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CDA AGM September 5th2012My name is Janie Anderson and I am the new chairperson of CDA. I took over fromGodfrey but he is staying to help and is now Vice chair of CDA. I'd like to say a bigthank you to Ann Radcliff and Stuart Watt who have now stopped being trustees forCDA at the AGM as they have done a lot to help. We now have three new trusteesjoining the team.We are going to put our photographs on the website so you will be able to recognise

us. We are looking for a new Treasurer so if anyone knows someone who might beinterested ask them to contact Jamie at CDA. We want to know what ideas you haveabout CDA so we have included a questionnaire with the newsletter. Please fill it in

and send it back to us by e-mail or to the office.JANIE ANDERSON

Thank you AnnaFenland Deaf Drop-in presented Anna Snell

with a bunch of flowers as a way of sayingthank you for her non stop commitment tolooking after the Fenland Deaf Drop-in. She is

photographed with Christine Tarrant who gavea speech on the day when Romford Deaf clubvisited and more than 90 Deaf people were

there. Also in the picture is Michael Pape

(Fenland DDI Co-ordinator) in the backgroundand Godfrey Palmer on the left with his

Grandson, William.

Fiona Tran receivingComputer training from

Brendan CaseyFiona Tran really enjoys computertraining sessions with Brendan and it isreally wonderful to see this happen. Also

a big thank you to Jan Smith forvolunteering her time to drive Fiona to

the trainingsessions at CDA.

Autumn 2011

Cambridgeshire Deaf Association, 8 Romsey Terrace, Cambridge CB1 3NHFax: 01223 411701 Voice: 01223 246237Email: office@cambsdeaf.org

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Deaf Club Dates for your Diary.......

Cambridge Deaf ClubCambridge Deaf Club is held on the 3rdSaturday of each month. The club meets at

8 Romsey Terrace, Cambridge and is open from 7.30pm to 10.30pm. For moreinformation please contact CDA (details on the front page)

Oct 18th, Nov 19th, Dec 17th

March and District Deaf ClubMarch and District Deaf Club is based at St Peters Church Hall, High Street, March,Cambs. PE15 9JR We meet on the 1st Friday of every month at 7.00pm to 11.00pm.

All are welcome more information from Godfrey Palmer, 47 Creek Road, March,

Cambs. PE15 8RE Fax 01354 658111 SMS 07801705659

Oct 7th, Nov 4th, Dec 2nd, Jan 6th2012

Peterborough Deaf ClubThe club meets at the Kingfisher Centre, The Cresset, Bretton, Peterborough. PE3

8DX on the 2nd Saturday of each month at 5.00pm to 9.00pm More informationfrom Simon Richardson email: simon.richardson593@btinternet.com Msn emailaddress: poshdeafclub2011@live.co.uk

Oct 8th

, Nov 12th

, Dec 10th

Huntingdon Deaf/Hearing ClubAll Deaf and Hearing people who are learning to sign or want to polish up or practicetheir signing skills are very welcome. This is an informal social evening. at St

Barnabas Church, Medway Road, Huntingdon, Cambs, PE29 1SF on 2nd Friday ofeach month from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. For more information, please contact CDA(details on front page)

Oct 14th, Nov 11th, Dec 9th

Cambridge Deaf/Hearing Club

All Deaf and Hearing people who are learning to sign or want to polish up or practice

their signing skills are very welcome. This is an informal social evening atCambridgeshire Deaf Association on the last Friday of each month from 7.30pm to9.30pm. For more information, please contact CDA (details on front page)

Sept 30th, Oct 28th, Nov 25th, Dec 30th(closed)

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March Deaf ClubOn Friday 1stJuly 2011 we played a game called Ace Chase. Lots of people joinedin the game. We played on four tables together and used two sets of playing cards

for a total of about one and a half hours. The winner was Dennis Pope, and GodfreyPalmer was runner up.Michael Manchett organised a game called Holy Beetleon Friday 2ndSeptember

2011 but instead of drawing a beetle we drew a church instead. 12 people playedand Elaine Heath was the winner. Afterwards we all had a chat.Michael Manchett said the money raised was 22.00 for St Marys Church

restoration.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS: At St Peters Church Hall, High Street, March PA15 9JR.

