Deaf Cultural Centre News

Birmingham Deaf Play scheme

lisa.davies@bid.org.uk (Lisa Davies) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:27:46 GMT

Birmingham Deaf Play scheme

The Deaf Cultural Centre will run a play scheme during the school holidays for deaf children living in Birmingham area aged 8 to 14 years old. This is a pilot project that will extend to other school holidays if successful.

There will be various activities every day with a daily theme. It will run from 10am to 3pm and as limited places are available, it will operate on a first come, first serve basis. Your child is welcome to attend as many or as few as s/he wishes.

There will be a small charge of £1.00 payable on each day of attendance. This minimal cost will ensure that we reach all sections of the community. You will need to arrange your own transport to drop off and collect yoru child every day from the play scheme. The play scheme will be based at the Deaf Cultural Centre, Ladywood Road, Birmingham B16 8SZ.

If your child is interested in attending this playscheme during February half term, please download the application form and fill it in. You must return it to us no later than Monday 8 February.

Application form for playscheme [Download DOC 22kb]

Contact Robin Ash for further information:

Voice: 0121 246 6100

Textphone: 0121 246 6101

Fax: 0121 246 6181

Email: info@deafculturalcentre.com

Click here to watch Robin's video!

lisa.davies@bid.org.uk (Lisa Davies) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:27:44 GMT

Community Development Manager, Robin Ash, talks about forthcoming events. Click here to watch his video, complete with subtitles and voiceover!

Activity Fun for young Deaf people!

lisa.davies@bid.org.uk (Lisa Davies) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:53:06 GMT

From November to December 2009 for 5 weeks, there were activities for young Deaf people at the Deaf Cultural Centre.

They were organised by the centre's Community Development Manager, Robin Ash and they included introductions, dance and games tasters! Two of the evening sessions involved a consultation meeting with BSLBT and an evaluation meeting.

Between 23 and 27 young people attended each evening session from 8.30pm until 10pm. The aim was for them to participate in leisure activities whilst giving them the opportunity to make new friends and have fun!

Robin Ash said, "It wasa great success. It was good to see so many young people attending and taking part. Each session was full of laughter as you can see from the photos!".

Following feedback from the young people, it has been decided that the activities will continue in the New Year on a fortnightly basis. We will be announcing details on this very soon!

If you are interested in taking part or want more information, please contact Robin Ash on the following contact numbers:

0121 246 6100 (voice)

0121 246 6101 (textphone)

0121 246 6181 (fax)

or click here to send an email.

Want to learn ASL?

lisa.davies@bid.org.uk (Lisa Davies) — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:24:36 GMT

Do you want to communicate effectively with those who use ASL?

Do you have a family member or friend that uses ASL?

Do you have a keen interest in learning ASL?

BSL4BSL are proud to introduce an exciting, fun and informative Short Inntensive Weekend Course in American Sign Language (ASL) - on Wednesday 24th to Thursday 25th February 2010 at the Deaf Cultural Centre in Birmingham.

This course is specifically aimed at Deaf/Hearing professionals or students currently on British Sign Language courses, who are keen and willing to learn ASL.

The course will be run by a qualified and professional Deaf native ASL tutor - Hilary Ainbender.

Course highlights are as follows:

classifiers
deaf culture
deaf idioms
asl games
and much more...

Course Fee: £298

Qualified BSL interpreter and course refreshments will be provided.

Currently BSL4BSL are offering a fantastic 'Early Bird' deal. This comprises of offering the first 50 potential students a significant discounted rate of £198 reduced from £298 all inclusive at either one of the London/Birmingham venues.

Please note that in order to secure your place on the American Sign Language course, the deadline for total payment will be Friday 9th January 2010.

Contact BSL4BSL for further information:

Email: bsl4bsl@googlemail.com

Mobile/SMS: 07757 571 946

Job vacancies: play scheme staff

robin.ash@bid.org.uk (Robin Ash) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:48:43 GMT

The Deaf Cultural Centre will run a play scheme during the school holidays for deaf children living in the Birmingham area aged 8 to 16 years old. This will take place during February half term and other school holiday times.

We are seeking to recruit a Play scheme Leader & Play workers of the play scheme. The Play Leader will be responsible for running the scheme daily and the Play workers will assist by promoting a high quality, child-centred play service within a safe and secure environment.

