Case studies

Read how our place-based working approach is taking off in Great Yarmouth.

Read about how our swap-stop idea is taking off and building stronger communities in other parts of Great Yarmouth.

Read how Cathy, a carer, was supported to begin to realise her potential.

Read about how John went to MESH for an IT course, but has ended up with so much more!

Read about how MESH supported Margaret to overcome life challenges and feel happy about her life.

Read about how NTW supported an isolated resident with low self-confidence to become an active member of his community and feel valued for his contribution.

Read about one day in the life of a Neighbourhood Office.

Read about how a resident who was attending his GP surgery regularly, was supported by NTW to find the solutions he needed to move on in his life.

Patrick is a family man, although he had moved out of the family home, following the recent break down of his relationship.

People living in the MESH area needed to economise when it came to clothes buying, but expressed their frustration at having to 'wear the same old stuff over and over'.

Brenda wanted to start to find employment, keen to overcome barriers that have been in place throughout her adult working life.

Benedita came to Great Yarmouth with plans to stay with the sister of her neighbour in Portugal, where she was living at the time, although the family are originally from Guinea-Bissau.

Premier Inn is part of the Whitbread group. The newly developed Great Yarmouth site has offered work placements in the past but found the setup of such placements inflexible for meeting the needs of both their business and the individual.

Reprezent first met Tom, the Community Development Worker at Comeunity through a mutual connection at Great Yarmouth Borough Council.