Volunteer news & updates

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Updates for our volunteers.

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 […]

Recruitment of new CEO: update

The first stage of interviews for our new CEO have now taken place. This will be followed by second and third interviews before Christmas, and we anticipate we will be able to offer the role of the successful candidate just before or after Christmas. The Board of Trustees has confirmed that our new interim CEO, […]

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 […]

What’s a dog going to do?

Volunteer Gareth gives us a special peek into his life with Domino. A week ago, the dog trainer came to our house, put Domino and the two bags I’d packed with all his possessions into her car, and drove him to the house where he’ll start his working life as an Accredited Hearing Dog. He’s […]

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