News

  • Watch out for Facebook criminals (with BSL)

    We have been made aware of criminals on Facebook trying to take money off deaf people by pretending to work for BDA or other deaf clubs or organisations. Always check with friends or the CDA before giving any money away if you are contacted. See this video from East Lancashire Deaf Association about online criminals.

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  • Hilda Boehm funeral details

      It is with much sadness that we give the details of our friend, Hilda Boehm’s, funeral. Hilda, who was a much loved member of the community, passed away on Tuesday last week. The service will be at 11:30am at the Fenland Crematorium in March on 25th September. (Map) People are invited to meet at

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  • Deaf football and Boxing (Boxfit) in Peterborough

    [wpvideo 7EpdBlwq] Are you interested in sports? There are two sporting activities going on in Peterborough for deaf adults. First is Boxing or Boxfit which is on every Wednesday from 7-8pm at Middleton School in Peterborough (map) and on Fridays at 7-8pm at Jack Hunt School (map). There is a mix of deaf people and hearing

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  • Volunteer vacancy: Cochlear Implant Speech Training Mentor

    We’re looking for a volunteer to mentor a male deaf adult who is working to improve his speech since becoming a user of a cochlear implant. The person in question does not have regular enough access to people who can give him feedback on his speech and would like someone calm to listen and then

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  • AGM Notice

    [wpvideo yYc4chCl] Hello Cambridgeshire Just to let you know that on Monday next week (1st September) we have our Annual General Meeting, or ‘AGM’ and you’re welcome to attend. It starts at 2:30pm at the CDA building in Cambridge (address at the end). At the meeting we will elect our trustees and officers. Review our

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  • Read: CDA News Summer 2014 out now!

    [wpvideo AZpYGOCR] The summer edition of our newsletter, CDA News is out now and you can read it here. If you would like to give us feedback on CDA News have items to include, please get in touch. You can see all our previous editions here. [scribd id=236471803 key=key-OuuzvObCCD7wG5RhHAtE mode=scroll]

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  • Skills Club in Peterborough

    [wpvideo DrSGZPBs] What Cambridgeshire Deaf Association will be running ‘skills club’ every two weeks starting on Thursday 3rd July Why This is to learn all sorts of skills like: Filling in forms Computer skills Booking interpreters Job hunting CV writing For Who: Over 18s When It starts on Thursday 3rd July at 4.00pm to 6.00pm. Then

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  • Transcript of Emily Howlett's BBC Radio Derby Interview

      Ian: Let’s talk about this. I don’t know if you watch Holby City? Do you? (Holby City theme music plays) Tuesday night it was on. Latest episode And if you did watch it this week you will have seen, you might not have known it, but you did see, quite an exceptional Derby lady,

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