Friday 7thOctober 2011 Social EveningFriday 4thNovember 2011 Crazy PutterFriday 6thJanuary 2012 Billy Rodwell Singing in Sign

Christmas dinner will be held on Friday 2ndDecember 2011 Doors Open at

7pm for 7.30pmTicket cost 13 memberships and 15 for non memberships.

The menu will be vegetable soup, roast beef, Yorkshire pudding and vegetableswith wine or soft drinks, Christmas pudding or trifle (your choice) and cheese &

biscuits followed by coffee or tea.

Tickets are on sale from Friday 7th October 2011 at Deaf Club or Fenland DeafDrop-in or Post your payment to March and District Deaf Club with S.E.A. please.Tickets must be bought no later than 21stNovember 2011. No tickets available at

the door and no refunds

FORTHCOMING SERVICES: At St Peters Church, High Street, March PE15 9JR.

Services for Deaf people will be on the following SundaysSep 25 2011 4pm Harvest Festival

Dec 18 2011 6.30pm Carols & ReadingsGODFREY PALMER

Peterborough Deaf ClubOn June 11th we changed the price at the door to 1.50, we are doing this becausewe need to raise money to buy a new pool table for Peterborough Deaf Club. We also

played UNO and everybody enjoyed it.On July 9th we had a flag day, and had to guess 20 different flags and Qadeer wonthis game. He managed to get 17/20 right - well done Qadeer!

On August 13th the Kingfisher centre was closed but we went to Ferry Meadows for aBBQ and played rounders - it was good fun and we were lucky with the weather. Ithought that only a few people would come along but I was wrong - 32 people turned

up!On September 10th it will be a Memorable old school day.September 25th - is a charity cycling event around Rutland Water, a 25 mile bike

ride to raise money for the Peterborough Deaf club, hopeful we will raise lots ofmoney!October 8th Our Voice will be doing a presentation. (advocacy service for deaf clients)November 12th is Quiz Night (famous faces and baby faces)SIMON RICHARDSON

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Cambridge Deaf ClubWe still enjoy meeting and chatting at Cambridge Deaf Club.Some people find it relaxing without any games which enables

us to catch up on any news. But some people like to playgames, and there is plenty of choice i.e. darts, card games etc.

Do come along to the next one and join in the fun.HELEN PERRY

Deaf & Hearing Clubs (Huntingdon and Cambridge)Both Cambridge & Huntingdon clubs are still going strong. A big thankyou to Matthew

Faupel for organising the Murder game. That was good and we really appreciatedthis as we know it is not easy explaining how to play the game, let alone doing it insign language. Excellent BSL practice!

Apart from these two regular clubs meetings, we also organise BSL walks which arevery popular. A great way of meeting different people in sign language in a relaxingsocialable way.

The list of dates for future events can be found elsewhere in the newsletter.JAMIE BILLAM

BSL Pub Meeting in Cambridge(Thursday eve)We are now meeting every first and third Thursday of the month. We will be meeting7.30pm at the Tram Depot pub just off East Road, Cambridge (opposite Anglia RuskinUniversity on East Road). We meet just to relax and chat using BSL. Everyone iswelcome whether youre Deaf or hearing, a beginner or a fluent signer. We hope tosee you there! For more details, contact Matthew Faupel on 07779 355983 (SMS) ormatthew@faupel.org (e-mail).MATTHEW FAUPEL

Cambridge Deaf Pub(Saturday eve)Welcome to Cambridge Deaf Pub. I would like you to come along tomeet new people who are deaf and hard of hearing or hearing

who can use BSL (British Sign Language) at any level to warmup or get some practice or just to have fun. You're welcome to joinus and meet up in the Cambridge Deaf Pub and also you can bring your friends.

