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EACH supports families and cares for children and young people across Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Essex.
It has three hospices, including The Nook, in Framingham Earl. The Nook Appeal was launched in November 2014 and the hospice opened for care in September 2019. It was then officially opened by The Princess of Wales in November 2019.
The Nook has seven bedrooms for children and young people and accommodation for families to use for overnight stays. Its facilities include a sensory room, hydrotherapy pool, music studio, dedicated therapy rooms and many areas for family support groups, counselling and different activities. It also has a large outside space for children to explore and play.
EACH relies on voluntary donations for the majority of its income. This year alone, it needs to raise £7.5 million from donations and fundraising activities and £8.7 million in retail income. Only 15% of its income comes from the government, county councils and the NHS.
Stroke information and support
Welcome to our stroke information and support page, for anyone seeking knowledge on strokes. Discover insights into causes, symptoms, prevention, and rehabilitation, but also what services and support the Stroke Association offers for stroke survivors or anyone involved with stroke.
What is a stroke?
A stroke happens when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off, killing brain cells. Damage to the brain can affect how the body works. It can also change how you think and feel. The effects of a stroke depend on where it takes place in the brain, and how big the damaged area is.
Stroke can be life-changing. It can happen to anyone of any age and affects everyone in different ways.
A stroke is a medical emergency. If you spot the signs of stroke, call 999.
Star Throwers is a cancer support charity based in Wymondham, Norfolk dedicated to helping people affected by cancer. We support individuals to make informed decisions about their treatment options, including alternative treatments, and help them search for clinical trials when appropriate. We also offer complementary therapies, counselling, nutritional advice and lymphoedema support to people with cancer and their loved ones.
All of our services are completely free of charge but this is only possible thanks to the support of individuals and organisations donating and fundraising to help us to deliver these services and continue to improve the wellbeing of those affected by cancer.
Why the name Star Throwers? It is based on the following short story: “After a heavy storm, a boy walked along the beach throwing the stranded starfish back into the sea.
A man watching shouted “there are too many of them – it won’t make any difference.”
As the boy threw another starfish back into the sea, he smiled and replied “it made a difference to that one!”
The money we receive goes towards providing advice and support services to cancer patients and their families. Star Throwers does not receive any government funding, therefore the support we receive from donations and fundraising is vital for enabling us to continue to provide our services.
Ways to donate
· Donate online via Just Giving https://donate.justgiving.com/charity/star-throwers/donation-amount
· Become a ‘Friend of Star Throwers’ by setting up a monthly donation! If you would like to set up a standing order, please contact us on 01953 423 304 for bank details.
· Send a Cheque made out to ‘Star Throwers’:Star Throwers, 30 Melton Road, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 0DBPlease include a cover letter with your contact details and a brief reason for your donation as we would love to write back to you.
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Hi, we’re Hearing Dogs for Deaf People
1. We train clever dogs to help deaf people
That’s what we do in a nutshell – we train dogs to alert deaf people to important and life-saving sounds they would otherwise miss – such as the smoke alarm, alarm clock and even a baby's cry. Being aware of these – thanks to a hearing dog – makes a real difference to deaf people’s lives, and can even save them.
2. Hearing dogs help deaf people reconnect with life
But our clever canines do so much more than alert their partner to sounds. Deafness can be a very isolating disability. A hearing dog provides lots of love, companionship and emotional support. This is really important as many of the deaf people who come to us for help have felt very lonely and isolated. Our amazing dogs help deaf children and adults to leave this loneliness behind and reconnect with life.
3. Our dogs have even saved lives
As if this wasn’t enough – hearing dogs have saved countless lives in their important role; fire alarms sounding at the dead of night, alerting them to the shouts of a loved one who is in peril, even saving their deaf partners from potential car thieves!
Dogs are known for their loyalty and love – and we see these valuable traits in a hearing dog every day.
4. We’ve helped thousands of deaf people so far, and we aim to help many more
We have matched thousands of our adorable dogs with deaf people since our humble beginnings in 1982. At the moment, we have over 1,100 working hearing dog partnerships across the UK. We are also helping thousands more through our other personalised services, such as our Helpdesk and support groups.
The cost to train and support each hearing dog throughout their lifetime is £40,000 – so we rely heavily on our amazing supporters to help us change lives. It really is all down to people like you, who give up time, effort and money to help us create many life-changing partnerships and provide other important services. But there are still so many deaf people and people with hearing loss whom we can help.
5. We put a lot of time and thought into matching a hearing dog with a deaf person
A hearing dog and their deaf partner need to be carefully matched to ensure the partnership will work well. So many things need to be taken into consideration – for example, whether a person lives in a big city or tiny hamlet, whether they have cats or other pets that a dog would need to get to know, what their individual needs are, what their social life, work life and family life are like, how active they are, and many other things. We then need to assess which dogs we have in training, what their strengths and weaknesses are, what they like and dislike, what their personalities are like, and which dogs would be the best match for different people.
We take the matching process very seriously to ensure we get it right - and create partnerships that will last.
6. Our staff and volunteers are really passionate
We are so passionate about training these amazing dogs, and it’s a real team effort. From volunteers who look after our hearing dog mums and dads, to volunteer puppy trainers, and the volunteers and staff who deliver our Hearing Link Services, everyone in the Hearing Dogs family has an important part to play.
