Sarah and Albert’s day out We would like to add our Congratulations to Coronation Champion Sarah Bond and her hearing dog, Albert. Sarah was one of 500 very special volunteers being recognised during the Coronation events surrounding the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III and the Queen Consort.
Introducing Helpful Hours As you have read in the past few volunteer updates, we have been working on our new Helpful Hours service. This new service sits somewhere between Helpdesk and LinkUp support groups, in that it covers a subject that has individual interest, yet universal appeal.
Hearing loss community days Our Hearing Loss Community Days are underway and are increasing over the coming months. We are aiming to host 30 this year.
Community outreach Our regular outreach sessions continued in May in London and Edinburgh with 16 people stopping for help and advice for themselves or in one case for their neighbour.The value of spending time with a Hearing Link Services peer support volunteer, coming from a place of lived experience cannot be underestimated.
LinkUp support groups The first LinkUp support group in Scotland for 2023-24 has taken place!Sixteen participants from various parts of Scotland made their way to Keavil House Hotel, Fife, for a weekend of exploring current issues they faced and finding solutions to them.
Teams Have you seen our new Teams Channel set up? Find out more about our new groups, and the easiest way for you to connect with your fellow peer support volunteers.
Nimbus There have been lots of activity around Alison's benefits and discount research. Here is further info about the Nimbus card.