Play leader - £7.69 per hour

Play workers - £6.50 per hour

Casual contract (As and when required)

Applications from Deaf people are particularly welcome.

Closing date: Friday 8 January 2010 by 12 noon
Interviews: Wednesday 13 January 2010 (please note the interview will be held after 4.00pm)

The successful candidates must have excellent BSL skills and should have a recognised qualification in child care, play work or youth work (e.g. NNEB) and a First Aid qualification if desirable.

To apply, you can download an application pack from the bid services website or contact the HR Team on the following numbers:

0121 246 6100 (voice)

0121 246 6101 (textphone)

0121 246 6125 (fax).

All posts are subject to CRB Disclosures.

The Deaf Cultural Centre serves a diverse community and we seek to develop a workforce which reflects this.

Click here to watch the Christmas Message!

lisa.davies@bid.org.uk (Lisa Davies) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:39:15 GMT

BSL Christmas Message from the Deaf Cultural Centre

Robin Ash, Community Development Manager, reflects on what's been happening at the Deaf Cultural Centre for the last 12 months.

...now with voiceover and subtitles.

Come to Deafland! Panto update

robin.ash@bid.org.uk (Robin Ash) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:18:42 GMT

Come to Deafland! Panto cancelled on Saturday 19 December 2009

It is with apologies and regret that the Come to Deafland! panto performance had to be cancelled for a number of reasons. We know some of you will be disappointed but we appreciate your interest and hope you will continue to come to the events that are already being planned for 2010. We will keep you informed.

May we take this opportunity to wish you a very Merry Christmas and may the New Year bring you much happiness, health and wealth.

See you in 2010!

Robin Ash

Community Development Manager

Deaf Cultural Centre

BSLBT Open Meeting

lisa.davies@bid.org.uk (Lisa Davies) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:06:09 GMT

BSLBT Open Meeting

BSLBT will have an Open Meeting on Wednesday 25th November at the Deaf Cultural Centre with the local deaf community to find out what they think about the new BSL Zone, which went live on the Community Channel earlier this year.

Austin Reeves, a member of the BSLBT Board will chair the 2 meetings which will be held on the same evening at the same venue.

The first one will be from 7.15pm - 8.15pm and will be with the adult deaf community including older people.

The second one will be from 8.30pm - 9.30pm and will be with young deaf people.

Contact Robin Ash for further information:

0121 246 6100 (voice)

0121 246 6101 (textphone)

0121 246 6181 (fax)

Click here to send an email

The British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust (BSLBT) was established in 2008 to increase the amount of sign-presented programming on television. There are over 60 television channels with an audience share of between 50,000 to 100,000 and they are now required by Ofcom (the regulatory body for the field of media) to deliver BSL-presented programmes.

BSLBT is the organisation that has been set up by both Broadcasting and the Deaf Community to commission these new and exciting BSL-presented programmes.

The BSL Zone went live on the Community Channel on 21st January 2009 with a pilot programme of "Wicked". During February and March, the BSL Zone showed selected documentaries from the BBC and C4. From April 2009, a range of different strands from drama, chat shows to children's shows and sport transmitted weekly.

LBGT Carer Consultation

lisa.davies@bid.org.uk (Lisa Davies) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:43:49 GMT

Birmingham City Council, with support from the Consortium of LGBT VCO (Voluntary and Community Organisations), will be carrying out a consultation specifically for LGBT carers.

The LGBT consultation together with accompanying consultation findings will be used to inform the redesign of an emergency services for all carers. The objectives of the consultation will be:

to identify emergency situations for LGBT carers
to determine the current response to emergency situations for LGBT carers
to determine the outcomes for LGBT carers as a result of the response
to identify possible solutions to providing emergency cover for LGBT carers.

Your views and opinions will be valuable in ensuring that the new emergency service for carers meets the needs of LGBT carers.

Consultation Session:

Monday 9th November from 1.30pm until 3pm.

Deaf Cultural Centre

Ladywood Road

Birmingham

B16 8SZ

Please contact Karlina Hall on 0121 464 6892 (voice) or click here to send an email.