LAST SATURDAY OF EVERY TWO MONTHS to meet up at 6.00pm in Prince Regent,Cambridge.:- Prince Regent, 91 Regent Street, Cambridge. CB2 1AW

24

th

September 201126thNovember 2011ADAM LINDSELL

Peterborough Deaf Pub(Tuesday eve)Meet at The Hampton (near McDonalds/Tesco) Every 1st Tuesday every month from7pm until closed. Invite your friends.DEBBIE POWELL

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GCSE in BSLTo promote the GCSE in BSL Signature needs your help. They wouldreally appreciate it if you could visit www.signature.org.uk/gcseandcomplete the form to show that you support the development of a

GCSE in British Sign Language.Please can you help? Many thanks.JAMIE BILLAM

Supporting Deaf People ProjectCam Sight is very pleased to have this opportunity of writing in the CDA newsletterabout recent developments that have taken place. As you may know, changes infunding have meant that the Supporting Deaf People Project has moved to the Cam

Sight premises in Green End Road, in Chesterton. Mary, Sally and Helen continue towork with members of the Deaf Community however, and we are trying to make surethat people still receive the support they need. Mary, Helen and Sally will attend the

Drop-ins at Romsey Terrace and around the County and we are delighted that Deafpeople are beginning to visit us at Cam Sight. All the Cam Sight staff are keen tolearn about Deaf issues - one person has signed up for the CDA BSL Level 1 course

and we are arranging for Jamie to give a Deaf Awareness course to our whole team.Despite the recent changes we hope very much that members of the Deaf Communitycontinue to feel supported. For our part, we look forward to meeting you and to

finding out more about the work and life of CDA.

The AGM will be held at Chesterton Methodist Church on Wednesday 12thOctober at2.00pm, to be followed by refreshments next door at Cam Sight.Cam Sight is lookingto its centenary in 2012 and the AGM provides a lovely opportunity to launch our

centenary year, to celebrate Cam Sights history and to focus on our vision for workwith local blind and partially sighted people in the future.ANNE STREATHER, CEO CAMSIGHT

Golden Anniversary (Christine& Nick Cansdale)On 13thJune, Nick and I have been married for

50 years. We went to have lunch with family atthe Sheen Mill Hotel in Melbourn, nearCambridge for our Golden Wedding anniversary

(50th)CHRISTINE CANSDALE

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Our Voice Advocacy ServicesOur Voice provides confidential, independent and free advocacy support toD/deaf people in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

What is advocacy?

Advocacy is about enabling people to have a REAL SAY in what happens in theirlives. Not everyone can express their needs easily this is where an ADVOCATE

can help. Advocacy aims to give people the skills and confidence to makeinformed choices and the power to make their voices heard.

Do you feel some things are too much to deal with on your own? Do you feel that no one is listening to you? Going through a difficult time in your life, and dont know how to deal with

it?

We can support with disputes or problems:-

Benefits Employment Discrimination

Health choices Police/courts Family

Financial e.g. Debts, claims, budgeting

Complaints

Our advocates

We have three advocates working at Our Voice, Ruth Godden, Doris Hill andJude Caldwell.

Our advocates know all about Deaf culture and issues and are able to use Signlanguage to a high standard. Everything you tell us will be kept confidential. Wedo not tell anyone else about your problems without asking you first.

How to contact us.

There is usually an Our Voice advocate present at the drop-ins in Peterborough,March and Cambridge.

You can text us on 07553 349430 or email us on our_voice@btconnect.com.

Our phone number is 01954 230862 and our fax number is 01954 230270.

Our address is, Our Voice, The Grange, Market Street, Swavesey, CB24 4QG.

