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Major General Martin White joined St Catherine’s and
invited guests at an evening reception at Quay Arts.
The Lord Lieutenant spoke of his distinguished
career and the importance of communication within
his work and his life. The focus of the evening
was to raise awareness of speech, language and
communication disabilities generally speaking and
the work of St Catherine’s, a national charity working
with children and young people with communication
impairments, based on the Island. Although one in
ten – or 1.2 million - children have a communication
disability in the UK, the challenges they face are not
widely recognised.
Prior to the presentations, guests had the
opportunity to view the art display “From the Shore”
by children and young people at St Catherine’s
alongside the acclaimed Kurt Jackson exhibition.
Derek Double and Richard Hards (Rotary Club of Newport)
presenting a cheque to Helen Freeston (Head of Further
TW with Tanya
Potter Shipley (Principal).
Education)
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“From the Shore” by children and young
people at St Catherine’s
Mr and Mrs Grimaldi
Helen Freeston with Mr and Mrs John
and Kim Buckland
Anthony Churchill
Phil Legge and Charlotte Barton-Hoare
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