BDHS made 'history'

lisa.davies@bid.org.uk (Lisa Davies) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:32:19 GMT

On Saturday 24 October 2009, the British Deaf History Society (BDHS) held their Annual General Meeting at the Bantock House Museum, which is situated at Finchfield Road, Wolverhampton. Robin Ash, Community Development Manager for the Deaf Cultural Centre was elected as Trustee for the BDHS. The BDHS's Chair, John Hay, who is on the board of directors for the Deaf Cultural Centre, was also re-elected for another term.

Robin also had an exhibition stand from which information about bid services and the Deaf Cultural Centre were distributed to the visitors. This was to promote and raise awareness about both organisations. bid services' "Hands at Work" DVD, a signed video exploring deaf people's working lives in the 1920s - 1940s, were also given out. The development and production of this video was funded by Heritage Lottery and formed part of the Deaf Heritage Project. There is no charge for a copy of this DVD, complete with subtitles, and can be obtained from bid services.

The aim of the event was for BDHS membes to find out about the society's work over the past year on all aspects of deaf history. The guest speaker was Helen Steatham, curator and manager of the Bantock House Museum who explained about her exciting and innovative project on improving access for deaf people when they go to museums and galleries. She told us about the implementation of the PDA which has proved to be a great success for deaf visitors. When they go to the Bantock House Museum, they collect a PDA from reception and follow the signed version of the information about the museum on it.

She also highlighted the benefits of liaising with other organisations, one of which was the Deaf Cultural Centre when an exhibition, previously exhibited at the museum was then shown at the Ladywood Road venue for 3 months. This brought deaf history to the general public and generated interest with memories for the deaf visitors.

Click on the following links to find out more about the Bantock House Museum and the BDHS.

Deaf Cultural Centre at the Ladywood Convention

lisa.davies@bid.org.uk (Lisa Davies) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:50:16 GMT

On Saturday 17th October, the Deaf Cultural Centre was represented at the Ladywood Constituency Convention and Award Ceremony at the Council House in Birmingham.

Robin Ash, Community Development Manager, had an exhibition stand from which he distributed information and answered questions from local councillors and the community which saw more than 100 people in attendance. This was to promote and raise awareness about the Deaf Cultural Centre and bid services as they are based in Ladywood.

The aim of the event was for local people to infuence priorities for the areas that they live in. Also it was an excellent opportunity to celebrate the commitment and hard work shown by the people of Aston, Ladywood, Nechells and Soho who are all part of the Ladywood Constituency. A number of awards were given, one being the 'Cleanest neighbourhood' which was givien to the Ladywood area.

During the day, a film crew from Noor TV interviewed various people at the event for a programme called 'Community Time'. Robin took part in this and briefly talked about the Deaf Cultural Centre and bid services. His part may be broadcast today on Thursday 22 October at 6pm on Sky Channel 819. Please watch out for this!

Contact Robin for further information on 0121 246 6100 (voice), 0121 246 6101 (textphone) or 0121 246 6181 (fax). Alternatively, you can also email to info@deafculturalcentre.com

Community Fun Day

lisa.davies@bid.org.uk (Lisa Davies) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:14:41 GMT

Saturday 26th September saw the very first 'Community Fun Day' taking place at the Deaf Cultural Centre. This was a celebratory day to mark the 2nd anniversary of the Community Launch 2 years ago which saw the UK's first purpose built Deaf Cultural Centre open their doors for the first time to the public.

Children and young people enjoyed face painting and made creative necklaces and key-rings with an artist from DANUK (Deaf Arts Network UK) Linda Bagnall, who set up a family friendly workshop with her co-worker, Clair Rushton.

A bouncy castle was outside in the glorious sunshine for them to have a go and many of them challenged their friends on the karting race-track. Afterwards, Silkie the Clown provided a circus workshop, which brought entertaining fun and laughter to many of the young people.

For the adults, the on-site cafe was open to provide breaks, a chance for friends to catch up over coffee and lunch. bid services, NDCS, the Deaf Cultural Centre along with its sub-groups for the Birmingham Deaf Community Group and the Birmingham Deaf Diversity Group set up information stalls for visitors to learn more about each organisation and group and the kind of events they organise throughout the year.