Our web address is www.our-voice.org.RUTH KERN

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Fenland Deaf Drop-inOn 21st July, Christine Tarrant and her two friends from Mansfield and MichaelPape arrived at March deaf drop in 9.30am and prepared for the large numberof deaf people expected to attend that day. Christine Tarrant had a painful rightshoulder, but was very brave and carried on working at the drop in. She was

expected to go to hospital on 8thAugust for an operation.54 Romford deaf people arrived atMarch Deaf Drop in at 11am and this

included other people from Kings Lynn,Ipswich, Wisbech and Peterborough,Altogether there were 87 people! At12pm everyone enjoyed sandwiches,Cornish pasties, Sausages rolls, andCatherine Palmer made a beautiful

variety of cakes, such as Coffee Cakes,Sponge Cakes, etc,. After lunch, we

held a raffle with money prizes in 11envelopes ranging from 5 to 30.After that Godfrey Palmer called Bingo, David Kettle won the Jackpot of 221 fora full house. Well done to him. There were also two hampers as prizes too.Sorry, I dont know who won the 2 Hampers! Thanks to everyone who helpedChristine Tarrant and everyone who brought items for Raffles and thanks to

Catherine Palmer for making such good cakes. And also thanks to ChristineTarrant for working so hard. Christine Tarrant & Catherine Palmer each receivedbunch of flowers. And Anna received money for letting the Drop In use the

rooms, Kitchen, etc. Romford has invited everyone at Fenland Drop In to go tothe Great Bingo on 24th November 2011. Romford deaf people left the Drop In

at 4.30pm. I would like to say thanksChristine T; she made very good job,Thanks Godfrey P for doing with Bingo.

Thanks also to Catherine P, who madebeautiful cakes far better than a cakeshop!!! Thanks so much to Gillian

Thorburn, Margaret Ashwell and AnnRadcliffe for helping out. During August,Christine Tarrant was not at the Drop in

because on 8th August, she had anoperation (keyhole surgery) on her

shoulder. Four weeks later (1stSeptember), her shoulder is recovering well. On 1st Sept, Only 12 deaf peopleturned up at Fenland deaf drop in because some of the regulars were away onholiday.MICHAEL PAPE

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Cambridge Deaf Lunchtime GroupWe have ramps available for Wheelchair users and you can come either

through the main entrance (front) or go through the back way. Wehave a Support worker from Supporting Deaf People services available

for the drop-in & also a Deaf Advocate from Our Voice.

Please do let me know if you have any problems or queries.JAMIE BILLAM

Peterborough Deaf Drop inWe are very happy to report that June, July and August have been busy

months. We were surprised as these months are usually quiet. Its fantastic soplease carry on coming.Ruth from Our Voice and Sally from Social Services gave a talk recently to

explain how they support Deaf people. Hopefully, everyone now knows who toask if they have a problem. If youre still not sure, thats ok please ask anymember of staff and we will make sure you get help from the right person.Someone will be giving talk about counselling Oct 5th. This should be very

interesting. The lady who will be giving the talk can sign fluently and she is atrained counsellor. Please come and find out more. If this date changes, we willlet you know.You may have noticed that Debbie Powell has not been at the Drop-in for a

while. At the moment, Debbie is having treatment for cancer. She is verypositive about it and is doing really well.Hope to see you at the Drop-in soon, Debbie. Love from everyone.SUE, ELAINE and DEBBIE

NEW! Huntingdon Deaf Lunchtime GroupCDA has set up a new drop-in for the Huntingdon District area. A small room

has been booked on the 1st

floor or the new library.Tea and coffee will beprovided. The time is 12.30am to 2.30pm every first Thursday of each month attheHuntingdon Library, Princes Street,Huntingdon. PE29 3PAThere is access for wheelchair users and they can access the 1stfloor by usingthe lift.We are expecting the group to be small, however if the group is popular and we

get more people attending, then I can arrange to a bigger room next door.If you have any questions or queries, then please do let me know,Hope to see you at the new place on October 6th!JAMIE BILLAM

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Drop-In Dates for your Diary

Peterborough Deaf Drop-InNeed help or advice with anything? Are you bored, lonely or have nothing to do?

