cambridgeshire deaf news spring 2015

Spring 2015 From the Cambridgeshire Deaf Association

Peterborough has the power! It was a busy day at

Peterborough Deaf Drop in on

January 14th.

First RAD came in to talk to

everybody about keeping safe

in winter, especially if there

was a powercut!

Then the Red Cross delivered

a fascinating class on first aid

that everyone seemed very

interested in. The topics

covered included how to

resuscitate people, to dealing

with choking and the recovery

position.

Customers thrilled with CDA Connects Service CDAs BSL interpreting service

has been a hit with customers.

After using our service, one

customer commented:

Both interpreters were brilliant

at the weekend, myself and the

volunteers and the other

interpreter were completely

satisfied.

Please do pass on my

appreciation for both of them.

They both fit in with the team

with positive attitude and

managed effectively with

interpreting and voicing over for

many complex issues

throughout the day.

Many thanks for booking good

interpreters and now I feel

reassured that there are more

good interpreter and agencies

in the UK that I now can

include onto my good book

list. Call or Text 07895

072132 or email

[email protected] to book

News from around Cambridgeshire

The Teaching Dream Team is unveiled

CDA Sign Language Academy

unveiled its new dream team of

sign language teachers in

January.

Joining Sarah Evagora was

former CDA chief Jamie Billam

and new teacher Charlene

Spires. Charlene is teaching

BSL level 1 in Peterborough

and Jamie and Sarah are

delivering BSL Levels 1 and 2

in Cambridge.

Its an exciting time for CDA

Sign Language Academy. The

rebranded school has seen

unprecedented demand for

places on courses with over 42

pupils signed up and many

more waiting for new courses

in September.

Improv Comedy night coming to Peterborough after last years success Deaf improv comedy is coming

to Peterborough again after the

success of last years show at

the Key Theatre. This time

around, Jason Sharpe, who is

well known nationally for his

entertaining Facebook videos,

is hosting and he will be joined

by the cream of UK deaf

comedy and acting talent

including Brian Duffy, David

Sands and Matthew Gurney.

The show will be on 28th

March and doors open at 6pm.

For ticket information, please

contact Jason Sharpe send

email or text

[email protected] /

07921 334117 for more

information

NHS consultation at Fenland Drop in The Clinical Commissioning

Group for Cambridgeshire and

Peterborough are consulting on

after-hours GP care and the

111 telephone service to call if

people feel ill outside of

opening times. They were at

Fenland Drop-in to seek the

views of the local deaf

community. Gem Dixon, CDA

Caseworker said It was a good

meeting and we enjoyed

having our say

CDA will be actively trying to

ensure that deaf people are

involved in consultations in

future.

Tickets on sale for bikers comedy night at CDA Deaf Bikers UK are holding

their annual AGM and social

event at Hope Hall in

Cambridge on April 4th.

In the evening, there will be a

buffet and deaf comedian VV

will be entertaining the crowds.

Doors open at 6pm and tickets

cost 10. They are available

from Kerry Miller. There is an

advert page on Facebook.

Watch this story online here: bit.ly/1zWJ1Aj

Council consults on group residential idea for deaf people Cambridgeshire County

Council are consilting deaf

people to find out if deaf people

using support services living

closer would be a good idea.

For example, elderly deaf

people receiving some care

living closer together and near

to support workers who use

sign language.

If you would like to comment on

the idea, please get in touch.

Watch this story online here: bit.ly/199P2B0


Hearing Help announce spring fanfare fundraising concert Cambridgeshire Hearing Help

are holding a spring fundraising

concert. The concert, called

Fanfare for Spring, will be held

at on Saturday 14th March at

7:30 at St Lukes Church,

Victoria Road, Cambridge.

Tickets are available on the

door or by enquiry to

enquiries@cambrdgeshireghear

inghelp.org.uk or by phone on

01223 416141

Tickets are 10 per person, 35

for a group of 4 ticket and

students are only 8.

Ely Drop-in moves to Costa Coffee Ely drop-in has moved to a new location. Costa Coffee in Market Street is the new venue. The drop in meets on the 4th Monday of every month. Costa is wheelchair accessible and has disabled facilities.

