About
Combatting the Challenges of Hearing Impairment
We are not profoundly deaf – but we don’t hear as well as we used to. Hearing impairment so often creeps up on us. Before we know it we find we are shunning social occasions because we weren’t enjoying them anymore, but not realising why. The sense of isolation this brings on is invidious, and is also very difficult for our family and friends to cope with too.
Our aim is to help you rise to the challenges presented by hearing impairment and for you to enjoy learning how to improve the quality of your life.
We do this by:
Holding regular meetings twice a month to give you a chance to meet with fellow hard of hearing friends and share experiences, and we run other social events. Go to the Events page for our full programme of events.
At our regular meetings we have sessions practising lip-reading. Click here for more information about lip-reading.
Keeping an index of resources. These may be useful articles, information about other organisations, equipment catalogues, special facilities for the hard of hearing, where to go to get your hearing aids serviced and so on. Click here for our library index.
Providing an annual course entitled “Managing Your Hearing Loss” which is ideal for those who are just getting used to new hearing aids. It provides an introduction to lip-reading and covers strategies for coping with typical social events. Click here for details.
Background & History
The Group dates back to the years immediately following WW2 when similar groups were set up throughout the land to help veterans and civilians whose hearing was damaged during the hostilities. For a brief synopsis of its history please click here.
A fuller history can be found here, and a list of the principle officers where they are known is to be found here.
If you wish to learn more about the history of our organisation, minutes of meetings from 1978 – 2019 are held at the Surrey History Centre in Woking. For further information please visit them at 130 Goldsworth Road, Woking, Surrey GU21 6ND, or ring 01483 518737, or email shs@surreycc.gov.uk
Charitable Status
The Group is a registered charity – No. 1073489. We are managed by an Executive Committee, each member of which is a Trustee of the charity. The Annual General Meeting is held in March.
Privacy Statement
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Safeguarding
The Group also has a policy in place to protect any vulnerable adults who engage in our activities, and to protect the good name of the Charity. A copy of the full policy can be obtained on request by email to askghoh@hotmail.com.