New Year message from our Chair of Trustees
27 January 2022
"After a long time with no visitors to The Magdalene Group it has been a pleasure to welcome the High Sheriff, The Lord Mayor of Norwich and the City Sheriff to King Street recently. Michael Gurney, the High Sheriff, is very supportive of the Jigsaw programme and has been talking about it to various people on his visits round the county. The Lord Mayor, Dr. Kevin Maguire, was particularly interested in Pathways and the work The Magdalene Group is doing with the hidden homeless at the moment. He came with Caroline Jarrold , City Sheriff, who was accompanied by her husband, who knows us well and has been responsible for grants in the past. It was really nice to sit and chat with them all over a cup of coffee. I am delighted that at last Suzi had a chance to talk about the work we do, to our civic leaders, and to hear how appreciated that is. They all asked that thanks should be passed on to our staff, particularly for what they did during these past challenging months." Georgina Holloway, Chair of Trustees.
Vacancy for Women’s Specialist Practitioner
26 January 2022
We are seeking to employ a Women's Specialist Practitioner, within our Doorway Women's Service, to provide gender- and trauma-informed support to women experiencing multiple disadvantage and to provide specialist support to female sex workers and victims of sexual exploitation and coercion. This role will have a focus on mental health and specialist housing support for women. Head to our vacancies page for more details.
A warm welcome to…..
24 January 2022
.....Bea Rodrigues, student social worker, who joins us today on placement from the UEA for the next few weeks. We look forward to working with her.
Visit with civic dignitaries yesterday
20 January 2022
Georgina Holloway, Chair of Trustees; Lord Mayor Cllr Dr Kevin Maguire; Suzi Heybourne, CEO; Sheriff Caroline Jarrold & Sheriff's Consort Nicholas Dixey.
Norwich All Saints Women’s Institute
20 January 2022
How grateful we are for such support : "Dear Suzi, Many thanks again for such a wonderful talk last month. Our members were blown away by the amazing work you do. They have just voted to support The Magdalene Group as our charity this year so will be fund raising for you at our quiz next March. We would also love to support you by collecting toiletries and clothing for your support groups. Best wishes, Kathy, President NASWI."
Delighted to welcome our special guests………
19 January 2022
............Lord Mayor Cllr Dr Kevin Maguire, Sheriff Caroline Jarrold & Sheriffs Consort Nicholas Dixey, to The Magdalene Group this afternoon.
“Exploitation – is it happening to me?”
17 January 2022
The Rose Project's CSE booklet - "Exploitation - is it happening to me?" - can be purchased from us, priced at £1 per copy. Please contact the office - vivienne@magdalenegroup.org or 01603 610256 - to order.
Live Life Safe : Suzy Lamplugh Trust
12 January 2022
A full day's training, around the subject of personal safety & lone working, led by Liz Jebb of Suzi Lamplugh Trust, was enjoyed by the full team today. The session was lively & engaging with plenty of debate & activity, covering violence & aggression, risk assessments, professional boundaries, tracing systems & free apps, and with opportunities to share best practice & personal experiences. Good trainer, good company. Nice venue, nice lunch!
Vacancy for Women’s Specialist Practitioner
10 January 2022
Please go to our vacancies page, for details of a new opportunity within our Doorway Women's Service.
Welcome to new team member
06 January 2022
A warm welcome to Lydia Davies, who joins us on Monday, working as a Women's Specialist Practitioner, within our Doorway Service. We look forward to working with her!