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BSL Christmas Carol

12 December 2008
Bid Services has created a BSL version of the Christmas Carol "12 Days of Christmas" with a difference! To celebrate the Christmas season, they have given the classic Christmas carol ‘The 12 days of Christmas’ a Deaf makeover. They have translated the...

NEW! Calendar 2009 - limited edition

16 November 2008
Deaf Contemporary Artist Olivier Jamin has created a fantastic and unique calendar for 2009, basing on his ideas consisting of 12 pieces of his work. His calendar contains brief descriptions about each of his work and is possibly the only Deaf related calendar including BSL...

Birmingham & District Tinnitus Group

30 September 2008
Birmingham & District Tinnitus Group They are an affiliated member of the British Tinnitus Association In April this year (2008), they celebrated their 27th birthday. 27 years ago, there was little or no support for tinnitus in and around the city of...

A Good Time to Sign Up!

08 August 2008
A Good Time to Sign Up! Local charity BID are giving people across Birmingham the chance to take part in 2 free British Sign Language (BSL) sessions. On Wednesday 13 and Tuesday 19 August, people from across the Birmingham acrea are being offered the chance to sign...

Deaf Parenting UK Annual Conference 2008

06 August 2008
Deaf Parenting UK Annual Conference 2008 Deaf Parenting UK is unique as the first ever charity and small national organisation run by Deaf parents for Deaf parents, representing the needs of all Deaf parents in the UK. Deaf Parenting UK are delighted to host the...

Deaf Children in Birmingham awarded over £40,000

31 July 2008
Deaf Children in Birmingham awarded over £40,000 to study heritage thanks to lottery help Deaf Children in Birmingham will find out about their heritage in a new project which has just received £40,600 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The project,...

Deaf Cultural Centre wins Award for Mansell

24 July 2008
Deaf Cultural Centre wins Award for Mansell Mansell Construction Services has won a Built in Quality Award for its project to build a Cultural Centre in Birmingham for the Deaf Community. The company received an award in the Community and Leisure Category for the Deaf...

CBSO Deaf Project with a Twist

26 June 2008
Mussorgsky's 'Pictures at an Exhibition' Gets a Visual Twist The UK’s first purpose built Deaf Cultural Centre and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) are working in partnership to explore visual and aural links of Mussorgsky’s orchestral work...

Out and About in the Community...

08 May 2008
Out and About in the Community... Another face in the community will be coming round to your area soon in the name of Robin Ash, the Deaf Cultural Centre's Community Development Manager. Not only is this a challenging job but also an interesting one where Robin will be...

Free Sign Language Taster Sessions

02 May 2008
BID Services with Deaf People are hosting a series of free Sign Language Taster Sessions as part of their 'Sign Up' Campaign during Deaf Awareness Week. The classes, which are free to members of the public, will take place from 10am - 4pm on Friday 9 May at the...