£500 donation will help King's Lynn centre to go virtual

Members of the Trinity Rotary Club presented a cheque for £500 to a Lynn centre for adults with disabilities.

Providing the funding for laptops which will be used to improve communication between members and the staff at the Forward Day Centre during Coronavirus.

Steve Fuller, CEO of the Forward Day Centre, said: “We were anxious that our customers do not lose the great benefit they get by coming to the Centre and maintaining communication with each other is vital for their wellbeing and for our staff to help.

"We have formed bubble groups to ensure safety but we do not want them to be isolated from each other. Laptops are a great way to do this and the donation from Trinity will help us do this.”

The Forward Day Centre supports adults with autism and learning difficulties by providing activities and teaching independent living skills. Currently due to Covid, the members are either unable to visit or have reduced their time at the centre due to social distancing.

The laptops will enable staff to teach online and maintain contact with members, it will also allow the members to keep in touch with their friends.

David Collis, of Trinity Rotary Club, said: “We have helped with various projects at the centre in the past and we are pleased to continue with our support especially with the difficulties we all face with the pandemic.

"Finding a solution or at least some means of reducing the effects of social isolation is, where practical, so important to enable customers of the Centre to get the enjoyment and value of attending and enable the staff to provide their services.”

Pictured, Jonathan and Kingsley of the centre, Ernie Foreman and Peter Harris of Trinity Rotary Club and Lesley Dumpling, centre finance manager.