My experience of working and volunteering with hearing loss By Roland Hilton When I was in my early thirties, my wife and I had bought a house that we really liked and we had a lovely young family. I had a great, almost unique job and we were both working really hard to support the mounting costs and all that life brought along each […]
Services update: November-December By Nicholas Orpin Thank you all for volunteering your time and experience this year in making someone else’s life that little bit easier. Do take the time to look back on the path we have walked together and remember the people you have helped and your contribution to their hearing loss journey. That may be […]
Message from the Director of Hearing Loss Services I can’t quite believe we are in December already and nearing the end of our calendar year. It feels as though the year has passed by so quickly, but perhaps that’s because it has been filled with so much positive activity. This year we have been able to see many more of our beneficiaries, face-to-face […]
Christmas closure information This year, our charity will close for the festive season from Thursday 22 December and reopen on Tuesday 3 January 2023. Our online Helpdesk and LiveChat services will be unavailable during this time. You can still submit your Helpdesk questions via our online webform and we will aim to respond to these from 3 January […]
Services update – October 2022 By Nicholas Orpin and Alison Coyle October has been a month of great activity and engagement. Thank you to everyone for volunteering your special talents. The variety of ways we engaged with people this month strengthens my resolve to create more opportunities for people to come into contact with the right Peer Support volunteer, at […]
My role as a volunteer speaker By Rosie Wolf I was very nervous the first time I volunteered to give a talk on Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. The talk was to be given to a large audience – about 50 ladies – of the Inner Wheel Club during their Christmas celebrations. My IT skills are fairly basic; I can deal […]
Services update – September 2022 By Nicholas Orpin September felt like a real extension to the summer as we continued the charity’s 40th Anniversary celebrations with an excellent day in Belfast. It was a great opportunity to thank the amazing volunteers, most of whom I had met at June’s LinkUp Group, and also to meet and hear the stories of […]