Come along for a chat with friends or to ask questions to CDA staff in a friendly relaxed environment.

For more information, contact our Caseworker Gem Dixon on [email protected] or text 07786 434700


There have been changes to

the running of Cambridge

Deaf Pub recently as Adam

Linsdell (pictured above)

stepped down from the role of

organiser.

Adam, a popular member of

the deaf a sign language

community, has run the club

for over five years and

announced his decision to

step down when a

replacement could be found.

Brendan Casey, who for a

long time provided computer

training in the community, and

Andy Mitchell who is a keen

BSL learner.

The new organisers have set up a Facebook page where you can get updates. Members of all local sign language classes are welcome to join in.

The Regal Pub in Cambridge

is the venue for the Pub

meetings, which are an

opportunity for signers to meet

for a drink and a chat.

Its ideal for people who are

learning sign language to

meet deaf people and

enhance their learning in a

friendly setting. They plan to

meet on the final Saturday of

each month at 7:30pm

Thank you Adam Linsdell and Cambridge Deaf Pub changes

New Peterborough BSL Gathering Good news for sign language

users in Peterborough as a new

social event is being organised.

BSL Gathering will take place at

the swanky new Argo Lounge in

Peterboroughs Cathedral Square

on Saturday March 21st at

10:30am.

The event is being organised by

BSL teacher Charlene Spires as a

way for deaf people to meet and

for sign language users to get

involved in the deaf community

and improve their knowledge of

sign language.

The Argo Lounge is a brand new

establishment offering a range of

food and drink in an amazingly

decorated and spacious location.

Full of interesting pictures,

furniture and books, it feels a little

more like youre in a film, than in a

coffee shop in Peterborough!

Whos the Vladdy? Vladimirs Krumins has been

appointed to coordinate the

Peterborough Coffee Mornings,

taking over from Gem Dixon.

Vladimirs is a popular member of

the community in Peterborough

and is fluent in BSL, international

sign language, Latvian and

Russian sign language.

Gem had been running the Coffee

Morning for one year and leaves

to take up a full-time position with

CDA as caseworker.

The Cambridgeshire Deaf

Association board of trustees

are announced in January

that they have appointed

Andy Palmer (pictured with

the Duke of Edinburgh) to the

role of Managing Director.

Andy comes with extensive

experience of working within

the deafness and hearing

loss field with roles in the

charity, commercial and

voluntary sectors. His

responsibilities for previous

employer Action on Hearing

Loss included management

of customer service,

helplines, online communities

and e-Commerce.

As Deputy Editor of the

worlds most-read deaf news

and views website, The

Limping Chicken, Andy has

written extensively on a

range of subjects including

Access to Work, healthcare,

sport, politics and education.

Andy also co-ordinates

Peterborough Uniteds deaf

football project, Englands

only football scheme that

provides coaching to deaf

players of all ages. This as

part of his role as Chairman

of the Peterborough and

District Deaf Childrens

Society, a charity he has

played an active role in for

over a decade.

Janie Prince, Chairperson of

then Cambridgeshire Deaf

Association said: Were

delighted Andy has accepted

the challenge of leading us

into the future in the role of

Managing Director.

The selection process we

used was unique in the

sense that we invited

members of the community

to meet the two final

candidates. Their feedback

was important and I would

like to thank them for their

time and to recognise the

high quality of the applicants.

Andy brings with him the

right mix of experience and

vision for CDA that we need

to provide the right services

for deaf people in

Cambridgeshire.

Andy Palmer appointed new Managing Director of CDA


What do CDA offer?

Community Support We visit people at home,

or anywhere they feel

safe. We support with

issues:

Housing

Finances (money)

Accessing services

Health

Social

Developing new skills

Letters

Providing information

Emotional support

Raising confidence

Reducing isolation

Sign posting

Education

Employment (work)

Advocacy Advocacy is about

supporting people to

express their views and

concerns, ensuring

they understand their

rights so they can

make informed

decisions about their

lives.

Advocates take action to support people to: Express their views

and wishes

Secure their rights

Have their interests

represented

Access information

and services

Explore choices

and options

What issues can we advocate for? Health

Housing

Employment (work)

Legal

Finances

Social Services

Complaints

Education

Family issues

Access to services

Get in touch to find out if we are able to support you.

