Lottie Changed Our Lives - Help Hearing Dogs for Deaf People Change More!
Having Lottie is something we want to shout from the rooftops, but why would we do that when we can shout from the top of a tall ship instead?!
Alex and Beverley will be climbing to the top of the Cutty Sark in Greenwich to raise awareness and funds for the great work that Hearing Dogs for Deaf People do - a charity that our family have personally benefited from.
Lottie is our fully qualified assistance dog. When she arrived in October 2022, she instantly transformed our lives. The main reason for deciding to apply for a hearing dog was our children; Lottie is trained to alert either of us whenever our children are calling for us, this is most critical at night when we’re fast asleep with no hearing aids meaning we cannot hear their cries for help. Being alerted to the smoke alarm is just as important too. She’s critical for our family’s safety, not just at home but when we stay away in hotels too.
Lottie absolutely loves her job – to her it’s all just one big game where rewarding treats await for everything she does to help us. Around the home she also alerts us to the cooker timer, whistling kettle, microwave, dishwasher, washing machine and doorbell. Outside of the home she knows shop theft alarms and reversing vehicle alarms, and we’re currently working with the charity to train her to alert us to bike bells. With her assistance dog jacket on, she also acts as a visual flag to other people that we have additional needs to be aware of – we don’t always hear people asking if we can move out of the way or public announcements for example.
To us, and our kids, Lottie is worth her weight in gold, and far more than the £25,000 it costs the charity to provide us with a qualified hearing dog. We’d love to eventually fully repay this deserving charity (and more), but we’re initially setting a shorter-term fundraising target to say thank you to Hearing Dogs for Deaf People and help them support other deserving recipients receive their assistance dog.
We’d be grateful for any donations that you are able to provide. We’re paying our own climbing fees so all your donations (after a small transaction fee) will go straight to the charity.
We will also be organising a few local fundraising activities ahead of our big climb in the hope of boosting our fundraising total – so please keep an eye on this page for updates
Our Achievements
Reached 50% of Fundraising Target
Reached Fundraising Target
Thank you to our Sponsors
£71
Norwich Deaf Tuesday Group - Cake Sale
£53
Judith Rollestone
£50
Maria Thurlow
Good luck to you both. You’ll reach new heights with this challenge! 😄 xx
£32
Anne Ivorson
£32
Matthew Talbot
A huge well done for supporting such an amazing cause that changes lives every day. 👏🐶
£32
Olivia & Will
Best of luck you both, what an exciting challenge and very very special cause. We are so very glad to support more training of wonderful dogs like Lottie 😊
£32
Dawn Fairbrother
£32
Pippa
Well done guys! Xxx
£27
Denny & Dave Cliff
Very happy to support this worthwhile challenge! Best of luck to you both. Merlin (our own Sound Support dog, trained by Hearing Dogs), will be cheering you on too!
£27
The Ng-ho Family
Well done, Team Cliff (and David!) for completing your amazing challenge! Congratulations! Love from Eva Ho
£26
Denny & Dave Cliff
Very happy to support this worthwhile challenge! Best of luck to you both. Merlin (our own Sound Support dog, trained by Hearing Dogs), will be cheering you on too!
£26
Giles Bowman
Great cause! Xx
£25
Jess And Simon
Good luck with your challenge - and enjoy the view!
£22
Anonymous
Good luck.❤️
£22
Christine Wiseman
Well done from Christine and Dale
£20
Emma Brown
A very big well done to you all! Xx
£20
Plant Sale
£20
Peter & Kathryn Ellis
Good luck! Xx
£20
Maxine And Malcolm Sinclair
Go Cliff Family!!!
£20
Stuart Cliff
Good luck!
£20
Steve Watts
Good luck!
£20
Matthew Thompson
Well done to you both Alex and David
£20
Horace & Gill
Good luck!
£20
Becky Ross
Good luck!
£20
Diane Lambert
Good luck!
£20
Chris Scott
Well done, great effort and cause to raise money for.
£19
Norfolk County Council Highways Team
£17
Louise Purdy-howes
Good luck guys 🙌🏼
£17
Pip Dodgson
Good Luck to you both. Really hope the weather is kind!
£17
Jane Hemblade
Very best of luck to Alex and Beverley!
£17
Kath Garrido
£17
Angela Hillier
All the best of luck to you both.
£15
Esme Hicks
Well done!! From Isaac and Jude x
£15
River And Family
£15
Rebekka Garner
Amazing cause, well done to you all on this brilliant challenge!
£11
Lynn Mace
£11
Fern Abigail Stannett
Wishing you every success in your fundraising. An amazing cause ♥️
£11
Simone Seamarks
£11
Jane Miller
£11
Jane Vaucher-grand
Well done both of you, especially camping in such crappy weather!! xx
£11
Ruth Blunt
Good luck and have a great time!! 🐕
£11
Louis Francis
Go well! 🙌
£11
Angela Scott
Well done boys around Norfolk beaches
£11
Ellie And Aaron
Well done!
£11
Tony Sutton
I can see how much Lottie has an impact on you all and I am very happy to show my support. Good luck wit the climb!! xx
£10
Samm Barker
Have a great time! Love Samm, Esther and Penny 🐾 🐕
£10
Lesley Taylor
A little gift for an excellent cause.
£10
Julie
Well done crazy goons walking in a terrible weather!! Keep up the good work!!
£10
Lucy Guttridge
♥️
£10
Nina Matsell
Good luck!
£10
Stewart & Elaine Dickinson
Good Luck!
£5
Sharon & Jordan
£5
Tony Sutton
You can do it! Plant sale. 👍
