Summer 2015 From the Cambridgeshire Deaf Association

By Dr Janie Anderson

Chairman of CDA Welcome to the Summer edition of the newsletter. I have been enjoying the lovely weather, just maybe we will have a nice summer this year.

Have you seen our Facebook page recently? I was so impressed when I had a look recently, there are lots of news posts too. I was really amazed about how many shares our posts get.

I hope as many people as possible can come to our AGM this year. It is on Saturday 19th September at 2pm.

At the AGM we are going to ask our members for their ideas about what CDA should offer in the future.

We will also be welcoming deaf journalist, Editor of the Limping Chicken blog and film-maker Charlie Swinbourne to the AGM to talk about his work and his latest films.

After that we will have food and time for socialising!

It is an exciting time as we start to plan the next 3 years at CDA. We are going from strength to strength and we want to hear everyones ideas.

I will send the official notice of the AGM to members soon.

Best wishes Janie

2015 AGM Details Saturday 19th September

Begins at 2pm

Reports

Election of Trustees

Workshops on future services

Charlie Swinbourne talk and films

Evening celebration food and drinks

Me, scruffy? Never! Cover story: Terry-Anne Walker

and her hearing dog, Havanese

Billy, reached final of the cross-

breed competition at the Crufts

dog show called Scrufts

recently.

Terry-Anne qualified for Scufts

after winning the prize for most

handsome dog at a semi-final

event at Earls Court in London.

Terry-Anne was also on TV as

she was interviewed by a

Channel 4 presenter who took

a shine to her dog! The

interview wasn't subtitled but

we at CDA subtitled it to make

it accessible to Terri-Annes

friends

Terry-Anne works for Sense,

the deaf-blind charity as a

support worker and said she

was thrilled to share her first

experience of Crufts with Billy.

Terry-Anne has also been

collecting prizes with her horse

Libby. In March Terri-Anne won

first place in a dressage

competition in Somersham. Pictures is Libby the horse with

her rosette from competition.

Lots going on .. And we want your views

CDA Working with Cambridgeshire Police to make videos Accessible CDA have been working with

Cambridgeshire Police to help

them make their campaign

videos more accessible to the

deaf community.

As part of an agreement with

the force, CDA will provide

sign language interpretation

on videos that the police

produce to raise awareness

of particular types of crime.

The first video, which was

released in May, focused on

crimes that effect vulnerable

people, particularly elderly

people with conditions like

dementia.

Charlene Spires provided the

on-screen sign language

translation to the text on the

video.

It has been watched over

12,000 times on Facebook and

received plenty of likes and

positive comments.

Andy Palmer, managing

Director said: Its very positive

that Cambridgeshire Police see

that important information such

as this is provided in a way that

is accessible to the deaf

community to help keep people

safe.

A meeting is being held in

Wisbech to discuss plans for a

possible social housing scheme

especially for deaf people.

Working with Luminus Group, a

housing association working in

Cambridgeshire, CDA want the

views of deaf people in the

county to see if they would

support plans for a housing

development with deaf people

with care or support needs and

for those with no support

requirements.

Any such scheme could also

see support services on hand

with staff who can sign and

deaf clubs established close-

by.

It is thought that by creating a

housing scheme whereby deaf

people live closer together,

isolation could be reduced and

services centred in a particular

area, saving money and

increasing convenience for

local deaf people.

What do you think? Why not

come along and have your say.

Meeting details:

Where:

Octavia View,

10a14 South Brink

Wisbech

PE13 1JQ

When: 10:30am

27th June

If you need assistance with

transport. Please get in

touch.

Community housing for deaf people: Meeting planned

Mental Health

CDA have been working with

Cambridgeshire County

Council to make sure that deaf

people have their say on the

way services are provided.

In May the Public Health

Department visited Hope Hall

to meet with 9 deaf people and

talk about how to improve

mental health in the county.

It was a lively and honest

discussion where issues

related to being deaf and

mental health were raised.

They also discussed what it is

like to be deaf and employed

and what the additional

pressures might be.

Council staff said that it was an

extremely useful event but time

will tell if any of the points

raised by deaf people influence

the councils strategy on

improving public mental health.

