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| July 2008 back to top | |
| Investor In People Awarded! | |
| Following an in-depth review and appraisal of staffing structures, management, and organisational policies and procedures, we were delighted to be recognised as an "Investor In People": a national quality mark for the way in which the charity is run and managed. As far as we know, we are the first independent charity in St Helens to achieve this prestigious honour! |
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| Heritage Lottery Fund said YES!! | |
A grant of £28,200 has been awarded to the Deafness Resource Centre to run a project about St Helens Deaf History, creating a visual and written account of the charity and local deaf culture over the past 80 years |
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| June 2008 back to top | |
| Fundraising Event Another Success! | |
| Our 2nd Fundraising Evening of Clairvoyance took place on 25th June 2008, and rasied over £200 for the Deafness Resource Centre. Thanks to everyone for their support | |
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| Deaf Awareness Week | |
| 5th - 11th May 2008 was National Deaf Awareness Week | |
| Tuesday 6th May we were in the foyer at ASDA, St Helens, to promote our services | |
| Friday 9th May we held an Open Day at the Deafness Resource Centre | |
9.30am - 11.00am Tinnitus Support Group, which included a free session in Tai Chi 10.00am - 12.00pm A Free Taster Course in Deaf Awareness and British Sign Language. All DayAn Equipment Service Display, with demonstrations and information about equipment including:
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| February 2008 back to top | |
| More People Pass Training! | |
31 more students have passed assessments on British Sign Language Level 1 For more information about our Deaf=Equality training, please click here |
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| January 2008 back to top | |
| Kitchen Refurbishment Complete! | |
| The kitchen is complete! Thanks to generous grants and Donations, we have now completed the refurbishment, and I'm sure you'll agree, the change is very modern and was much needed... | |
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| December 2007 back to top | |
| 80 Years Young! | |
In 2008, we celebrate 80 years of providing services for deaf people in St Helens. Also, in 2008... St Helens & District Hard of Hearing Club celebrate their 10 year anniversary with lots of educational visits and events planned, The Pilkington Chapel (within the Centre) celebrates it's 50th Anniversary A Year for Celebrations all round! |
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| November 2007 back to top | |
| Grant Received!! | |
Many thanks to the Clothworkers Foundation for approving the bid which Helen (Chief Officer) submitted. The grant will be used to completely refurbish and modernise the kitchen off the lounge. The kitchen is regularly used by staff and groups to prepare drinks and food and it is now looking a bit tired. Work will start on 10th December, with new units, tops, and appliances. The whole project, including the floor and walls should be finished very early in the new year. |
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| Fundraising Evening 28th November | |
The Deafness Resource Centre held a Fundraising Clairvoyance Evening on 28th November, with all proceeds going towards the charity. Clairvoyance was given from 7.30pm - 10.00pm Tickets and donations on the evening raised over £600 for the refurbishment of the lounge's kitchen - thank you to everyone for being so generous, and thanks to everyone who came along on the night! |
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| October 2007 back to top | |
Deaf Club Hallowe'en Party |
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| Spooky, fun-packed, silliness was the theme of the Deaf Club's Halowe'en Party when approximately 50 people came to the Party. A good time was had by all at the Party, with Bingo and a Fancy Dress Competition! | |
| AGM is a great success! | |
| Over 70 people attended our AGM on 10th October. | |
St Thomas of Canterbury Primary School performed Sign and Sing for everyone |
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| Helen Fitzgerald, Chief Officer gave a presentation on the work of the Charity over the last year |  |
| Kate Boddy gave a very interesting presentation about the work of the Advocacy Service, and also some insight into the world of CODAs (Children of Deaf Adults) Read more here |  |
| Thank you to everyone who attended and took part. See you again next year! | |
| Read our October 07 Newsletter | |
All the latest news from the Deafness Resource Centre Click Here |
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| August 2007 back to top | |
| First Happy Hands Session a success! | |
The first session of Happy Hands was very successful on 14th August. Deaf children with hearing parents and hearing children with deaf parents came along, played, sang, and were happy together! If you would like to know more, or if you want to go to the next session on 4th September, click here for more information |