The Community Fun Day was not only aimed at deaf people but also everyone. Robin Ash, the centre's Community Development Manager, said 'It's an achievement for the Deaf Cultural Centre to reach its second year and we could not let this pass unnoticed without making it significant for the visitors. It's always brilliant when the communities come together, catch up and enjoy themselves and I hope that the activities we provided for the day did just that'.

Celebrations for the evening included a deaf quiz of which 5 teams challenged each other on 5 different rounds. Some subjects covered the recent news, the history before the Deaf Cultural Centre was built and all about the sub-groups. At the end, there could only be one team to win and it was the excellent partnership between Teresa Allcock and James Cowdrill which saw them collect the highest points, giving each money for their prize.

Fun Day at the Deaf Cultural Centre

lisa.davies@bid.org.uk (Lisa Davies) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:02:24 GMT

A community fun day is to be held at the Deaf Cultural Centre on Saturday 26th September to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of the opening of the Deaf Cultural Centre.

...now with BSL, voiceover and subtitles.

Contact the Community Development Manager, Robin Ash, for further information on:
voice: 0121 246 6100
textphone: 0121 246 6101
fax: 0121 246 6181
Click here to send an email

ArtsFest Success for Deaf Artists and Performer

lisa.davies@bid.org.uk (Lisa Davies) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:16:49 GMT

Artists from DANUK (Deaf Arts Network UK), Sunny Chana and Olivier Jamin will be at ArtsFest this weekend exhibiting some of their work. This will be their 2nd time after exhibiting at the Council House last year.

Sunny is a Digital Print Artist specialising in canvas prints ranging from abstract and contemporary images with very strong colours. Many examples can be found on his website: www.sunnychana.com

Olivier is a contemporary artist letting the flow of his creative imagination control the end result of each piece of work. He creates hand drawn multicoloured pictures using pen on card and stencils. He can make creative cards and calendars made to order. You can find out more about him and his work by visiting his website: www.olivierjamin.com

Both Sunny and Olivier will be at the Arts and Crafts Stalls at Victoria Square in Birmingham City Centre. Lisa Davies, co-ordinator for the network and Robin Ash, Community Development Manager for the Deaf Cultural Centre will also be present to answer any queries about Deaf art and centre facilities. They will be around on Saturday and Sunday, both days from 12 noon until 6pm.

Artsfest is a Birmingham City Council event and takes place annually in Birmingham. It is completely free to attend! Inspired by the UitMarkt festival in Amsterdam, ArtsFest was created in 198 to 'excite and intrigue audiences' by the sheer magnitude of what was on offer by local artists and to build new audiences for these artists of the region. Since then, ArtsFest has grown in size and reputation and is now firmly established in the City's events calendar during the second weekend in September.

Deaf Performer Jayne Fletcher (Fletch@) is also performing her creative and expressive Signsings at various locations throughout the weekend! The first one is on Saturday 12th September, 3.15pm at the Rep Theatre (The Door) in Centenary Square. Entry is free and her performance will last 30 minutes.

She is also having one of her films showcased on the same day but at 5.30pm - 6pm. You can see it at the Crescent Theatre (Ron Barber Studio).

On Sunday 13th September from 1.40pm - 2.10pm at the Flapper, Fletch@ will be leading a Signsong Performance.

To find out more about Fletch@, click here to visit her website.

ArtsFest 2008 showcased 447 artists or organisations (involving approximately 4500 individual people) and 581 performances, workshops or exhibitions. Around 245,000 attended over the course of the weekend.

The ArtsFest 2008 programme covered a wide range of arts and cultural activities - from flagship companies such as the Royal Shakespeare Company and a host of bands, choirs, youth dance and theatre companies and individual artists. All art forms were represented and there were a whole host of opportunities to participate.

ArtsFest 2009 takes place from Friday 11th September to Sunday 13th September and 'Anniversaries and Celebrations' is the festival theme. Sunny, Olivier, Fletch@, Lisa and Robin hope to see some of you there!

International Visit to the Deaf Cultural Centre

lisa.davies@bid.org.uk (Lisa Davies) — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:05:38 GMT

Last week, the Deaf Cultural Centre was honoured to welcome international visitor Anita Small who is the co-director of the first Deaf Culture Centre in the World. The latter is based at Toronto in Canada.