Libraries

Fenland drop in saw a bumper

turn out for a consultation on

the future of libraries in

Cambridgeshire. Jon Anderson

visited with an interpreter and

explained that the council were

looking into ways of making

libraries offer more services so

they were sustainable.

Deaf people in the meeting

explained that they found

libraries often inaccessible with

staff who were not aware of the

needs of deaf people. Also that

the DVDs and videos that

could be borrowed did not have

sign language options nor were

there many easy read titles for

those who wanted them.

Both the mental health and

libraries consultation are part of

CDAs approach to ensuring

that people in Peterborough

and Cambridgeshire have their

say on local issues.

First Deaf Health Forum Deaf people in Peterborough

will get the chance to express

their views on the health

service direct to NHS

representatives in the first

ever Deaf Health Forum.

There will be BSL interpreters

there and speech-to-text

provided by AI Media.

The meeting is the first in what

CDA hopes will be regular

twice-yearly forums where

deaf people can give feedback

on their experiences and then

the NHS will be able to report

back to deaf people any

progress or problems. The meeting is on 25th June at

6:30pm at the Friends Meeting

House, Thorpe Road,

Peterborough.

Local deaf people involved in Consultations

Check out our website for all the latest news

www.cambsdeaf.org

All staff and volunteers send

our heartfelt thanks and

congratulations to Chris Byrne

after completing the London

Marathon on behalf of CDA

and NDCS.

Chris made it round the historic

London course in just over 4

hours and raised over 2,400

which will be split equally

between the two charities.

Chris is father to Henry Byrne

who is six years old and has

had an operation to have two

bone anchored hearing aids to

help him hear. The family have

received invaluable support

from NDCS and from CDA who

have worked with the family on

a holistic communication

approach which included the

family learning some useful

sign language.

If you like what we do, there is

still time to donate to Chriss

page and help make sure

charities like NDCS and CDA

can support more families in

future.

Once again, we all salute Chris

Byrne! Thank you

Enrolment opens soon for BSL classes Over 100 people have regis-

tered their interest in learning

BSL across Cambridgeshire

and Peterborough and enrol-

ment for the courses open in

June for registrants and July for

the general public.

It is hoped that classes can be

expanded in Peterborough and

Cambridge to accommodate

day-time as well as evening

classes.

CDA Sign Language Academy

will also be opening BSL Level

1 in Huntingdon and Level 2 in

Peterborough.

In other news, CDA Sign Lan-

guage Academy has been

working with Cambridge Uni-

versity to teach 6 medical stu-

dents deaf awareness and BSL

Level 1 on a fast-track basis.

Charlene Spires, our BSL

teacher in Peterborough has

also started working with Deaf

Blind UK to provide BSL Level

1 to employees there.

If youre interested in learn-

ing sign language, please

visit www.cambsdeaf.org

Thank you, Marathon Man!

Citizens Advice Bureau now giving advice in BSL in Peterborough Working with CDA in

Peterborough, the Citizens

Advice Bureau will now offer

support for deaf BSL using

clients with BSL interpreted

sessions once-a-month.

Following on from the

successful sessions at

Peterborough Drop-in, funding

has now been secured to

provide BSL interpreters once a

month. If you would like to

book, please get in touch with

CAB direct or via CDA.

Two guest speakers at Cambridgeshire

Deaf Church Deaf lady Penny Beschizza

visited BSL Deaf Church at

Hope Hall in February.

Penny is very involved with

Deaf issues and politics. She

talked about how new life can

come when things look

hopeless.

In April, Rev. Anne Richardson

visited. She talked about

Easter and worshippers shared

Communion of Bread and

Wine.

The next BSL Cafe church is

on Sunday June 21st at 2pm till

5pm at Hope Hall. People are

asked to bring food to share.

The theme will be about the

Holy Spirit (Pentecost).

On 20th September there will

be a traditional Harvest

Service. Worshippers are

invited to bring and share food

to eat together.

Dry food like pasta or teabags

or canned food is encouraged

and it will be taken to local

Food banks. People who are

having money problems can

get vouchers from Social

Workers or GPs and Food

Banks provide 3 days food.

