Cambridgeshire

Deaf NewsWinter 2018

ALL THE NEWS

FROM CDA
 It’s the time of year to reflect on

A Message
our achievements as a charity. One
aspect of our work I’ve been really
impressed with is fundraising. We’ve

from the
had a busy year!
It began with a £40,000 grant
from Comic Relief which led to the
recruitment of our Trust Fundraiser Rory

Chairperson
Munro. Since then he’s been busy raising

Janie
money for projects and had a number
of successes.
He’s raised money to improve our studio
so we can make better BSL videos,
raised money for projects to teach BSL
and next year we will be beginning a new project to focus on deaf people and mental health. All that
amongst other successful bids too all aimed at improving the lives of local deaf people.
We also had the busiest year ever. We were contacted over 800 times for support or advocacy across
all the projects we work on. We also grew our staff and services with more people working for CDA than
ever supporting more people in a growing deaf community. Not just that but we also invested record
amounts in training our staff with the right skills to provide our services.
I know everyone at CDA is looking forward to another exciting year. Personally, I’m looking forward to
attending the Signed Christmas Carol Service which is in Huntingdon this year (10th December). The carol
events organized by Cambridgeshire Deaf Church always feel special and bring our community together.
I hope that you too find time this Christmas to be together with your friends and family and on behalf of
everyone at CDA, I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

EVENTS Deaf Yoga has been a free enjoyable event for people
to relax. This runs at CDA every 3rd Tuesday of the

ROUND UP
month from 1pm-2pm with a BSL interpreter present.

Peterborough Coffee At Peterborough drop

Morning has become a in, people learned new
popular event for Deaf exercises, including using
people to meet up. It’s Dyna-Bands to stretch
great to see both old muscles.
and new faces. This
runs every 1st and
3rd Monday, 10:30am-
12:00pm at Rico’s coffee
shop in Rivergate.

Both hearing and deaf

people have been RUN AT CDA MAIN OFFICE
attending a monthly
BSL Gathering at Argo 8 ROMSEY TERRACE,
Lounge in Peterborough.
Some people bring their
CAMBRIDGE, CB1 3NH
children. 3RD TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH
 FUNDING services, financial
issues, sign posting,

UPDATE emotional support and

more.
CDA relies on the generous
grants from Trusts and Open Support &
Foundations. Without them Advocacy Service
we wouldn’t be able to Cambridgeshire opening times:
provide the different services
Deaf
and support that we do. So o Mondays at
Association
we would like to take this our Peterborough
opportunity to thank all of have a team
called ‘Support Office, Total Voice,
the trusts who have awarded 27 London Road,
us a grant over the last year. & Advocacy
Team’. Peterborough PE2 8AN
10.00am- 4.00pm
Grants awarded for core
Come along to o Tuesdays at CDA,
costs include: Comic Relief, It is made up
get free legal 8 Romsey Terrace,
King’s College and The Pye of Advocates,
Foundation. The Strangward advice, independent Cambridge, CB1 3NH
Caseworkers,
Trust awarded us a grant to advocacy and one 12.00pm – 4.00pm
a Social
provide BSL courses in people’s to one support. No o Thursdays at our
Worker and
homes. The Greggs Foundation need to make an Huntingdon Office,
a Community
and The Evelyn Trust awarded appointment. Saxongate, Bradbury
Worker, all
us grants for studio equipment, Whatever the Place, Huntingdon
allowing us to provide covering
situation, our trained 12.00pm – 4.00pm
informational videos in BSL. The Cambridgeshire
staff support deaf o NEW! 2nd Thursday
Morrisons Foundation donated and
people to access of the month at
money for a series of ‘Wellness Peterborough.
information, advocacy March Town Hall,
workshops’ that we will be They provide
or can get advice Market Place, March,
running next year in partnership advocacy,
from a range of PE15 9JF 12:00pm-
with CPSL Mind. Other support work,
grants have come from: The specialised providers 4:00pm
sign posting
Huntingdon Freemen’s Trust, including free legal
and information.
Awards for All, Allchurches advice from Terrells Information about
For more
Trust, the Persimmon Charitable Solicitors. We have drop –in times and
information
Foundation, The Mrs Smith and qualified Advocates dates can be found
about our
Mount Charitable Trust, and The who are able to on the diary dates
Albert Hunt Trust. services please
represent your page. A Community
contact Ruth
interests and explain Worker and/or
Thanks again to all of these Godden.
your rights. a Caseworker or
Trusts and Foundations that Issues they support Advocate will be
allow us to continue our
with include benefits, at each drop-in to
work.
bills, correspondence, provide information
applying for jobs, and support. For

