Language therapists meet at cinema as new movie highlights stammering

THE release of The King's Speech has struck a chord with language therapists in Cleethorpes.

The Oscar-tipped historical drama, which opened at cinemas last week, follows the story of a speech therapist, played by Geoffrey Rush, who helps King George VI, played by Colin Firth, overcome a stammer.

UNITED: NHS speech therapists meet at Parkway Cinema, Cleethorpes to mark the release of The King's Speech. From left are Eve Sutton, Christine Handsley and Cheryl Hughes.

NHS staff and representatives from the national non-for-profit organisation Starfish Project gathered at the Parkway Cinema, in King's Road, Cleethorpes, to speak to filmgoers and hand out information on ways of living with a speech impediment.