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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.
❄️ ❄️ ❄️
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
Summer Fair!
The Leeds Society for Deaf and Blind People are very excited to be hosting a Summer Fair at The Centre
When: Saturday 14th July, 12:00pm – 4:00pm
Where: The Centre, St Mary’s Street, Leeds, LS9 7DP
- Tombola
- BBQ
- Live Music
- Hook a Duck
- Raffle
- Penalty Shootout
- wet sponge throw
- face Painting
- Cake Stall
……and much more!!
Everyone welcome!
Please share this poster far and wide!
Easy Fundraising – Shopping
Please help support Leeds Society for Deaf and Blind by shopping online.
Use easyfundraising to shop with over 3,300 retailers including Amazon, Argos, John Lewis, ASOS, Booking.com, eBay, Boden, and M&S.
Every time you shop, you’ll raise a free donation for Leeds Society for Deaf and Blind every time, it’s that easy!
Find out more: https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/lsdbp/
BSL Course – CPD Points Safeguarding of Adults
TRAINER
Date: Saturday 14th April 2018
Time: 09.30 to 16.30
Venue: The Centre, St Mary’s Street, Leeds LS9 7DP
Jacki Pritchard – Independent Social Worker/Hypnotherapist/Trainer/Consultant/Researcher.
Author and Series Editor: Good Practice in Health, Social Care and Criminal Justice Series.
Founder of: Beyond Existing, Support Groups for Adults Who Have Been Abused.
Co-Founder of: Practitioner Alliance Against Abuse of Vulnerable Adults (PAVA).
AIM AND CONTENT OF COURSE 1
This is the first in a series of 3 bespoke training courses which has been developed for BSL interpreters regarding the abuse and safeguarding of adults. It is NOT a generic basic awareness course The course was originally designed for BSL interpreters in 2012 and has been well received in various parts of England; it has been updated to incorporate the changes which were introduced on 1st April 2015 with the introduction of the Care Act 2014. The main aim of this course is to ensure that interpreters know what to do when they suspect that someone is being abused, is at risk of harm or when they receive a disclosure.
for more information please click here
Please contact Alison Miller to book a place on the the course.
alison.miller@leedssocietyfordeafandblind.org.uk