John A. Hay MBE, Anita Small, Sunny Chana, Robin Ash and Mike Reynolds

Anita's colleague, Joanne Cripps who is the other co-director, initially visited in May 2007 when bid services was temporarily relocated to Harborne Road, Harborne in Birmingham. She made a short visit to the Deaf Cultural Centre whilst it was being built on Ladywood Road. The construction finished just before September 2007 when Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal, officially opened it on Monday 10th September.

bid trustee John A. Hay MBE who is also on the Board of Trustees for the Deaf Cultural Centre arranged this special trip for Anita to visit us. She met Mike Reynolds, Chair on bid services' Board of Trustees before she met with Gail Penberthy Development Director, Angela Murphy Team Manager of the Deaf Cultural Centre and Robin Ash, Community Development Manager. Robin said, "This was a great opportunity for all parties to discuss and share information. Although both centres are on opposite sides of the world, they are linked with the same aim and vision for deaf people to be empowered and be involved in exciting initiatives and creative projects".

John A. Hay MBE with Anita Small

Anita elaborated on the Deaf Culture Centre in Canada, in which she said, "The Deaf Culture Centre opened at the historic culture, arts and entertainment Distillery District right in the heart of Old Town Toronto. It is contemporary, a fun gathering place that is open to the public and rooted in the Deaf community. It provides education, culture, visual and performing arts and also features a museum, art gallery and a gift shop. We also have archives, state-of-the-art visually rich technology highlighting Deaf historical artefacts, literature, sports, ASL/LSQ interactive television/website and a multimedia production studio".

Before ending her visit, she also met Sunny Chana, a devoted and inspirational artist of DANUK (Deaf Arts Network UK), which is based at Birmingham's Deaf Cultural Centre. Sunny briefly mentioned the development of the network over the past two years. He also told her about the kinds of roles the deaf artists play, including the continuing support they give to current and future artists before giving her a guided tour of all the art pieces currently on display inside Simister Hall.

Robin Ash presenting the gift to Anita

Robin presented Anita with an art piece of work on behalf of the Deaf Cultural Centre which was created by Sunny himself. On receiving it, she sad "It is wonderful to learn about the Deaf Arts Network and to see you and other artists' work at the centre. I especially wish to thank you for the lovely piece of art you have gifted to our Deaf Culture Centre, we will find a lovely spot for it in our centre. I hope you find a way to come and see it for yourself!".

Anita Small and Sunny Chana with the gift

You can find out more about the Deaf Culture Centre in Canada by looking on their website: www.deafculturecentre.ca

Job Vacancy: Arts Officer

lisa.davies@bid.org.uk (Lisa Davies) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:15:22 GMT

The Deaf Cultural Centre is now looking to recruit an inspirational, motivated and creative individual for an exciting new arts opportunity.

If you are passionate about working in the creative sector and have experience in arts administration, project or festival management and feel you could develop creative opportunities for artists whilst raising the profile of the UK's first Deaf Cultural Centre, then please click here to find out more and how to apply.

Social Enterprise Masterclass

lisa.davies@bid.org.uk (Lisa Davies) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:05:24 GMT

Social Enterprise Masterclass

This is a unique opportunity to attend the Social Enterprise Masterclass with amazing motivational speaker Kevin Lynch, Author of "Mission Inc,: The Practitioners Guide to Social Enterprise".

When: Friday 4th September 2009

Time: 10.30am - 2.30pm

Where: Deaf Cultural Centre, Ladywood Road, Birmingham B16 8SZ

Kevin Lynch is a successful social entrepreneur who has made a different through his work in the world of socially responsible business.

This masterclass will be led by Kevin drawing on his own hard-won experiences and those of twenty other social entrepreneurs. He will explore the ten key paradoxes of social enterprises, and show how to navigate the extreme challenges and seize the tremendous opportunities these organisations present.

Who should attend?

People starting a Social Enterprise
Existing social enterprise Managers
Agencies concerned with supporting the development of Social Enterprises
Third Sector Organisations

This half day masterclass will cost just £60.00 including VAT which will include a two course networking lunch and refreshments.

