City College Norwich Students' Union

Students, this week is Men's Health Week and Refugee Week.

Men's Health Week is organised by the Men's Health Forum to campaign for the health of men and boys, you can find out more here: https://www.menshealthforum.org.uk/mhw

Refugee Week is "the world’s largest arts and culture festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary". Find our more here: https://refugeeweek.org/

Students, this week is Carers Week, which takes place annually to promote awareness about all of the unpaid carers in the UK. Find out more by scanning the QR code or follow this link: https://www.carersweek.org/

To raise awareness, we’ll be holding a stall in the Library today, 12:00-13:00, to promote the support available at college and locally for young carers and young adult carers. Come along to find out more. You can find college resources and information on the Student Services SharePoint page: https://studentccnac.sharepoint.com/:u:/r/sites/CCN-StudentServices/SitePages/Young-Carers.aspx?csf=1&web=1&e=3phQGx

Students, local elections are happening throughout the UK today. There are elections for Norwich City Council, Norfolk County Council, Suffolk County Council & Ipswich Borough Council and you can check if there are elections in your area, and who you can vote for here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0ljrp76ywxo

To vote, you need to be 18+, registered to vote and bring photo ID with you. Polling stations opened at 07:00 and will close tonight at 22:00; you can find the address of your polling station on your poll card.

Students, this week is Deaf Awareness Week, taking place annually to raise awareness about deafness and to celebrate the deaf community. You can find out more about and British Sign Language (BSL), which is a visual language used by the deaf community in the UK, by using the college's BSL glossary: https://studentccnac.sharepoint.com/sites/0262/SitePages/Home.aspx?csf=1&web=1&e=BF8kIi&CID=65e880fd-610e-4040-83eb-db2603b37f88

Students, today is Saint George’s Day, the feast day of the patron saint of England. Saint George was an early Christian martyr and is remembered through the legend of Saint George and the Dragon. He is also the patron saint of a number of other countries around the world, including Georgia and Ethiopia.

Students, Earth Day is celebrated each year on 22 April, first organised in 1970. Earth Day Network encourages people all around the world to "lift your voice, take action, and show your love for Planet Earth". Find out more here: https://www.earthday.org/earth-day-2026/

Students, we hope that you've had a good break and are looking forward to the summer term.

Over the last couple of weeks both Easter and Passover took place. Easter is widely considered to be the most important day in the Christian calendar and Passover is a major Jewish holiday.

Students, tomorrow is the United Nations designated International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, observed annually on 21 March. It was established to raise awareness and encourage global action against racism.

Students, today marks Eid al-Fitr, which concludes the holy month of Ramadan for Muslims. It is the feast of breaking the fast.

Students, yesterday was St Patrick's Day, celebrating Irish culture. St Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland and his feast day is a national holiday in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.