremely sad to be leaving India, and that they had been very well taken care of by the hostel staff, with regular meals of dhal daily.

    "We had a meeting last night and they were going to shut the hostel. So we all got into a bit of a panic and bought the flight," Stammers said.

    Mr Hunt said they had not heard from the British Embassy unlike German and Isreali travellers whose embassies had organised flights for their nationals soon after India declared a lockdown.

    The London graduate said both his parents have been diagnosed with Covid-19 and that he was concerned what he will face on his return home.

    The travellers, who were not allowed to leave the hostel during their stay, kept their spirits up by playing football on the building's roof top.

    They each paid £450 for a Finn air flight which they will board on Thursday morning.

    backpackers at a hostel in IndiaImage source, Will Stammers
  19. Body found in hunt for missing womanpublished at 15:59 British Summer Time 1 April 2020

    Police searching for a missing 59-year-old woman have recovered a body from the River Ouse.

    Shirley Cranston, from Burgh-le-Marsh was last seen on March 12 when she left her car in a car park in Skegness.

    Lincolnshire Police said the body of a woman had been recovered from the river at Clenchwarton, near King's Lynn.

    A force spokesperson said: "Although the woman has not formally been identified, we believe this to be Shirley Cranston."

  20. How to photograph wildlife in your back gardenpublished at 15:21 British Summer Time 1 April 2020

    BBC cameraman Shaun Whitmore shares his top tips for getting great shots without leaving your house.

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