PLEASE BOOK EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT

To confirm your place and for further details,

please download and complete the booking form Booking Form for Social Enterprise Masterclass [Download DOC 210kb]

You can also contact Amber or Debbieon 0121 771 1411 or

click here to send them an email

Deaf Cultural Centre on the conferencing map

lisa.davies@bid.org.uk (Lisa Davies) — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:50:42 GMT

When Event UK takes place on 22nd and 23rd September 2009 at the NEC, the Deaf Cultural Centre will be there to promote their facilities. This event is being organised by Confex Group, who have invited a wide variety of members from the events industry. The annual exhibition is held to promote destinations, exhibitions, charity events etc and to give visitors the opportunity to source venues that are suitable for their needs.

This will be the second year for Event UK and the Deaf Cultural Centre will be there to promote themselves as a unique space for conferences, meetings and training. The centre also offers opportunities and support for the deaf community. Deaf history and Deaf arts projects are displayed for visitors to gain an insight into Deaf Culture.

Kate Evans, Sales Executive, said: "This will be a good opportunity to put the Deaf Cultural Centre on the conferencing map, it will show that we can facilitate conference/meeting spaces and have local networks that are accessible to here. We have hosted a number of conferences, training sessions, meetings, events and parties and we have a plethora of experience to deal with various requirements".

The Deaf Cultural Centre is based in Ladywood, Birmingham. It is accessible to people with disabilities or specific, personal requirements and boasts a wide range of food choices. The centre has four flexible meeting rooms/conference facilities accomodating between 5 - 150 people and a cultural cafe.

To explore what the Deaf Cultural Centre can offer, you can contact the team on: 0121 246 6100 (voice), 0121 246 6181 (fax) or alternatively, drop an email to Kate Evans on: kateevans@deafculturalcentre.com.

Coming soon: Community Fun Day!

lisa.davies@bid.org.uk (Lisa Davies) — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 18:47:54 GMT

Another anniversary for the official opening of the Deaf Cultural Centre by Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal and the Community Launch two years ago will be celebrated with a Community Fun Day.

This event is going to be held on Saturday 26th September 2009 at the Deaf Cultural Centre, which will have activities for all ages. There will be a bouncy castle, family oriented workshops, information stalls and much more!

Doors will open at 1pm. Visitors will be able to buy refreshments from the on-site cafe which will be open during the afternoon and early evening.

The bar will open for the evening and it is expected games including quiz evening will be included.

Contact Robin Ash for further information on:

voice: 0121 246 6100

textphone: 0121 246 6101

fax: 0121 246 6181

Click here to send an email

Reunion & Prom Success

lisa.davies@bid.org.uk (Lisa Davies) — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:44:04 GMT

On Saturday 25th July 2009, the Deaf Cultural Centre was ‘the place to be’ for a double event of a reunion and a Prom for young Deaf People.

Both events were arranged by Birmingham Deaf Community Group with guidance and support from the Centre’s Community Development Manager, Robin Ash, after lots of requests from Deaf people of all ages for such events.

Adorning the walls and tables in Ashton Rooms were lots of photographs of those who attended Longwill School for the Deaf and Braidwood School from as early as the 1960s. Those who came for the reunion met childhood friends they had not seen nor kept in touch since they left school. Classroom memories and school stories brought much embarrassment and laughter.

In the United States, prom, short for promenade, is a gathering of high school students, held at the end of senior year. Quite recently, schools in the UK have followed suit calling the above events Proms in imitation of the North American tradition. BDCG and the Deaf Cultural Centre decided to join by hosting a Prom for young Deaf people.

On the same evening in Simister Hall, the above event took place with more than 50 in attendance. Most of them had just finished their final year at Braidwood School and celebrated their leaving at the Prom. Young deaf men wore black tuxedos, the ladies colourful dresses and most danced the night away with their date for the evening. At the end, two were crowned ‘King’ and ‘Queen’ to the delight of their friends.

It was also an evening of special significance for one family where the parents and their children attended the same school. For the parents, it was their reunion but for their children now in their late teens, it was the Prom making the evening for the whole family truly unforgettable.

There were more than 100 people attending the Deaf Cultural Centre that evening. A buffet including fresh strawberries and ice-cream was provided by the on-site Café and catering staff. Everyone enjoyed a formal photo-shoot for their own photograph to record their attendance at what was a very memorable evening.

Click here to have a look at more photos!