Hearing loss service is hailed

A Strathearn charity volunteer has highlighted the importance of community-based support for people with hearing loss by speaking with leading politicians at the SNP’s Spring conference.

Rosemary Campbell from Crieff, who volunteers for Action on Hearing Loss Scotland’s Hear to Help service, was one of the main speakers at the charity’s‘Improving our hearing health by supporting our communities’fringe event.

Rosemary spoke about the positive impact of the Hear to Help service, which runs six drop-in sessions in communities across Perth and Kinross, in helping to reduce the social isolation experienced by older people with hearing loss.

“I was delighted to speak at Action on Hearing Loss Scotland’s fringe event to highlight just how valuable and essential our Hear to Help service is for people in Perth and Kinross - especially those living in rural communities where it is not so easy to get about,” she said.

“People travelling by bus can face a three hour round journey from places like Crieff for a 15 minute appointment at audiology, so being able to access support at our Hear to Help community drop-in sessions can make a real difference for older people who have mobility difficulties or other long-term conditions.”

For more information about Hear to Help, contact Derek Clark by telephone on 01382 201073 or email derek.clark@hearingloss. org.uk A coffee morning and Spring Craft Fair is being hosted by 1st Crieff Guides this Saturday in St Andrew’s Halls, Strathearn Terrace.

Entry is £ 3 and includes coffee and home baking. Funds raised will go towards an international trip to a Canadian Jamboree being planned by the Guides.