Why not come to theDrop-In

? We have a Co-ordinator and one Support

worker who are able to use BSL. The Deaf Drop-in will also be attended

occasionally by a representative of the Sensory Service and an Advocate fromOur Voice.Open every week on Wednesday 12.15 pm to 2.15pmRoom Three (Ground Floor), Peterborough College of Adult Education, BrookStreet, Peterborough. PE1 1TU

Fenlands Drop-In12pm to 2pm every three weeks (not always) at The Christian Centre, UpwellRoad, March, Cambs. PE15 9DT. For further information please contactChristine Tarrant using CDAs address or Tel no; (details on front page)

Sept 2nd, Oct 13th, Nov 3rd, Nov 24th, Dec 15th

Cambridge Deaf LunchTime Group11.30am to 2.30pm every third Wednesday of each month at The Deaf Centre,8 Romsey Terrace, Cambridge. For further information please contact JamieBillam using CDAs address or Tel no: (details on front page

Sept 21st , Oct 19th, Nov 16th, Dec 21st

Huntingdon Deaf LunchTime Group12.30am to 2.30pm every first Thursday of each month at theHuntingdonlibrary, Princes street,Huntingdon. PE29 3PAFor further information please contact Jamie Billam using CDAs address or Tel

no: (details on front pageOct 6th, Nov 3rd, Dec 1st

Newsletter by email?We would like to send the newsletter by email. If you are happy for us to dothis, then please fill in your email address and also your name.Or you can let me know by email: office@cambsdeaf.plus.com

Your Name ______________________________________________________

Email address___________________________________________________

Many thanksJAMIE BILLAM

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Editors NewsI hope you all had a good summer. Next summer will be an interesting one asyou all know the London Olympics will be around so there will be a lot of action

going on. I am sure some of you will have tickets to go there. I hope TeamGreat Britain will have their best ever total for medals.

It was very sad to see the Supporting Deaf People services staff (Mary Godden,

Sally Skeldon and Helen Money) moving from CDA to work under Camsight. Onbehalf of CDA, we wish them all the best of luck. Please see the poster in

newsletter that says that Camsight is having an AGM on October 12 th. It wouldbe nice if you could please make an effort to go along.I am pleased to say that we have set up another new Drop-in for Deaf People,this time in Huntingdon. It will be called the Huntingdon Deaf Lunchtime Groupand is based in Huntingdon Library. For more information see this newsletter.On July 23rd, CDA held a Jumble Sale here at CDA. Big thanks to all those

volunteers who supported us and also those who donated clothes, householdgoods and items for the tombola. We managed to raise about 300 which wasgood. Thanks once again. Soon in future, we will be looking at doing more

fundraising in different ways. If you have some ideas or would like to supportthis then please do let me know.During the summer, two BSL Walks were enjoyed by all who took part, and youcan see the articles in the newsletter. It would be great if this could continue asthey have become very popular!

CDA now has a Facebook page and you can go there and have a look at it.Brendan Casey is the co-ordinator for the Facebook page.Just to remind you that there are still places available for Friday morning BSL

Level One course which starts on Friday September 23rd10am to 12 noonAlso please see poster about Counselling for Deaf People. If you think you needsomeone to talk to or know any Deaf people (BSL Users) who need Counselling,

please do get in touch.JAMIE BILLAM

Cambridgeshire County Council Sensory ServicesSensory Service Team, Admundsen House, 18b Compass Business Park, Stocks

Bridge Way, St Ives, Cambridgeshire PE27 5JL

Tel (Voice) 0345 045 5221 Fax 01480 498066 Minicom 01480 376743SMS (text) 07766 898 732Email sensory.services@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Referrals to the teamFor calls to the Sensory Services Team to go via Cambridgeshire Direct theContact Centre via 0845 045 5221 The advantage of this change is that

contact can be made to the team over extended hoursfrom 8.00am to 8.00pmMonday to Saturday as opposed to the current weekday office hours, and thatthere will be advisors will be able to provide simple advice or signposting whereappropriateThe Sensory team can still be contacted as above

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Sensory Support Team, Peterborough Social ServicesThe Sensory Support Team contact details are:

Voice: 01733 747474Minicom: 01733 746141

Fax: 01733 746140

SMS: 07917 133170Email: ask@peterborough.gov.uk

Ask for a referral to the Sensory Team.

