Former Lord-Lieutenant joins autism charity as patron

Former Lord-Lieutenant of County Durham, Sue Snowdon, at the opening of the Kiora Hall School, run by NEAS at Stockton. Pictured with the charity's former CEO, John Phillipson (Image: David James Wood)

The former Lord-Lieutenant of County Durham is to become a patron of a North East charity supporting autistic people and their families.

Dame Sue Snowdon retired as Lord Lieutenant earlier this year after becoming the first woman to be appointed into the role in 2013 when she succeeded Sir Paul Nicholson.

In her first public appointment since stepping down from the Lieutenancy, Sue has agreed to become a patron of the North East Autism Society (NEAS).

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