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The Healing Quality of Sound
On the recommendation of several people, last month the Voice went along to one of The Harmony Tree’s monthly Soundbaths at the Ormidale Pavillion in Brodick. Here, Jill from the Harmony Tree…
An Intuitive Start to the Year
Letters
Dear Editor In May we marked Dementia Awareness Week. Did your readers know that an estimated 225,000 people will develop dementia this year alone - that’s one every three minutes - and,…
Letters
Dear Editor: Why We Won’t Wait Thanks to research and modern technology, we live in an era when medical breakthroughs are producing results that truly transform people’s lives. But it’s shocking that…
Socket covers – A safety feature or a safety hazard?
The British 13 Amp plug and socket is considered the safest in the world. It is one of the results of UK government planning in the 1940s to improve building standards. The…
Action on Hearing Loss
Do you wear NHS hearing aids? Come to our FREE walk-in hearing aid clinic for: new batteries and new earmould tubing advice on how to use and clean your hearing aids information…
The dangers of smoking
After some sessions on the dangers of smoking, Arran’s schoolchildren were invited to write something imaginative on the subject. Here is the winning piece, by Bradley Andrew Lord. Well done Bradley.
Crafternoon to fundraise for the charity ‘Mind’
From Coral Smith & Fiona Doubleday One in four of us will suffer from some form of mental illness yet government funding remains inadequate. At Crafts & Company we wanted to do…
Action on Hearing Loss (Scotland)
This month's Action on Hearing Loss drop-in clinic will be in the Arran War Memorial hospital on Tuesday 23rd August from 11am to 1pm. The full brochure of all the clinics throughout…
Do you have a hearing loss?
If so, are you interested in joining a local lipreading group? Learn in a fun way, in a friendly way and along with other people with a hearing loss. I am a…
Letters to the Voice
A recent letter from the Red Cross says that, due to lack of funds, they will have to withdraw the minibus service to hospitals from Ardrossan. This is grim news for Arran…
Action on Hearing Loss (Scotland)
This month's Action on Hearing Loss drop-in clinic will be in the Arran War Memorial hospital on Tuesday 26th from 11am to 1pm. The full brochure of all the clinics throughout Ayrshire…