Would you like to run? It’s a great way to keep fit and spend time with friends. Now you can go along to Peterborough Athletics Track and get started with coaching and BSL communication support. It’s great preparation if you are going to run the Great Eastern Run but anyone can attend. There are only
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https://www.facebook.com/CambridgeshireDeaf/videos/vb.175773959138327/858931264155923 There’s a new project called ‘Memories in the Community’ It’s a project involving Cambridgeshire County Council and the Cambridgeshire Deaf Association. The project aims to collect the memories of people over 50 years old who live in Cambridgeshire. The museums of Cambridgeshire will then put together a memory box. A box with historical items
Read MoreJoin in! Sign Language Live coming to Peterborough!
Are you fascinated by sign language? Wondered about leaning but not sure if its for you? Why not join us for Sign Language Live and see what it’s all about. Join Gem Dixon as she goes through some of the basics of sign language in an easy to learn and no pressure environment so you
Read MoreDo you have friends who want to learn sign language? Give them a nudge!
https://www.facebook.com/CambridgeshireDeaf/photos/a.682210295161355.1073741826.175773959138327/849392981776418 If you would like to order some cards, send us a message from our contact page.
Read MoreHuntingdon Deaf Drop-in at Starbucks in September
The Huntingdon Deaf Lunchtime Drop-in is moving to Starbucks in the town centre in September to see if the new venue is popular among local deaf people. The group currently meet in a first floor meeting room in the local library but things can get a little congested in there occasionally so one CDA
Read MoreFull transcript of NHS Deaf Health Forum in Peterborough
Here’s a full transcript of the CDA Peterborough Deaf Health Forum held last month. The feedback to NHS begins on page 8 and before that there is a comprehensive overview of the problems facing the NHS locally and an introduction from our Managing Director Andy Palmer. Here’s what some people at the forum had to
Read MoreEngland Deaf Rugby Team coming to Cambridge on Sunday
England’s Deaf men’s squad will take part in a festival of rugby in the centre of Cambridge on Sunday 12th July 2015. (From the England Deaf Rugby Website) Parkers Piece is a famous section of land in the centre of Cambridge and is hosting a weekend long festival of music, sport and various cultural
Read MoreBSL appointments at Citizens Advice Bureau in Peterborough available
https://www.facebook.com/CambridgeshireDeaf/videos/844741628908220/ Are you a British Sign Language user? Do you need advice on benefits, debt, education, family, health, housing or immigration? Book an appointment with Citizens’ Advice Bureau with a free BSL interpreter for appointments on Tuesday 14th July from 1pm to 4pm. You must pre-book. To book an appointment, get in contact directly with
Read MoreCambridge City Council Needs Assessment Survey
Do you live in the Cambridge City area and have a disability? Cambridge City Council is carrying out a Disability Needs Assessment – a survey to find out about who lives in the city and what their needs are. It asks local people their views on what they think about living in the City. This
Read MoreThis month's local NHS magazine features CDA's Andy Palmer
This month’s CCG News from the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group, which controls health spending across the county, has an interview with CDA Managing Director Andy Palmer who talks about the additional challenges for deaf patients in healthcare and how the the two organisations can work together to improve the situation locally. The article comes hot on
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