Green Party

Norwich Green Party has launched a petition calling on Norfolk County Council to keep the Essex Rooms and Silver Rooms Day Care Centres open.

Officials at Norfolk County Council have proposed the closure of the Essex Rooms (on Essex Street, off Unthank Road) and the Silver Rooms (Silver Road) as part of a review of adult social services. The council officials say that the proposals will not save money but are about the council focusing on people with dementia. However, Green Party Councillors believe that the day care centres at the Silver Rooms and the Essex Rooms are extremely valuable for all the older people who use them, whether they have dementia or not.

Stephen Little, Green Party Councillor for Town Close ward, in which the Essex Rooms facility is located, said: "I've been to visit both centres and spoken to the people who use them. The support and sense of community they provide cannot easily be replaced. The day relief they provide for carers is critical."

Adrian Ramsay, Deputy Leader of the Green Party nationally and General Election Candidate for Norwich South, added: "One lady I spoke to said that going to the Silver Rooms once a week is the only company she gets. With more people wanting to use these facilities it would be a tragedy if they shut."

The ruling Cabinet at County Hall has agreed to conduct a consultation on the future of day care facilities in Norfolk before making a decision in the new year. The petition can be signed at gopetition.com

The petition

Norfolk County Council is proposing the closure of the Essex Rooms and Silver Rooms. We believe that both day care centres are extremely valuable for the people who use them and that they should be kept open.

We, the undersigned, call on Norfolk County Council to keep the Essex Rooms and Silver Rooms Day Centres open and fully maintain the vital high quality Day Care Services they offer.

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