8 Romsey Terrace,

Cambridge. Tel 01223

246237 Fax 01223

411701 office@cambsde

af.org 07902 281668

CDA Support Services Support Advocacy Drop- in Services BSL Training Deaf Awareness

Deaf Church Deaf Social Events Information Sessions

See more information online

www.cambsdeaf.org

deeping_baptist@btinterne

t.com

Ely Deaf Drop In

Gem Dixon

[email protected] text

07786 434700

Emmeline Implant Centre

Box: 163

Cambridge University

Hospitals NHS Foundation

Trust

Hills Road,

Cambridge,

CB2 0QQ

Tel/minicom: 01223 217

589

Appointments line: 01223

348 973

Fax: 01223 586 735

Huntingdon Deaf and

Hearing Club &

Huntingdon Deaf Drop in

Gem Dixon

[email protected] text

07786 434700

March Deaf Club &

March Drop In Deaf Club

St Peters Church Hall,

March, Cambs. Meets first

Friday each month from

711pm. Contact Godfrey

Palmer by email

[email protected]

om or Christine Pape

07902 282390

Peterborough Deaf Club

Kingfisher Centre, Bretton,

Peterborough. Meets

second Saturday each

month. Dan McMillan

[email protected]

k

Peterborough Deaf Drop

In

2 weekly at City College

Peterborough, Ky

Dai 07548 667944

Peterborough Deaf Skills

Club

2 weekly at Quaker House.

Charlene Spires,

[email protected]

Peterborough Coffee

Morning

Vladimirs Krumins

peterboroughcoffee@cam

bsdeaf.org text

07852882039

Peterborough Social

Services

2nd Floor, Town Hall

Bridge Street

Peterborough

PE1 1HF

Voice 01733 747474

Mobile text: 07917133170

Fax 01733 454445

Minicom: 01733 454449

Email:[email protected].

Peterborough Deaf

Football

www.poshdeaf.com

Andy Palmer 07949

571173

[email protected]

om

Peterborough and District

Deaf Childrens Society

www.pddcs.co.uk

peterborough@ndcsgroup.

org.uk

Add your details to the Cambridgeshire Deaf News If you would like your

organisation or group to be

featured in the news,

contact page or the diary

pages of the

Cambridgeshire Deaf

News please contact CDA

[email protected] or

contact the office on

(18002) 01223 246237

February 14th Cambridge Deaf Club

7pm

15th BSL Caf Church

Cambridge. Deaf Guest

speaker is Penny Beschizza

from London Deaf Church,

Signs of God 2pm

16th Peterborough Coffee

Morning

23rd Ely Drop-in 10:00am

24th Cambridge Lunchtime

Drop-in 11:30am

28th Sign Post Anagram

wordgame and fishermanss

testimony 5:30pm

March 1st BSL Signed Service St

James Church, Hemingford

Grey. 11am.

2nd Peterborough Coffee

Morning

4th Cambs Deaf Church BSL

Small Group 11am

8th Ann signs the traditional

worship at St Andrews Church,

Soham. 10am.

8th Deaf Service at Deeping

Baptist Church 3pm

5th Huntingdon Deaf Drop-in

11:30am

6th March and District Deaf

Club Indoor Kurling 7pm

12th Fenland Drop-in 11:30am

13th Huntingdon Deaf and

Hearing Club 7pm


Morning

21st Cambridge Deaf Club

7pm

23rd Ely Drop-in 10:00am


Drop-in 11:30am

28th Sign Post Making Easter

baskets and soldiers testimony

April 1st Cambs Deaf Church BSL

Small Group 11am

2nd Huntingdon Deaf Drop-in

5th BSL Signed Service St

Spring 2015 Diary Dates


Grey. 11am.

9th Fenland Drop-in

10th March and District Deaf

Club 32nd AGM


worship at Soham. 10am.


worship at St Andrews Church,

Soham. 10am.