Hi everyoneOur mission is to enable people with a sight and hearing loss to learn new skills,

develop existing skills, gain access to their community and existing serviceswith dignity, respect, control and choice.The company was set-up by Debbie James and the team consists of:

Debbie, Director, who has nearly 30 years experience working in the field ofdual sensory loss, assessing, advising and teaching deafblind people with anenablement focus. Over the years Debbie has been a University Lecturer and

teaches on the Diploma in Deafblind Studies and other courses. Experienced insetting up and managing services for a National Charity including working inpartnership with social care. Debbies qualifications include: Diplomas inManagement and Rehabilitation in Visual Impairment; BSL Level 2; DeafblindManual Interpreter.

Nicola Clark is Services Development Manager. Nic has over 10 yearsexperience working with dual sensory impaired people. Nics qualificationsinclude: BSL Level 2; NVQ Level 4 Health & Social Care; Certificate in

Rehabilitation, Nic is working towards her Degree.Lynn Sargeant is Services Co-ordinator. Lynn has NVQ Level 3 BusinessAdministration and having worked in an admin support role within this field fornearly 5 years has an understanding of, and empathy with, the needs ofdeafblind people.We also have an elite team of personally selected, fully trained freelance

professionals with many years experience working with and for deafblindpeople.

All staff are trained to a minimum CACDP Level 2 or 3 and have a current CRB.Please see our attached flyer for information. We look forward to hearing fromyou to discuss tailor-making our service to match your requirements; you can

contact us on 01733 746538 or email us at lynn@deafblind-enablement.co.uk

With all best wishes

Debbie, Nic and Lynn

Deafblind Enablement Ltd

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Deaf Church News

DIOCESE OF ELY: MINISTRY AMONG DEAF PEOPLE

Autumn greetings and blessings to you allSincere thanks to each member of the team of signers who continue support theregular monthly services in Cambridge, Godmanchester, Hemmingford Grey,

and Soham together with the quarterly March service. Also many thanks to allthose of you who support them by attending these services.Discussions continue with senior members of Ely Diocese concerning the future

provision of chaplaincy support throughout Cambridgeshire. We hope to be ableto share more positive information in the new year.

Regular Church Services for the Deaf are held in Cambridge, Godmanchester,March and Soham as follows:

Cambridge Deaf Church[CDA Centre for Deaf People] in sign languageOn the 1st Wednesday of the month we have Bible Study at 11am, followed bya Holy Communion Service at 12 noon. The next bible study and churchservices are October 5th, November 2nd, and December 7th.

Godmanchester[sign supported]:The 4th Sunday each month a service in St Marys Parish is sign supported,either:Sign interpreted Parish Eucharist services at 9.45am: [at St Mary s Church,Chadley Lane], or

Sign interpreted Praise Service at 10.30am [at St Anne's School, London Road].Next Services are: September 25th [10.30am],October 23rd [9.30am], and

November 27th

[10.30am].Hemingford Grey[sign supported]On the 1stSunday each month at St James Church the Family Praise Service issign supported.

Next services are October 3rd, November 7th, and December 5th.March Church Services[sign supported]:The next service dates are 4pmon 25thSeptember [Harvest] and 6.30pmon18thDecember [Carols & Readings by Candlelight]Soham Parish Church[sign supported]:

The 2nd Sunday each month, St Andrews Parish Church 9.30am service is signsupported for deaf people joining the local hearing congregation for worship.

Next services are October 9th

, and November 13th.

For further information email: c.dixon41@btinternet.com SMS 07749 702924CHARLES DIXON

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Sign PostDeeping Baptist C hurch, 42 Bridge Street, Deeping St James, Peterborough,PE6 8HA

We would like to invite you to our monthly Sign Post meetings. Doors open at5.30 pm - close about 10 pm. If you do come, please bring your sandwiches -

we provide tea and coffee free. After tea - a short time to socialize, games ordemonstration talk. Afterwards a short talk from the Bible followed by with

tea/coffee and more social time.Sign language supported also loop system and live typing available.

