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Aug 2020
Next month, a church in Nidderdale will, over 13 days, host an unusual world record attempt and fund raiser for deaf people.
The Rev Michael Sabell, a retired vicar who has been helping in the parish of Dacre with Hartwith & Darley with Thornthwaite, is doing a ‘signathon’ to raise deaf awareness and funds for a sign language translation of the Bible.
To claim the record, the vicar, who was born severely deaf, plans to do 13 hours of signing the Bible and is aiming to beat his own world record - set 33 years ago, when he signed non-stop for 12 hours.
However, his age will not permit that kind of marathon any more, so from Sunday, September 13, at Holy Trinity Church in Dacre, Rev Michael will do an hour of signing every day for 13 days – reading from the Old Testament.
Anybody who would like if to support Rev Michael, is asked to contact Rev Alastair at irreverend@btinternet.com.
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