A charity is setting up a shop to meet the needs of deaf people.
Co.deaf, which celebrates its fourth anniversary at the weekend, will open a resource centre for services for deaf, deaf-blind and hard of hearing people in County Durham.
The charity is holding a celebration and presentation to invited guests in Newton Aycliffe, to mark the anniversary on Saturday.
Among the guests will be Durham County Council leader Ken Manton and Councillor Christine Smith, cabinet member for strong, healthy and safe communities.
Co.deaf was formed in 2000 by deaf people to promote and uphold social, educational, communicative, legal, medical and welfare rights for people with hearing difficulties in the county.
Last year, it attained charitable status.
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