PROGRAMME:-Sat 24th September - Outing to Peckover House, Wisbech followed by with

fish'n'chips at Sign Post meeting.Sat 29th October - A history talk about a boy called Jack.Sat 26th November - Craft evening (Christmas hats).

Sat 31st December - Fellowship party with buffet (free).

Sat 29th January 2012 - Your favourite photo.Sat 26th February 2012 - Your school life.

For more information - see on Sign Post websitewww.sites.google.com/site/signpostdeeping.NIGEL FRISBY

Computer TrainingWe have had many deaf people visiting CDA for Computertraining. Brendan Casey has been brilliant and we have receivedexcellent feedback from Deaf clients. The most popular feedback

was mainly that is was about being able to communicate on a

One to One basis using BSL. The two most requested typesof training is how to deal with facebook issues and

downloading photos. We have been very lucky to haveBrendan as it is very difficult to find someone who has his skills in

using computers as well as being able to use a variety of different

communication methods to meet a wide range of communication needs! I hopehe will stay with us for as long as possible!Please do let me know if you need any help with understanding how to use a

computer and I can arrange a training date with you to meet Brendan Casey.The best time to meet him is on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday. (Wednesdayand Thursday are the best days.)

It would be great if all Deaf people understand how to use a webcam and haveaccess to one so that we can all sign to each other over the internet!JAMIE BILLAM

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CDA Training Courses

BSL LEVEL ONEOne year course leading to the nationally accredited

Signature Level One Certificate.

Venue:- 8, Romsey Terrace, Cambridge CB1 3NH

COMMENCING: Friday 23rd September 2011

Time: 10.00am-12.00noon

Monday 9thJanuary 2012Time: 7.00pm to 9.00pm

BSL LEVEL TWOOne year course leading to the nationally accredited

Signature Level Two Certificate.

COMMENCING Wednesday 11thJanuary 2012Time: 6.00pm to 9.00pm

To reserve your place of the above course, contact CDA

Tel: 01223 246237 (voice)

Fax: 01223 411701

Address:Cambridgeshire Deaf Association

8 Romsey Terrace, Cambridge, CB1 3NH

Email: office@ambsdeaf.plus.com

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BSL ramble held in March on 19thJuneThirty ramblers turned up at Mill

View car park in March.Although the weather was dull

but it was better than the day

before when we had downpoursall day long. The day began

with cheerful greetings, hugsand natter which made us allthe more eager to join the walk.Being born and bred in March,Godfrey was the best person toshow us the interesting points

together with his usual wryhumour. The market town with a long history of trading going back to the reignof Elizabeth the First was full of remarkable information. The opening of the

railway station in 1847 expanded the town. Godfrey said when he was 9 years

old, the population then was 9,000 and now 21,000 people live in March.The first point of interest was a fairly new building of flats named after the

heroic airman called Jim Hocking who managed to avoid a terrible crash in thetown and landed in a nearby field where sadly he was killed.We went past a building that used to be a cinema, there were in fact three

cinemas in March, one was called the Regent which caught fire and burnt down.The monument in the middle of the street was in honour of Queen VictoriasDiamond Jubilee, it looks a very pretty sight as you come into the centre of thetown. Further along was the war memorial which was erected after the firstworld war and then the monument itself was lifted from the ground to add a

section underneath to remember those who died in the second world war.We took a right turn into a lane called West Endthere was a large white housewith Flemish (Dutch style) features which was a Government house but it

looked sadly neglected and appeared empty but Godfrey said there were in facttwo people living there. We walked alongside the river over to the Leisurecentre where the swimming pool is. Near there I had a clumsy fall and twistedmy ankle but felt ok to carry on. Chris Tarrant jokingly offered me a zimmerframe, very funny! After that we came to a spot called Little Londonwith oldhouses, some

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BSL ramble held in March on 19thJune (Cont)windows were boarded up. We noticed several buildings in the town closed

down, maybe we could buy a property cheap to set up a Deaf club??St. Wendredas church was the next place that we visited. It is a very old

church and is well known for the magnificent double-hammer beam roof with

120 carved angels.We went past the registry offices, it was a nice building with carrstones which is

sometimes known as gingerbreadbecause of the colour. Half a mile away, wecame to a monument called Stone Cross but Godfrey informed everyone that itwas a mystery, no one ever knows why or when it was set up. Directly,opposite was the new and very modern Community College. We went back upthe same road to the Griffin Pubwhere some of us planned to have lunch. Imsure everyone enjoyed the walk.