The Cambridgeshire Deaf

Church Group also have small

groups where discussions are

had about Christianity,

questions answered and

communal prayer sessions.

From September, the group will

start to look at Old Testament

Bible characters, like Noah,

Moses and David.

See the deaf church dates in

the planner. If youd like more

information on deaf church visit

www.cambsdeafchurch.info

March Deaf and District Deaf Club St Peters Church Hall, March, Cambs. Meets first Friday each month from 711pm. Contact Godfrey Palmer by email godfrey44@btopenworld.com or Christine Pape 07902 282390

Peterborough Deaf Club Kingfisher Centre, Bretton, Peterborough. Meets second Saturday each month. Dan McMillan dan@controlthefuture.co.uk 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, charlenes@cambsdeaf.org Peterborough Coffee Morning John Lewis Caf Peterborough. Contact to be confirmed 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:adultsocialcare@peterborough.gcsx.gov.uk. Peterborough Deaf Football www.poshdeaf.com Andy Palmer 07949 571173 andypalmer177@hotmail.com Peterborough and District Deaf Childrens Society www.pddcs.co.uk peterborough@ndcsgroup.org.uk

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Summer 2015 Diary June 13th BSL Caf Lounge Wisbech 2:30pm 18th Golden Hind BSL Pub meet Cambridge 7:30pm 18th Peterborough Skills Club 20th Peterborough Coffee morning 10.30 12pm 20th Tea and a sign chat in Cambridge 2:30pm 22nd Ely Drop-in 10 12pm 23rd Cambridge Lunchtime Drop-in 11:30-2:30pm 27th BSL Gathering Peterborough 10:45am 27th Sign Post Deeping 27th Cambridge Deaf Pub 7:30pm 27th Cambridge Deaf Club 7.30 10.30pm 28th Signed Service St Barnabas Cambridge, 10:30am

July 1st Cambridge Church Lunch Group at Hope Hall 11am 2nd Peterborough Skills Club 2nd Huntingdon deaf lunchtime group 12:30pm 3rd March and District Deaf Club 7pm 5th Signed Service St James, Hemingford Grey, 11am 6th Peterborough Coffee morning 10.30 12pm

9th Fenland Deaf Drop-in 11am 10th Huntingdon deaf and hearing club (Tesco) 7:30pm 11th Peterborough Deaf Club 6:30pm 12th Sign Post Deeping Service 3pm 12th Signed Service St Andrews Soham, 10am 16th Peterborough Skills Club 18th Cambridge Deaf Club 7.30 10.30pm 20th Peterborough Coffee morning 10.30 12pm 21st Huntingdon Church Group 7:45pm 23rd Golden Hind BSL Pub meet Cambridge 7pm 25th Sign Post Deeping 25th Cambridge Deaf Pub 7:30 pm 26th Signed Service St Barnabas Cambridge, 10:30am 27th Ely Drop-in 10 12pm 28th Cambridge Lunchtime Drop-in 11:30-2:30pm 30th Peterborough Skills Club

August 2nd Signed Service St James, Hemingford Grey, 11am 3rd Peterborough Coffee morning 10.30 12pm 5th Cambridge Church Lunch Group at Hope Hall 11am 8th Peterborough Deaf Club 6:30pm 9th Sign Post Deeping Service 3pm 9th Signed Service St Andrews Soham, 10am 11th Huntingdon deaf and hearing club (Barley Mow Pub) 7:30pm 13th Peterborough Skills Club 17th Peterborough Coffee morning 10.30 12pm 18th Huntingdon Church Group 7:45pm 27th Peterborough Skills Club 20th Golden Hind BSL Pub meet Cambridge 7pm 23rd Signed Service St Barnabas Cambridge, 10:30am 29th Cambridge Deaf Pub 7:30pm 29th Sign Post Deeping 31st Peterborough Coffee morning 10.30 12pm

