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Three of my colleagues at Talke Distribution Centre, Have decided to do the Three peaks Challenge, Craig Jervis, Roger Evans and Kevin Thomson all security officers at The Co-operative Distribution centre Talke will attempt and achieve this feat on the 25th September 2009 and 26th September 2009

Everyone at the Distribution Centre wish them all the best in their Fundraising.  

Well they went, they saw, and they conquered...Well Done Lads... 

Below are some facts and statistics:

Did you know that in the UK:
 Deafness and hard of hearing affects 1 in 7 of the population.
 2.4 million deaf and hard of hearing people are under 60 years of age.
 700,000 people are severely or profoundly deaf.
 Deaf people are four times more likely to be unemployed.
 2 million people have hearing aids but only 1.4 million use them

So please dig deep and donate now.

Babies and children

These are the most important statistics relating to deaf and hard of hearing children in the UK:

• 840 babies are born each year in UK with significant deafness.
• One in 1,000 children are deaf at three years old.
• There are 20,000 children aged 0 to 15 years old who are moderately to profoundly deaf.
• There are 12,000 children aged 0 to 15 years old who were born deaf.