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| Congratulations Katy! | |
| Katy Welsh, Office Manager, got married in August! Congraulations to Katy and her new husband Dave. We're sure they will be very happy for many many years! Katy's new name is Katy Sheridan - lovely! | |
| CODA Conference Report August 2007 | |
| Kate Boddy, Advocacy Service Manager at the Deafness Resource Centre has written a report on the CODA (Children Of Deaf Adults) conference that she went to in Barcelona, Spain. Read it by clicking here | |
| July 2007 back to top | |
| More success for the Training Project! | |
| Congratulations to our First Group of Level Two Sign Language Students!! Pictured: Gary(Training Manager) with some of the successful students |
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| 97% Pass Rate! June 2007 | |
97% of students who have been assessed for our courses accredited by CACDP have passed! Courses are:
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| Lottery Launch Event June 2007 | |
| Deafened Actor, Tim Barlow, kindly travelled up from London to perform his autobiographical one-man show 'Earful'; his story of how he became deafened when he was a solider in World War II, then chose to leave the army to become an actor. |
Tim Barlow, Actor |
On acting, Tim would say to someone wanting to be an actor "Don't do it! It's a very hard job, and you often have to accept rejection". When it comes to film or stage, Tim explained that he works in film for the money, and on stage to enjoy himself! (There's too much hanging around when working on a film, which can be very isolating when you are deaf, and everyone around you is chatting away). On attitudes towards his deafness, he felt that American directors were very upfront, and from the word go, they ask him what he needs (usually a speech to text reporter, as Tim doesn't use sign language or lipreading very well). Whereas British directors tend to get embarrassed or are slightly less understanding of his needs. |
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Left: Tim pictured with the Mayor and Mayoress of St Helens |
Right: Tim pictured with members of the Deafness Resource Centre Management Committee. |
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Left: Tim acting in his performance 'Earful'. |
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Above: Thanks to everyone who came to celebrate the Lottery Launch |
Above: Helen Fitzgerald, Chief Officer, giving her presentation about how the Lottery money will be used |
The Lottery Said YES!! |
 June 2007 |
The Deafness Resource Centre has successfully received funding from the Big Lottery! Helen Fitzgerald, Chief Officer is over the moon with the good news: "This funding allows us to continue and further develop the excellent work of our Advocacy Service. It enables us to identify and work with the more isolated members of our D/deaf community. "We look forward to this challenging but exciting opportunity, which will raise the profile of the needs and rights of D/deaf people living within our local community." |
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| Deaf Awareness Week May 2007 | |
We celebrated Deaf Awareness Week in Church Square, St Helens on 9th May with the Saints mascot Bernard, St Thomas of Canterbury Primary School and Nugent Care. |
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St Bernard came to visit when he saw the children from St Thomas of Canterbury Sign and Singing to "When the Saints go Marching In"...and then he joined in!! |
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Then St Bernard spotted the winners of the Poster Competition |
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After a final photo, there was a final sign and sing session to "Yellow Submarine" and "When the Saints" Thank you to St Thomas of Canterbury for all your help and all your effort! |
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Hundreds of balloons were released in memory of Cora Garner, a member of the St Helens Deaf Club, who had sadly died a week before. |
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| The final sign and sing sessions were saved for learners at different stages of their British Sign Language Training. They sign and sang to "Eternal Flame" and "I Wanna Hold Your Hand". Well done everybody! | |
| April 2007 back to top | |
The first Healthy Eating Deaf Forum is a great success! |
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Congratulations to our First Group of Level One Sign Language Students!!  April 2007 |
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| All news from 2006... back to top | |
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Our Deaf Awareness students meet up for a celebration lunch
December 2006 |
| TheDeaf=Equality Training Projectis launched | |
See local press article (click here) Celebrations took place to open the new Deaf=Equality Training Programme. Pictured: Peter Havery (Treasurer), Paul Whittaker (Performer), Avis Mulhearn (Chair) and Helen Fitzgerald (Chief Officer) next to the new lift July 2006 |
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| The First Floor gets a Make-over!June 2006 | |
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