Baptist Church 3pm


Morning

18th Cambridge Deaf Club

19th BSL Caf Church

Cambridge, Easter celebration

2pm

25th Sign Post Rally

27th Ely Drop-in 10am


Morning


Drop-in

May 1st March and District Deaf

Club

3rd BSL Signed Service St


Grey. 11am.

6th Cambs Deaf Church BSL

Small Group 11am

7th Huntingdon Deaf Drop-in

8th Huntingdon Deaf and

Hearing Club


Baptist Church 3pm


Morning

14th Fenland Drop-in

16th Cambridge Deaf Club

25th Ely Drop-in 10am


Morning


Drop-in

30th Sign Post

Spring 2015 Diary Dates

Addenbrookes audiology

Box: 94

Cambridge University

Hospitals NHS Foundation

Trust

Hills Road,

Cambridge,

CB2 0QQ

Tel: 01223 217 797

Fax: 01223 586 912

Minicom: 01223 274 494

audiology@addenbrookes.

nhs.uk

Cambridge Deaf Drop in

At CDA, monthly. Contact

CDA for more information.

Cambridge Deaf Club

Held at Cambridge Deaf

Association. 8 Romsey

Terrace. Third Saturday of

the month. Contact CDA

for more information.

Cambridgeshire Social

Services for D/deaf

children and young

people

Disabled Childrens Team

Box SS1012 Babbage

House Castle Park Castle

Hill Cambridge CB3 0AT

Telephone: 0345 045 5203

(General enquiries) Fax:

01480 376748

Minicom: 01480 376743

Text: 07901 226 356

Email:

mary.godden@cambridges

hire.gov.uk

Cambridgeshire Sensory

Services

Disability Service

Amundsen House

Compass Point Business

Park

Stocks Bridge Way

St Ives PE27 5JL

Phone: 0345 045 5221

Fax: 01480 498066

Send a text: 07765 898732

Minicom: 01480 376743

Email:

sensory.services@cambrid

geshire.gov.uk

CDA Support and

Advocacy Services

8 Romsey Terrace,

Cambridge. Tel 01223

246237 Fax 01223

411701 office@cambsde

af.org 07902 281668

CDA Connect (BSL

Interpreter Services)

Anna Baker 07895 072132

[email protected]

CDA Sign Language

Academy (BSL Course

and Deaf Awareness

Courses)

Charlene

Spires charlenes@cambs

deaf.org

Cambridgeshire Deaf

Church

For any information about

services or advice

concerning Weddings,

Funerals or Baptisms

please contact me, Jan

Smith, on 07596 652077

or

cambsdeafchurch@gmail.

com.

Cambridge Hard of

Hearing Club

Meetings are held at the

Meadows Community

Centre, 1 St. Catherines

Road, Cambridge CB4

3XJ.

Phone Pam on 235547 or

text Chris 07876108963

Cambridgeshire Hearing

Help

8a Romsey Terrace,

Cambrudge

Tel / Text 01223 416141

MonFri 9am to 2pm

Deeping Signpost

Nigel Frisby Deeping

Baptist Church, 42 Bridge

Street, Deeping St James,

Peterborough, PE6 8HA.

Useful Contacts

There have been some changes at Peterborough Social Services.

Sally Clelland, Support Worker will continue to support Deaf people. From February there will be office moves: Sally will be based at Bayard Place, Broadway, Peterborough, PE1 1FZ.

Chris Nicholls continues to support Deaf people with their equipment needs.

Chris will be based at 5 Royce Road, Peterborough, PE1 5YB.

Peterborough Social Services will continue to be present at Peterborough Deaf Drop in.

Dont forget that there will normally be CDA

Advocacy Support at Peterborough Deaf Drop in and once a month, an advisor from the Citizens Advice Bureaux.

Contact by using the numbers on the contact section of this newsletter.

Sign Post Rally gets to 20th year!

Changes at Peterborough Social

Services

Christmas Round-up and pictures

There was plenty of fun and celebration around

Cambridgeshire this for the festive season.

There was a great attendance at the Christmas

Party in the newly refurbished Hope Hall

followed next day by an even better attended

Signed Christmas Carol Service.

