(by editorial board, Stroud Times Reporter, March 17, 2022)
The head of Gloucestershire Freemasons, Tim Henderson-Ross, visited GDA (Gloucestershire Deaf Association) to learn how the grant of almost £4,000 is being used to enable more people to access their life-changing services.
The Gloucestershire Charitable Foundation and Masonic Charitable Foundation came together to provide the funds in response to a grant application from the charity. Those isolated by deafness found it difficult to get to the charity’s facilities in Barnwood and this grant will help to provide transport.
The charity was founded in 1919 and provides a happy environment where those with hearing loss can understand and be understood. They provide social events for adults, for children and their families, classes in British Sign Language (BSL) and lip reading, help with the provision of specialist equipment, provide emotional support for…
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The charity was founded in 1919 and provides a happy environment where those with hearing loss can understand and be understood. They provide social events for adults, for children and their families, classes in British Sign Language (BSL) and lip reading, help with the provision of specialist equipment, provide emotional support for…
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