September 2nd Cambridge Church Lunch Group at Hope Hall 11am 6th Signed Service St James, Hemingford Grey, 11am 3rd Huntingdon deaf lunchtime group 12:30pm 4th March and District Deaf Club 7pm 10th Fenland Deaf Drop-in 11am 10th Peterborough Skills Club 11th Huntingdon deaf and hearing club (Tesco) 7pm 12th Peterborough Deaf Club 6:30pm 13th Signed Service St Andrews Soham, 10am 13th Sign Post Deeping Service 3pm 14th Peterborough Coffee morning 10.30 12pm 15th Huntingdon Church Group 7:45pm 19th Cambridge Deaf Club 7.30 10.30pm 24th Peterborough Skills Club 26th Cambridge Deaf Pub 7:30pm 27th Signed Service St Barnabas Cambridge, 10:30am 26th Sign Post Deeping 28th Peterborough Coffee morning 10.30 12pm 28th 29th Ely Drop-in 10 12pm 29th Cambridge Lunchtime Drop-in 11:30-2:30pm

Summer 2015 Diary

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: referralcentre.children@cambridgeshire.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@cambridgeshire.gov.uk CDA Support and Advocacy Services 8 Romsey Terrace, Cambridge. Tel 01223 246237 Fax 01223 411701 office@cambsdeaf.org 07902 281668

CDA Connect (BSL Interpreter Services) Anna Baker 07895 072132 anna@cambsdeaf.org

CDA Sign Language Academy (BSL Course and Deaf Awareness Courses) Charlene Spires charlenes@cambsdeaf.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. deeping_baptist@btinternet.com Ely Deaf Drop In Gem Dixon Gem@cambsdeaf.org 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 Fenland Deaf Drop in Christian Centre, Upwell Road March Meets on third Thursday each month Contact Christine Pape by text 07902 282390 Huntingdon Deaf and Hearing Club & Huntingdon Deaf Drop in Gem Dixon Gem@cambsdeaf.org text 07786 434700

Useful Contacts

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

Over 60 deaf people were at

the Fenland Drop-in in April

when Norwich Deaf Cub paid a

visit.

Organiser Christine Pape said

the day was a great success.

Everyone was fed with bangers

and mash and there followed a

raffle and bingo with some big

prizes on offer.

Every two-years, Fenland Drop

-in invites deaf people from

around the UK to visit.

See a video of the event online

by scanning this QR code with

your mobile phone

Jule Garner was the Killer

Queen at Cambridge Deaf

Clubs games night in April.

She had the best aim of all the

players at the club who play a

variety of different games every

month.

This time around, David Cook

treated everyone to a specially

made cake with darts on the

icing.

If you would like to go to

Cambridge deaf club, check

our website and the diary

section of this newsletter.

Over 60 enjoy bangers and mash at Fenland Deaf Drop-in

Fun and Games at March Deaf Club There was an error in the

Spring 2015 newsletter. The

winner of the Rope Quoits was

Donates Pichovkinas not

Dennis Pope.

On Friday February 6th

2015, 21 people came for a

social evening with games.

One of our members David

Cook asked me if I

remembered playing a card

game called O-Yes. I did

remember playing it at

Cambridge Deaf Club between

1962 and 1965. David and I

tried to remember how to play it

and the rules. Eventually we

got it. Our members were

looking interested and nine

people joined us to play We

played two rounds and the first

one was won by Paul Langford

and the second by John Uren.

Members not playing cards sat

& chatted. It was an enjoyable

evening.

On Friday March 6th

2015 we played Indoor Kurling.

We had 18 peoples names

drawn out in pairs for a knock

out competition. It was a hard

game to play, trying to get on

target. The winners were Paul

Musgrove and Billy Rodwell

and runners up Paul Landford

and Rodney Hopkins. The

Kurling set belongs to

Peterborough Deaf Club and

we would like thank David

Kettle for letting us use it. (See

Photo)

The 32nd Annual General

Meeting and Election was held

on Friday 10th April. About 35

people came. The election

results are as follows. Hon

Chairman John Uren, Hon vice

Chairperson Christine Pape,

Hon Secretary Godfrey Palmer,

Hon Treasurer Michael

Manchett, Committee

Catherine Palmer, Michael

Pape, Ann Ratcliffe and Terry

Murray. These appointments

are for at least 3 years.

