My new job is keeping me busy so
it’s taken me longer than anticipated to update my blog! It’s been an exciting
and busy few weeks, at the end of March I went to see The Magenta Singers
perform at Newcastle University with Voice of the Town.
The Magenta Singers are a choir
in association with the North East Trust for Aphasia (NETA) and the Sage,
Gateshead. This was an enjoyable night and the choir were very inspirational.
The members of NETA all have Aphasia, which can affect all aspects of communication
(talking, listening, reading and writing). The Magenta Singers, may find
communication difficult, but they sing with passion and enthusiasm! 
On my way into the event I left
some Giving Voice leaflets on the table, and was excited to see that there was
only one left on my way out!
You may know that I am training
for the Great North Run to raise money for NETA! Whenever I have a difficult
run (which can be quite often!) and question why I ever even decided to start
running, I think about the inspirational members of NETA and the choir; and it
all becomes worthwhile! If you would like to follow my journey to the Great
North Run you can find my running blog here (jollyjuliesjogging.blogspot.com).
If you would like to contribute to my fundraising and help support the valuable
work of NETA my Just Giving page can be found here (www.justgiving.co.uk/jollyjulie)
I am excited to announce that I
am arranging another fundraising night starring Lost Voice Guy on Saturday 7th
June at Ashington Football Club. It’s been almost two years since he made us
all laugh in Ashington and he is back by popular demand! The night is sure to
be fun, and as well as raising funds for NETA, I will also be raising awareness
of Speech and Language Therapy, Giving Voice and the Intenational Communication
Project 2014. I have invited local MP, Ian Lavery, and hope that he is able to
attend.
If you would like further
information about the event I have a facebook group which can be found here
. Tickets can be bought through me (contact me direct) or through the box
office (booking fee applies) http://lostvoiceguyashington.ticketsource.co.uk/
