Lady Dannatt now patron of Hear for Norfolk – Eastern Daily Press
Published:
11:34 AM August 2, 2022
HM Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk, Lady Dannatt, has just become a patron of a wonderful organisation with a history stretching back more than a century. Derek James reports.
It was many years ago when a gentleman clasped my hand and smiled … that was all that was needed. I had made a feeble attempt at sign language to communicate with him.
Being deaf is tough. The world is not an easy place to live in for the hard-of-hearing.
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Published:
11:34 AM August 2, 2022
HM Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk, Lady Dannatt, has just become a patron of a wonderful organisation with a history stretching back more than a century. Derek James reports.
It was many years ago when a gentleman clasped my hand and smiled … that was all that was needed. I had made a feeble attempt at sign language to communicate with him.
Being deaf is tough. The world is not an easy place to live in for the hard-of-hearing.
Hear for Norfolk. Supporting people with hearing loss and related conditions.
– Credit: Aliona Derrett
We can all be so proud of an organisation formed in 1898 – the Norfolk Deaf Association which now operates as Hear For Norfolk reaching out to support people in many different ways.
Times have changed and so has the association to meet new challenges and adapt to do all in its power to help the hard of hearing in the 21st century across our county.
It does an enormous amount of good and pioneering work in these difficult times and now Lady Dannatt is delighted to have become a patron alongside the former Lord Lieutenant Sir Richard Jewson.
Lady Dannatt, Lord Lieutenant for Norfolk, at her home in Keswick.
– Credit: DENISE BRADLEY/Archant2021
“I am so pleased to be invited to became a patron of Hear for Norfolk, which I am delighted to accept,” she said.
“Their amazing work supporting those with various hearing needs continues, despite the ongoing pressures charities are facing post Covid. I look forward to supporting them in any way I can,” added Lady Dannatt.
And her co-patron and former Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk, Sir Richard Jewson, said: “I am delighted Lady Dannett is joining me as a patron of Hear for Norfolk, which does such good work in supporting people with hearing difficulties in the county.
“The charity continues to expand the range of its activities, during this time when the NHS is under such pressure.”
Sir Richard Jewson is retiring as Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk. Picture: SONYA DUNCAN
– Credit: Archant
The chairman of Hear for Norfolk, Peter …….
Source: https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/norfolk-deaf-association-operates-as-hear-for-norfolk-9184712