On Friday 1st May we

played Jenga. The winner

was John Uren. He was taller

than the other 13 people

playing so it was easier for him.

Thanks to Pam Pope who lent

us her own Jenga. Another

enjoyable evening was had by

everyone.

Forthcoming events at St Peters Church Hall High Street March PE15 9JR. Doors open at 7pm

5th June Sid Follows shove halfpenny

Trophy. 3rd July Social Evening and Games 4th September. Sausage and Mash

evening.

M y good friend Irena who I met through her daughter in King's

Lynn had asked me a few years back to visit her at her home in Latvia so I finally went there a few months ago.

I took a flight to Vilnius which is the capital of Lithuania and also the home of Jonas who is Irena's partner. Met Irena and Jonas very late at night at the airport so went straight to the flat where Jonas lived. Next day was spent sightseeing in Vilnius, i was amazed to see so many churches and cathedrals. All very beautiful I would describe as Baroque style and one church was in candyfloss pink on the outside, very beautiful indoors too with paintings on the ceilings. We walked to the top of a hill where

the castle was with panoramic views of the city.

Jonas took me to the Deaf club in Vilnius, it was an old building with an office, meeting room and a theatre with rows of chairs.

On the third day, Jonas drove me and Irena to Latvia along the small roads, there were no passport controls on the border that we crossed. Irena lives in Daugavpils which is the second city in Latvia (Riga is the capital city), like Jonas, she lives in a flat. Irena also has a dacha - Russian word for summer house - with an allotment.

I found this place really delightful, the weather was good at the time. The stream where they get water was low

so Jonas took me half a mile away where there was a water pump.

The following day, we went to visit a Deaf club in Daugavpils, Irena called this as a 'drop in' without the coffee! It was nice to meet the Deaf community. An old gentleman read the main news from a newspaper with two interpreters as to keep everyone up to date.

I managed to communicate well with the deaf although sign language is different and I am still learning the Latvian and Lithuanian sign alphabet. I would like to thank Irena and Jonas for their hospitality and the opportunity to be shown the cities where they live.

Elaine Heath is a trustee of CDA

If you would like to share your stories with our

readers, please get in touch

office@cambsdeaf.org

Elaines Latvian Diary

Neils red nose day stall Neil Coot from Suffolk got in

touch with this picture of him

on a stall selling cakes for

Red Nose Day!

Two players from Peterborough Uniteds deaf

football club have been training with Great Britain

in June. Jamz Masoud was in the female training

squad ahead of the European Championships and

Will Palmer was invited to train as a goodwill

gesture from Manager Phil Gardener after the two

appeared together in a documentary earlier in the

year.

Striker Cameron Cockerill and midfielder Matthew

Wheeler who have both played for Posh were also

selected to play for the Great Britain under-23 team

earlier in the year.

Cambs Deaf Sports News

Cambs Deaf Sports News

Posh Deaf Mens team still looking for their first win Peterborough Uniteds deaf

team are still searching for

their first win after a frustrating

defeat to Bricketwood last

month.

Bricketwod are a deaf team

from St Albans and had won

all of their last 3 games before

they played Peterborough.

Peterborough took the lead

twice in the game but

conceded a penalty in the last

few minutes which allowed

Bricketwood to take the lead.

The goals came from Alex

Tovey who turned in a

scrambled corner and

Cameron Cockerill who placed

the ball in the top corner from

the edge of the penalty area.

Man of the Match Michael

Bedford (pictured) said: It was

a good game to start off with.

We were passing the ball well

and created a couple of

chances. A couple of decisions

went against us but thats

football.

Peterboroughs next match is

against Nottingham Deaf FC

on June 28th in Werrington.

Players and coach from the Peterborough

Uniteds deaf under-13 team celebrate after

Harry Howarth (centre) scores a golden goal in

the final against Charlton in May. The team

qualified for the finals after winning the southern

tournament in Reading in March and beat

Newcastle United, Morecambe and Charlton to

win the trophy at Englands training

headquarters at St Georgess Park near Burton-

upon-Trent. See www.poshdeaf.com