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Disability Pride Photographic Exhibition

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This is being organised by Norwich Independent Living Group. The exhibition will be at the Millennium Library in the Forum from Sunday 16th September – day of the Norfolk Disability Pride event. The exhibition will run for 2 weeks then the photographs will be archived for future generations to see how we live today.

Disability Pride Photography Exhibition – PDF

Disability Pride Photography Exhibition – Word Doc

For more info about the Norfolk Disability Pride event:

equallives.org.uk/get-involved/disability-pride/

www.facebook.com/norfolkdisabilitypride/

 

Award Winning Film ‘Unrest’

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Unrest – Screening Norwich 24th Oct

Award winning film ‘Unrest’ is coming to Norwich at Cinema City Tues 24th Oct 6:15pm and will be followed by a Q&A panel with local UEA scientists, and politicians may be present. The film will also be screening at parliament. The filmmakers hope it will raise awareness and encourage governments to fund more biomedical research.

 

Cinema Tickets – click here

Home Streaming tickets

Click here

If you’re housebound or not able to make it to Norwich you can watch it at home by purchasing a digital streaming ticket.  There will also be a DVD available later on.

 

Unrest Website 

About the Film:

Jennifer Brea was a Harvard PhD who got ME following a severe virus whilst she was studying. Her husband is Omar Wassow, a Princeton Professor who was also involved in Obama’s rise to power- he also helped her film her experiences and encouraged her to lobby for change on this terrible disease. Jennifer’s feature-length documentary is now screening at select cinemas worldwide and is already winning awards at International Film Festivals. It will be screening in Parliament in a couple of weeks time and it is having it’s official UK launch next week at Mondrian, Southbank where celebrities with ME, specialists, politicians and charity leaders will all be present.

In short: ME is now finally having its moment in the spotlight because of this movie and we need YOUR help. Of course, it goes without saying that some people with ME will not be able to attend the screenings- but part of Jennifer’s distribution strategy is to ensure that those bedbound/ house bound with ME can still access it. So if they buy tickets for the Norwich screening they will then be able to live stream it at the same time as everyone else is watching the movie!

Here is Jen’s TED talk which was the most-watched TED Talk of 2016- with more than 1 million hits and climbing:

Here are two different links giving info about the Norwich screening of Unrest at Cinema City on Tuesday 24th at 6.15pm:

http://see.unrest.film/showtimes/

https://www.usheru.com/cinema-listings/…/cinema-city-norwich

Home Streaming tickets

Elevate to Sea Life Sanctuary, Hunstanton, Sept 26th

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Sealife-sanctuary

TIME: We will aim to meet at the sanctuary at 2pm.

COST: We have a combination of £4 off vouchers and a few half-price vouchers which would make the cost for an adult   £9.80 or £6.90. One carer per disabled person can get in free. If you cannot afford a ticket please contact us so that Elevate can pay.

https://www.visitsealife.com/hunstanton/

PARKING: There is a large pay and display next to the centre.

Elevate to Cromer – 27th June

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cromer

Elevate has organised events in mid, south, and west Norfolk, a Broads trip but so far nothing in the north where we have long-running members. We already have a good number hoping to come to this event if health and weather allows.

Cromer Event details:

Attractions: wheelchair accessible pier and promenade, and other seaside attractions.

UPDATE: some of us will be visiting the RNLI Henry Blogg Museum which is free but we’ve asked to give numbers for reserving a place to contact us if you’d definitely like to go.   http://www.rnli.org/aboutus/historyandheritage/museums/Pages/Henry-Blogg-Museum.aspx

Arrive: when you like.

Meeting point and time: Entrance to the pier 2pm.

Disabled access: Elevate down to the promenade and up to the pier level in it’s lift!

Parking: 20 spaces on the promenade for blue badge holders. Non-disabled spaces nearby streets e.g. Cliff avenue. Or car park by the tourist information; or car park where the buses drop off.

Updates: It may be cancelled last minute if the weather forecast is terrible.  You can contact the Elevate mobile number if you would like info 07538 801778

 

Extra events in the pipeline:

  • Hunstanton sealife centre at some point if we can get a special offer on ticket prices.
  • Possible bowling and indoor lightweight archery at some point although these are better for the cold months of the year.

Elevate and Princess Charlotte at Sandringham

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Sandringham Visitor Centre

On 6th June Elevate is planning a trip to the Sandringham Visitors Centre provided there’s not a monsoon!

2pm or later if it suits you better. N.B. the coffee shop closes at 4pm.

Free parking.

Those who are able to walk a little way, or have wheelchairs will be able to explore, and we chat either in the cafe or outside.

If you have ME/CFS and would like to go it would help if you can text Robin on 07538 801778 with your name to be added to a group text list in case of last minute changes or cancellation. You can also contact us by e-mail if you have an questions.

Some of you may be interested to know that the Duke and Dutchess of Cambridge, with their children George and newly born Charlotte will be based Amner Hall on the Sandringham estate for the next few years.  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32613039The princess

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