Many thanks to Godfrey Palmer for the interesting talk and leading us all theway. Also thanks to Jamie Billam for the publicity as well as encouraging peopleto come. The next ramble will be organised by a jolly couple Pam and Dennis

on 3rd

September so come along and join the fun!ELAINE HEATH

The Famous Three CollegesBSL walk in Cambridgeon 3rdSeptember 2011The Famous Three College BSL

Walk was organised by Pam andDennis Pope. They spent a lot oftheir volunteering time in preparingwhich was greatly appreciated. AlsoRebecca Andro, another popularvolunteer, did the interpreting,

alongside Pam and Dennis. She didit remarkably well and was veryeasy to follow.We started off by touring Kings College andits chapel, then to Gonville & Caius College,

then Trinity Hall and finally The RoundChurch visitors centre. All free of charge!The weather was sunny and warm which

was perfect. At each place, Dennis did allthe talking and Rebecca interpreted. TheKings College Chapel was well worth a visit

as it is really beautiful especially with allthose beautiful colourful windows high up inthe building. The highlight for the day forme was a very rare visit to Trinity Halllibrary as it is usually not open to the general

public. Wow! We can see lot of very old big books on the shelves and we walkedon creaking sloping floorboard. I might be deaf but I can hear creaking noises!

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The Famous Three CollegeBSL walk in Cambridge on3rdSeptember 2011 (Cont)If a student wants to borrow a book, he/she will need a special big black keywith a chain to open it and also they will have to wear special gloves to openthe books.

It was a brilliant day for all of us and we are very thankful that all Dennis andPams effort were very worthwhile. And thanks also to Rebecca too for herinterpreting.JAMIE BILLAM

Next BSL WalkThe next BSL Walk will be on Sunday October 30thand I am planning for it to bearound the Houghton/Hemingford area which is near St Ives. It is likely to be in

the morning. I have not got the chance to practice first but I will do that soonand I will let you all know by email, in the CDA Facebook and CDA website. Thistime it will be a real Autumn walk with little stoppages and hopefully we will

finish at the Pub!Will keep you informed.JAMIE BILLAM

Relay Services (Text Relay and Video Relay)Ofcom are currently doing a review of Relay Services. We all know that Communicationservices are very important for all citizens (including Deaf people) for many reasons:-

Participation in civil society, to learn and develop new skills, to connect with family,

friends and community, searching for work and to contact and be contacted bybusinessBUT voice communication can be a barrier or those with hearing and/orspeech impairmentsOfcom consultation proposes introduction of restrictedVideo Relay Services (VRS)

Service would only be available 9am to 5pm and use restricted to just 30 minutes permonth.These proposed restrictions are an insult to the BSL Community.

Comments from people

1)Ofcom has absolutely failed to listen to the thousands of BSL Users who are callingfor access to a 24/7 service. The proposal for a restricted VRS service available foronly 30 minutes per month is an insult to the UKs BSL Community. Deaf people

should have equal, unrestricted access to telecommunications and we will continuethe campaign for the introduction of universal VRS

2)This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for Deaf people to finally catch up with thehearing people in terms of telecommunications. We are not seeking special

treatment, we are asking for equality. Deaf sign language users should be able tocall colleagues, friends and relatives in the same way that hearing people take forgranted every day.

If you would like to comment on anything about VRS, we would like to hear from you

and if possible, I can pass your comments on to UKCOD. The deadline for UKCOD

responses to Ofcom is 20thOctober 2011 which is not really a lot of time.JAMIE BILLAM

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