Social Care

Joinery, gardening and caring – my working life (1960-1995)

Raymond worked as a carpenter and joiner, and then a gardener, mainly for local authorities in London and Norfolk. He became a full-time carer for

Wonderful memories to share. Norwich Union, boats, the old and the young (2016)

Marble Hall, Norwich After leaving school in Norwich, I didn’t have much idea about what I would like to do and then my dad asked

Happy days. Shoes, shops, school and caring (1960-2016)

From the age of 15, Paulette worked in Norwich making heels for shoes, later for British Home Stores, made crackers at home and worked with children

Governing Prisons: despair and hope (1965-2015)

Andy reviews his work in the UK prison service and a second career in the International Centre for Prison Studies. I was bought up in

Colman’s to caring (1955-1997)

Jennifer left school in January 1955 and started at Colman’s when she was just 15 in the tin shop making little tins for Colman’s mustard.

A career in caring (1958-2015)

Janet speaks about her career in caring, telling of how she began working with special educational needs, her experiences in running a hostel for homeless

Communication: a lifetime spent working with deafblind people in Norfolk (1952-2015)

After her first job at Start-rite, Heather began working for Social Services in Norfolk in 1978. In her work, she used Deafblind Manual to communicate