Thanks and Acknowledgements

Please see below 2 pieces of feedback that I have received – Brenda Marshall, Early Help Community

“Could you pass on thanks to the Knit and Natter group please? I've just done the parent café for my little anxiety group and both parents said how much their girls love the 'comfort' blankets I gave them. One keeps it on her bed and the other wraps her baby sister in it when she's in the car and calls it her 'safety blanket'. This child had been in a car crash earlier in her life and worries about it happening again.”

“Could you pass on my thanks for the 'worry monsters'. I have a 1:1 child who has one of the knitted 'worry monsters' that now sleeps in a box in his bedroom”

Please do pass on our sincerest thanks to the members of your group for these items, as you can see they are already making a difference to the lives of young people.'
The Worry Monsters were created by Dereham Stitchers and were left over from our event in Wymondham last year. Nothing goes to waste – it might take a little time to find the right charity, but we always do in the end.

'A big thank you from Sheringham NLRI for the Lifeboat teddies. They are on display in several shops in Sheringham. Next year the teddies will go on tour with the Sheringham Shantymen and will be sold to raise funds for the RLNI in Sheringham.' (Kate)

We were asked by Damian Cranny from the Dorset Police Fraud Squad if we could help in a community project he was running which involved knitted police officers. Margaret from the South Norfolk Wool Shed took on this request and this is Damian's response:

'I wanted to take a moment to express my deepest appreciation for your incredible work in knitting the two officers from the pattern provided. Your attention to detail and dedication to this project truly shine through in the finished pieces. They are absolutely fantastic! I'm also very grateful for the additional information you provided regarding the amount of wool required and the time it takes to knit each officer. This will be invaluable for others who might want to contribute to the campaign.

Your contribution is not just about the time and effort you put into knitting, but also about the positive impact it will have on our community. Thanks to your help, we will be able to engage with the local community more effectively, spreading the fraud protection message and helping to prevent fraud among vulnerable people. Once again, thank you for your kindness and support. Your efforts are greatly appreciated and will make a real difference.'

Thanks so much for the wonderful donations we collected. We will be delivering them soon. I wanted to especially thank Norfolk Knitters and Stitchers. They have sent so many lovely blankets etc.. If you know who to thank perhaps you could mention how grateful we were to receive them. Cannot thank you enough. Sending love and God Bless. Diana, Diss Salvation Army”

A huge thank you to everyone who donated items for 'Knitting for Ukraine'. They were gratefully received. Socks and baby clothes, including those for premature babies, are still needed.

St Barnabas
Counselling Centre
Bishop of Norwich Garden

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your generous donation of knitted items, which raised £47.60 in donations. I am pleased to report that the event was an enormous success and we raised £2,944.42. This money will support our work which includes those on low incomes and from minority backgrounds to access counselling and mental health support. As you are aware, these communities are some of the most marginalised and experience multiple barriers to getting the help they need. Helping with one of the major stressors of needing to finance their own counselling will certainly help them on their journeys of recovery and healing.

Your support for the work of St Barnabas Counselling Centre is much appreciated

Please pass on our thanks to your members for all the poppies they donated for our stand at the Royal Norfolk Show. We had lots of people attending the stand who stopped to take photos of them and say how lovely they were. We'll be using them for the Wayland and Aylsham show as well, after this we will be donating them to the Royal British Legion.' (Mel, Norfolk Young Farmers)

'Good day! I am the Stella Maris Regional Port Chaplain for Felixstowe, Ipswich, Harwich, Mistley, King's Lynn, Gt Yarmouth and Lowestoft Ports. This morning, one of your ladies, Mrs Valerie Harrison handed me six bags of knitted woolly hats, neck warmers and gloves when I met up with her for coffee at King's Lynn Morrisons. On behalf of all seafarers and fishermen, I would like to thank everyone involved in knitting them They are not just to keep these men and women who go out to sea warm, but they also remind them that there are people who think about them and care about them. I also would like to give you my heartfelt thanks. Please continue to supply me with these lovely woollies as I visit many seafarers every single day.

I went on a vessel last week and this guy was on deck duty looking cold. So, I went back to my car to get a neck warmer and a hat for him. I put this neck warmer on him, but he said he would put the woolly hat on later. I walked away feeling happy that he was now protected from the cold wind and all thanks to the knitters!'