Peterborough Deaf-Drop in held a very

successful Christmas meal with over 30 people

attending and March had a super meal at the

Oliver Cromwell Hotel and a buffet at Fenland

Drop-in too. CDA Connect Interpreting Service

provided a BSL interpreter to be there at the

Christmas light switch-on at the Serpentine

Green Shopping Centre in Peterborough when

Warwick Davies switched on the lights!

CDA Teaching Sign Language in Cambs School Sign Language Tutor Jamie

Billam has been teaching

children and adults at Guilden

Morden School at their new

after school signing club.

Jamies class has had wider

age range than normal.

His youngest student was only

4 years old and the oldest over

70. They all enjoyed the

experience though.

If you would like to book some

sign language lessons for your

school get in touch!

Deaf Businessman Matt to talk at Skills Club Deaf Peterborough

Businessman Matthew Talbot

will be coming to Peterborough

Skills Club on 12th March to

give a talk on how he built his

businesses. Matthew has won

business awards from Barclays

Bank and travelled to the

Middle-East where his work as

a surveyor was in demand.

Matthew was also the man who

was behind the recent

refurbishment of Hope Hall.

Andy Palmer, Managing

Director of CDA said: Its really

good news that Matt is coming

to Skills Club. He has so much

experience as a deaf

businessman who has had to

find ways to overcome the

barriers that society can put in

the way of deaf people who

want to work. Im sure it will be

a fascinating talk from an

inspirational man.

See the Contacts page on the

reverse of the pull-out calendar

for more information.

Huntingdon Deaf and Hearing Club moving to Tesco The Deaf and Hearing Club in

Huntingdon have moved to a

new location. The Community

Space in at the main Tesco in

Huntingdon is the new venue

and was well received by

people who went along. See

the diary pages for dates and

times.

Gem Dixon recruited as new Caseworker We are pleased to announce

that Gem Dixon (pictured

below) has been appointed as

CDAs newest team member.

Gem, from Peterborough,

started in January. She will be

working with clients throughout

all of Cambridgeshire and

attending drop-ins.

She will also be making visits

to deaf people in our

community to make sure that

they are receiving the right

support.

Im sure you will join with us in

welcoming Gem to the role and

wish her all the best for the

future.


Fun and Games at March Deaf Club .. As usual By Godfrey Palmer

On Friday 3rd October nearly

everyone played Crazy Golf.

Amy Bullock was the winner.

Rope Quoits was not an easy

game to play but Dennis Pope

was the lucky winner. Thanks

to John Uren and Michael

Manchett who were the

organizers.

A Social Evening and Games

Night was held on Friday 7th

November. Some people

wanted to play cards. We had

one round of Chase the Ace

and then changed the game to

Uno. Everyone liked this game

because it was good fun with

much laughter. Rita Kettle won

and she celebrated her

birthday on the same evening.

Some of our members club

went for a Christmas dinner at

The Oliver Cromwell Hotel on

Friday 21st November. We had

a three course meal with

coffee/tea afterwards.

I would like to thank people for

donating some very good

prizes for the raffle and also

thanks to Michael Pape for

selling the tickets. John Uren

organized a Christmas Quiz

with prizes for correct answers.

Thank you John. See photos

on website.

On Friday 5th December we

held a Christmas Buffet. This

was another chance to

celebrate the festive season.

35 people came & it was a

good evening with Christmas

games and good raffle prizes.

Unfortunately I did not take my

camera!

On Friday 2nd January 2015, I

didnt expect many people to

come this evening but 21

people turned up.

I was surprised because it was

just after the New Year

celebration. We played Chase

the Ace again because our

members like to play it. Guess

who won? Me!

Some played a couple of

rounds of Uno again. Others

just had a chat. We had a new

member join tonight from

Chatteris.

His name is Shaun Lloyd. This

enjoyable evening closed at

10.45pm.

Deaf Church News and introducing new BSL Caf Church Happy New Year everyone!

We pray you will all know the

peace of God in every situation

you face in 2015.

It was lovely to see so many

people at our Christmas Carol

service, if you would like to join

us for BSL Caf church at

CDA, you are very welcome.

BSL Caf church is relaxed,

informal church in Caf style!

Plenty of refreshments and

biscuits! There will be short

Christian talks in BSL, signed

songs and prayer for the needs

of the Deaf community.

