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Hear to Help
Following the “Save Hear to Help!” protest which was held on Wednesday 9th March at Brodick Ferry Terminal, the service has managed to secure funding to continue. The news came too late…
Hear to Help
As some of you may be aware, the Hear to Help service which runs on Arran, was due to close on 31st March as no continuation funds have been made available from…
Glasgow to Edinburgh Trek 2016
Kelvingrove Park, Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 July 2016. The British Heart Foundation Scotland is bringing back its Glasgow to Edinburgh Trek after a successful first year in 2015. Make your mark…
Lonely this winter
Patricia Gibson M.P. writes Like many people, I tried not to even think about Christmas until around mid-December. For that reason, for over a month I almost missed the John Lewis Christmas…
Action on Hearing Loss Scotland Hear to Help Service (Arran)
It takes time to adapt to using hearing aids – getting used to new sounds as well as managing the hearing aids themselves. Our Hear to Help service on Arran can enable…
NHS Ayrshire & Arran Archive Project
I’m an artist working with NHS Ayrshire & Arran on a photo archive project. I’m calling out to whole of Ayrshire for old photos to scan for use as artworks on the…
GLOW Charity Fun run comes to Ayrshire for a second year
Sight loss charity RNIB Scotland is asking people to join them in painting Ayrshire neon for a second time. It is holding a GLOW Neon Fun Run again at Ayr's Dam Park…
Dramatic support for Motor Neurone Disease and Multiple Sclerosis
Two committed young people on Arran are working hard this summer to raise money for Motor Neurone Disease and Multiple Sclerosis research. These degenerative conditions affect families in Arran and all over…
Katy Clark’s support for hearing services …
from Katy’s online newsletter Action on Hearing Loss currently runs a number of Hear-To-Help drop-in services across Ayrshire and Arran. More than 1,200 people from Ayrshire and Arran use it each year,…
More money for NHS Ayrshire & Arran, but ….
NHS Ayrshire & Arran will receive a government funding increase of £15.5 million (2.8 per cent) for the coming financial year. This is on top of last year’s general allocation of £574.7…
Amazing Facts About Colds
Assja Baumgärtner “Not again!” That's what many people say in winter when they get a cold for the second or third time. But in fact a healthy grown-up person can expect to…