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Speci alEducat i on
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Ear l yYear s&Chi l dcar eRecr ui t ment
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Pr i mar y
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Ti nni t uschar i t yexper tcomest oCol chest er t i nni t ussuppor tgr oup 6Mar c h2020:Anex per tf r om t heBr i t i s hTi nni t usAs s oc i at i on ( BTA)wi l l bes peak i ngatt henex tmeet i ngoft heCol c hes t er t i nni t uss uppor tgr oup.Themeet i ngwi l l t ak epl ac e5. 30pm 7. 30pm Thur s day30Apr i l ,atTheHub,Fox bur r owGr ange, Ypr esRoad,Col c hes t erCO27NL. I ti ses t i mat edt hatov er20, 000peopl eex per i enc et i nni t usi n Col c hes t eral one-appr ox i mat el y1i n8adul t s . RunbyAngi eBak er ,Communi t ySuppor tOf f i c erf r om Ac t i onon Hear i ngLos s ,t hegr oupenabl espeopl ewi t ht i nni t ust omeet ot her swi t ht hec ondi t i on,hearus ef ul t i psonc opi ngmet hods , f i ndoutwhathel pi sav ai l abl eandhearaboutt hel at es t r es ear c h. Ni cWr ay ,BTACommuni c at i onsManagerwi l l begi v i ngat al k ent i t l ed" Ti nni t ust r eat ment s-i st her er eal l ynoc ur e?" ,and ans wer i ngques t i onsf r om member s . Ni cc omment s :" Iam l ook i ngt oc omi ngt oCol c hes t erand di s pel l i ngs omeoft hemy t hsar oundt r eat ment sf ort i nni t us . Angi eandt hegr oupv ol unt eer sai mt opr ov i deawel c omi ng, f r i endl yenv i r onmentf orat t endeesands t r i v et opr ov i det hebes t s uppor tandadv i c et heyc ant ohel pt het i nni t usc ommuni t y . "
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I ndependent
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