I am almost a little reluctant to write this review. The moment I stepped into Amnity Point, I knew that I had found myself another of Norwich’s little gems that together make this city what it is for me.
Valentine’s Day, also known as Singles’ Awareness Day for the more cynical members of society, is all about love. It’s pretty obvious - the red, pink, and white greeting cards practically flood the aisles of any store that sells stationary, while the grocery stores are filled with an endless supply of chocolates and sweets, cut into the shape of hearts covered in pink frosting with the message “I love you.”
Platform 2 is a government-sponsored volunteer scheme. It allows young people from the ages of 18-25 to spend ten weeks in a ‘developing’ country. The destinations are Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Peru, Nepal and India. Flights, medical bills and insurance are all covered, so the main thing I had to do was apply, pack and go!
As we march ever onwards towards the new year (less than 5 weeks now, cripes!), it’s time to reflect on an undeniably tumultuous ten years. In the last of Features’ Noughties series, Duncan Vicat-Brown analyses the five events that defined the past decade.
The new year and new semester brought with it a newly forming UEA society, calling itself the Alternative Politics Forum.
Platform 2 is a government-sponsored volunteer scheme. It allows young people from the ages of 18-25 to spend ten weeks in a ‘developing’ country. The destinations are Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Peru, Nepal and India. Flights, medical bills and insurance are all covered, so the main thing I had to do was apply, pack and go!
