Unique Dine In The Dark event gives people the opportunity to experience sensory loss

A north-east charity will hold a special Dine In The Dark event next month to raise awareness of the impacts of sight and hearing loss.

Guests at the event, organised by North East Sensory Services (NESS), will be blindfolded or deafened through the use of noise-cancelling headphones as they are served a two-course Indian meal.

It will give them the opportunity to experience the reality of sight or hearing loss, and to better understand and discuss some of the practical and emotional impacts.

The event, which is sponsored by Specsavers in Aberdeen, will be held at the city’s Namaste Delhi restaurant on Thursday April 21.

All proceeds from the evening will go to NESS, which supports around 6,500 people with hearing and visual impairments in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Dundee, Moray and Angus.

There will be further fundraising opportunities on the night with a raffle and a game of ‘guess the bottle’.

Tickets are being sold at £30 per person and can be booked here.

The main objective of NESS is to help people with hearing and visual impairments become more independent, and to achieve a society in which people with sensory loss can fully participate and contribute to the same level as those without sensory loss.

Community fundraising co-ordinator with NESS Lynn Batham said: “Our Dine in the Dark event gives people the opportunity to experience what it is like for someone with sensory loss when they are eating out.

“We hope those attending will enjoy the contrast of being treated to a feast for the senses with an abundance of flavour from the Indian cuisine, while also experiencing the loss of their sight or hearing.

“It promises to be a unique experience and all the money raised from the event will go towards our work in supporting people with visual or hearing impairments.”

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