You can just relax and watch,

or join in. Its up to you!

Afterwards we have Bring-and-

Share-food.

Dont forget, we also have

signed services every month!

More Cambridgeshire News

All the calendar dates are in the pull-out in the centre pages

Thank you to Lauren, Harvey

and Ruby who raised 441 for

CDA

Cambridgeshire resident

Lauren Mansfield and her two

children Harvey and Ruby have

raised 441.25 for the

Cambridgeshire Deaf

Association by taking part in a

fancy dress fun-run.

CDA had provided support to

Lauren and she wanted to say

thanks by raising some funds

that have gone towards the

refurbishment of our building.

Lauren who has been deaf

almost all of her life said:

A year ago I was introduced to

this fabulous charity which has

changed my life completely.

The support and work they do

is incredible to take the other

pressures of life away and help

in every way shape or form.

They truly are amazing. I have

decided its now time to give

them something back and say

a massive thank you to them

all.

We would like to thank Lauren

and her lovely family for all

their support!

If you would like to fundraise,

please get in touch!

Fundraising Round-up

Cambs Dad to run London Marathon for CDA and NDCS

Father of two Chris Bryne from

Bassingbourne has decided to

run the London Marathon in aid

of CDA and the National Deaf

Childrens Society. His family

are also getting in on act with

wife Natalie doing a sponsored

bake and her two sons, Will

and Henry, doing a sponsored

silence. Henry is deaf.

Chris and his family have been

supported by CDA and

Cambridgeshire County

Council by teaching the family

sign language and deaf

awareness tips for families with

deaf children.

Keep an eye on our website for

more information about Chriss

fundraising.

www.cambsdeaf.org

Thank you Lauren, Harvey and Ruby

Building fundraising update The campaign to help pay for

the building and refurbishment

work at CDA s Hope Hall was

a success with over 4,500

raised.

While the overall cost was

much more, the donations

were significant and work on

the public areas of the building

will be finished soon. Once that

work is completed, there will be

a opening ceremony.

Managing Director, Andy

Palmer said: I would like to

thank everyone who

contributed. As everyone can

see, we have a building to be

proud of. We will be creating

plaques shortly with the names

of donors and new Honorary

Vice Presidents who donated

over 500 and having an

opening ceremony.

The building is already being

used more than before and

thats the main thing. It is a

place for the community

Cambridge Fans watch the big match at CDA Football fans converged on

Hope Hall in January to witness

Cambridge Uniteds goalless

draw with Manchester United at

the Abbey Stadium. Cambridge

were playing in the 4th Round of

the FA and managed to secure

a replay in which they lost 3-0.

Around 15 football fanatics

watched the action at CDAs

newly refurbished bar room

with its big new TV.

Thanks to Steve Curry for

organising the event. Steve has

also be voted on to the board

of trustees for CDA. We

welcome him and wish him

every success in his new role.

Peterborough Uniteds Deaf team have their first matches


football team have been in

action. In their first game in

November they lost 5-3 to

Northern Star Academy with

Cameron Cockerill scoring the

teams first ever goal. That was

in front of 40 supporters at their

home ground, the Mick George

Arena.

They also played Cardea in

January and went down to a 5-

1 defeat with an excellent goal

by Chris Taylor. The team train

every Friday night. More

information can be found at

www.poshdeaf.com

Deaf girls and ladies sought for new deaf team in Peterborough


football teams are looking for

girls who are interested in

playing football.

The team currently have six

girls and their friends who are

interested in training. Each

traning session will be

accessible with sign language

interpreting and attention paid

to clear communication. For

more information, please see

www.poshdeaf.com

Cambs youngster in TV documentary about football

William Palmer from Peterborough was featured in a documentary about deaf football on BSLBT in January.

William, aged 13, plays for Peterborough Uniteds deaf youth team, Derby County Centre of Excellence and Peterborough Northern Star and featured in the programme called Does Deaf Football Have a Future by Thomas Giddens.

You can watch the documentary online here http://www.bslzone.co.uk/watch/zoom-2014-does-deaf-football-have-future/

Picture: Liam Avey in action for Peterborough Uniteds deaf team against Northern Star Academy

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