When?
Thursday 21st February
12pm till 4pm
Where?
Marjorie and Arnold Ziff Community Centre
311 Stonegate Road
Leeds, LS17 6AZ
Who?
Children aged 0 to 16 who live in Leeds
Family Fun Day
Tag Archives: Blind
Friendship Cafe 2019 Dates
The Friendship Cafe will be open for Deaf people and Blind people on Sunday 3rd February 2019 between 2pm and 4pm.
Come down and have a chat and laugh with some familiar faces…..and make some new friends.
Looking forward to seeing you all soon.
Click here for poster: Friendship Cafe 2019 poster
Clive Mason – Workshop (CPD)
Leeds – Interpreting Workshop with Clive Mason
#ThinkingVisually
#VisualFlair
Part 1: Thinking Visually – Saturday, 19th January 2019.
Part 2: Visual Flair – Sunday, 20th January 2019
Venue: Leeds Society for the Deaf and Blind People, The Centre Street, Leeds, LS9 7DP
Time: 10:00-16:00
Trainer: Clive Mason
Suitable for: TSLI and RSLI – whether Constructed Action and Dialogue are new to you, or you would like a refresher.
Cost: £120 per day – CPD 6 hours or
Special Price: £210 for 2 days – CPD 12 hours
Part 1: Thinking Visually: A Constructed Action Constructed Dialogue
Overview:
If a picture paints a thousand words then interpreters are artists!
Conveying complex concepts in BSL can be a challenge and it can be hard to manage the unwanted influence of English when interpreting.
Part 2: Visual Flair: Mastering Constructed Action Constructed Dialogue
Overview:
A follow up workshop for interpreters who have attended “Thinking Visually: A CA and CD Workshop”.
Say goodbye to words and immerse yourself in a visual world.
For further details and a registration form to book, please email: clivewgmason@gmail.com
Our First Year at The New Centre
55+ Christmas Knits
Christmas Dinner & Christingle – Bradford
It’s not too late to join us for the Deaf Church Christmas dinner on Saturday 1st December for Christmas Dinner & Christingle for all Deaf people and BSL Users from Yorkshire.
SATURDAY 1 December
Meet at 1.00 pm “The Old Pavillion” Toby Carvery in Bradford
244-246 Rooley Ln, Bradford BD5 8LB
Great food from Carvery Christmas Menu
Price is 2 courses for £9.99 or 3 course for £13.49 (you can decide which you want when we get there.
Booking Esssential: to book contact Mark Smith or Tracey Raistrick. You will be asked to pay a non -returnable deposit of £5. Places go fast if we don’t book so BOOK NOW
Mark: mark@deafchurch.co.uk 07702 269608.
Tracey: rev.tracey@outlook.com 07850 940079
……………………………………join us afterwards for Coffee , Carols, & Christingle Service at St John’s Church , Bowling, Wakefield Rd. Bradford. BD4 8QS
Lifts are available from Bradford Interchange to the Carvery and the Carvery to the Church. Let us know if you need a lift when you book.
If you have got his email, but did not get the previous newsletter with details of this event it means I have your email address but not your correct postal address – so you may wish to send me up to date postal details to ensure you get all information about Deaf Church events.
Cheers mark
Connecting Leeds – Transforming Travel
Engagement is now LIVE for Bradford to Leeds route proposals
Plans have started for a second round of public engagement on A647 bus lane proposals, Dawsons Corner improvements and enhancements to major junctions in Armley.
Our proposals aim to reduce bus delays between Bradford and Leeds by up to 15 minutes and improve bus reliability along the Stanningley Bypass route.
Design changes from public feedback within the initial engagement period have been incorporated into the scheme.
Let us know your thoughts on the updated plans and feel free to share this email to those who may be interested.
Leeds Parent VISION
- Leeds Parent Vision will provide the opportunity for parents and carers of children and young people with visual impairment in Leeds to meet together regularly to get to know each other and to share stories, information and ideas.
- Parents will get to meet representatives from organisations supporting children with visual impairment, and to find out about a range of events for both parents and children
- There will also be an online network which will allow those unable to attend the group sessions to get involved.
Leeds Parent Vision will be run by parents for parents, with the support of Leeds Society for Deaf and Blind people who will provide a venue for regular ‘get togethers’ and who will offer ongoing support with organisation and communication.
Please come along to our launch event:
To help with organisation, please let us know if you are coming along by contacting Ellen Maher at the Visual Impairment Team
Tel: 0113 3785296
or Email: ellen.maher@leeds.gov.uk
by WEDNESDAY 28th NOVEMBER
If you are unable to join us but would like to be kept informed about future events and news, please contact Leeds Society for Deaf and Blind people using the details overleaf to be added to our email list, or check out www.LSDBP.org.uk
Donate while you shop!
AMAZON SMILE FUNDRAISING
Would you like to support your favourite charity? All you need to do is shop! 🛍️🛍️🎄 🎄 🎄
This year when buying your Christmas presents online, remember to shop through smile.amazon.co.uk.
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Click here or o to this address –
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/charity/homepage
– and register to donate to charity and choose
‘The Leeds Society for Deaf and Blind People
This means that every purchase you make, Amazon will give money to support The Centre. This works in the same way as Amazon and every purchase you make will help our charity.
REMEMBER: go through the above address every time you shop and it will add to our account. The more you shop, the more your charity receives.
Thank you!
BSL Courses
The Society is proud to announce our first BSL courses at The Centre will run from September:
Level 1
Wednesday’s
6:30pm till 9pm
26 weeks
Start: September 2018
£399
Level 2
Tuesday’s
6:30pm till 9pm
35 Weeks
Starts: September 2018
£599
Level 3
1 x Saturday per month
9am till 4:30pm
£799
Level 6:
1 x Saturday per month
9am till 4:30pm
£999
Click here for an Enrolment form
Click here for BSL Poster
Phone: 0113 243 8328
Fax:0113 246 9227
SMS: 07775 444 032
Email: info@leedssocietyfordeafandblind.org.uk
Payment plans available on all courses