(by Stuart Pearcey, Lincolnshire World, 2nd Aug 2024,)
Thanks to a donation of £30,000 from Lincolnshire Freemasons the vital life-saving work of the Samaritans’ ‘listening ear’ service in Lincolnshire can continue when copper cable phone lines are phased out next year and replaced with ‘Voice over Internet’ technology.
Lincolnshire Freemasons have stepped in with the donation to buy the latest modern equipment and training in its use for more than 300 volunteers working at five locations in the region, who together answered more than 37,000 cries for help last year.
Samaritans’ Assistant Director of Business Development Jason Jaspal said: “By 2027 the nation’s analogue telephone infrastructure will be switched off. We are working on a new system for Samaritans 203 branches across the…
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Samaritans’ Assistant Director of Business Development Jason Jaspal said: “By 2027 the nation’s analogue telephone infrastructure will be switched off. We are working on a new system for Samaritans 203 branches across the…
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