Dates for your diary


Until 1 November Anish Kapoor at


Houghton Hall Houghton Hall, Kings Lynn, PE31 6UE Seminal works by the celebrated Anish Kapoor on show across the grounds and historic interiors. Tickets muct be prebooked.


FamilyHealth


Health has never been higher on the agenda for families than it is now for a variety of reasons. We’ve pulled together some useful tips on key areas of concern for families during this time.


› Coronavirus (COVID-19) The NHS website is the primary resource for the most up-to-date advice and information for the current pandemic and contains frequently updated guides to testing, symptoms and treatment. www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19


› Child Flu vaccine As with previous years, primary school aged children will be offered their vaccination in school. In some areas, it might be offered in primary care settings. Children who are home educated will also be offered the vaccine. Pre-schoolers aged 2 and up will begiven the vaccination at their GP surgery usually by the practice nurse. www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/child-flu-vaccine


› Foot Health Well fitting shoes, are an essential part of helping to ensure good child foot health and can prevent problems in later life as the bones in a child’s foot do not fully form until they are around 18 years old. Independent shoe shops often offer a child foot measuring service, however, at the moment we note that some parents may have reservations about visiting stores for this purpose. Websites such as the one for Start-Rite shoes have a downloadable paper measuring guide and Clarks currently offer virtual fittings through an online Zoom video call. www.startriteshoes.com/measure-at-home www.clarks.co.uk/measureandfit-shoe-size


› Mental Health We know that this is a challenging time for many families in a variety of different ways. The NSPCC website is full of advice and resources dealing with family mental health issues in everyday life and during the coronavirus pandemic. Take a look at the Action for Children website for links to national helpline and organisations who supply general support to children, as well as adults. www.nspcc.org.uk www.actionforchildren.org.uk/support-for-parents


› Exercise Local parks are great places for families to carry out socially-distanced exercises where sports clubs may currently be operational. At home, don’t forget that The Body Coach’s ‘PE With Joe’ sessions are still available on YouTube as a special playlist for all the family and the excellent Change4Life website has a series of 10 minute shakeup exercise games involving famous Disney and Pixar characters. Search YouTube for The Body Coach – then find PE With Joe in the playlists tab www.nhs.uk/10-minute-shake-up/shake-ups


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Fortnightly on Saturdays until 17th October ST*ART Online Online via Norwich Castle (see www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk) Virtual creative arts programmes for ages 8-16 with the opportunity to create and experiment with new ideas and share your work and thoughts in the Virtual Gallery space.


Until 4th December Roald Dahl’s Dirty Beasts and Revolting Rhymes (online) Norwich Puppet Theatre and associated artists Search for Norwich Puppet Theatre on YouTube A brand new series of performances uploaded on a regular basis, created and performed by a different artist of company using Roald Dahl’s original words and lots of different styles of puppetry.


Until 29 September Hidden History Tour –


Norwich (Kindacafe) Beneath KindaKafe, 21-23 Castle Meadow, Norwich, NR1 3DH A fascinating tour of the historic basement and undercroft led by a local storyteller, historian and performer – adapted to ensure social distancing and family tickets are available.


Saturday 3 October Dyke Dipping at


Hickling Broad Hickling Broad and Marshes, NR12 0BW 10:00am to 2pm Join for a 1 hour dyke dipping session and learn about the wonderful wildlife that can be found.


Sunday 4 October Free Family Fun


Days at Cley Cley and Salthouse Marshes, NR25 7SA 10:30-12:30pm and 1:30-3:30pm Enjoy free entry to the reserve for every child and their accompanying adult all day. Hunt for beasties from the dipping platform.


PLEASE NOTE: We take great care to ensure all information is correct at the time of going to press. However, we would advise parents to check all details are correct (including postcodes) with the venue, or on its website, prior to making a trip!


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