SERVICE
housing issues, one-to-one support
support to refer for or Advocacy, please
equipment, health contact Ruth Godden.

DELIVERY
issues, accessing

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Please note NEW! Open Open Support Pboro Open Support CDA Pboro drop -in Open Support Huntingdon Over 50's Club

Support & Advocacy days Weekly

10.00am - 4.00pm
Weekly
12.00pm - 4.00pm
Weekly
12.30pm- 2.30pm
Weekly
12.00pm - 4.00pm
3rd
11.00am - 2.00pm
are:
Ely drop in Camb drop- in Cambs coffee mornings Hunts drop -in

Mondays in Peterborough, 2nd and 4th

10.00am - 12.00pm
Last Tues of month
11.30am - 2.30pm
2nd Weds
10.30am - 12.00pm
1st and 3rd
12.30pm - 2.30pm
Tuesdays in Cambridge,
Thursdays in Huntingdon and Pboro coffee mornings Fenland drop-in

once a month on a Thursday in 1st and 3rd

10.30am - 12.00pm
2nd
11.00am - 2.00pm
March.
Open Support Fenland

For any queries please

2nd
12.00am - 4.00pm
contact Ruth 07902 281668
or email ruth@cambsdeaf.org Wisbech drop-in
4th
10.00am - 12.00pm
 OVER 50’s
CLUB
The Over 50’s
club had a trip to
Scottsdale Garden
Centre where they
watched a BSL video
about scams. People
were able to share
their experiences and
prevent others from
being scammed in the
future.

There was also a trip

to London Sky Garden
where lots of people
attended from all over
the county.

SOCIAL
MEDIA
JUST 2 PLACES LEFT! Run the Cambridge Half
Marathon for CDA and get free sign language lessons.
The event itself sold out in a few days. Join us in
March next year. It’s a great excuse to stay fit over
winter. For more information, see our website.

We had the pleasure of BBC’s Daryl Jackson in the

studio translating the report from Healthwatch. This
looks into deaf people’s experiences with the NHS
and social care.

HEALTH
WATCH
Healthwatch have produced a new report titled
“Accessible Information as Standard”, which
aims to help improve access to health and
care services for deaf people, disabled people
and those with sensory and learning disabilities
or difficulties. CDA have been working with
Healthwatch to get the views of deaf people to
try and improve health and social care. Deaf
people have been to meetings in Peterborough,
Cambridge and Huntington to give their views.
 CHURCH
NEWS
In December, we are
looking forward to our
Deaf Church Christmas
Carol service. This will be
led by Deaf people from
CDA. For the first time,
we are using a church in
Huntingdon, which will be
a very festive setting for
a Carol service. We will
retell the Christmas story
from the Bible in BSL.
Also, Penny Beschizza
from London Deaf Church
is coming to speak to us.
In the New Year, our
popular café church will
continue in Hemingford
Grey. This is a relaxed
place to talk about faith,
life and pray for each
other and those in need.
We continue to meet
monthly in Huntingdon
and Cambridge to learn
about the Bible. If you
would like to join us,
please come along. For
further information or
MARCH DEAF
CLUB
We had ploughman’s
supper on Friday 6th
October. We enjoyed a
supper of bread rolls,
choice of cheeses, onion
and pickles. Then we
chatted and some played
games.
On Friday 3rd November
we played indoor curling.
13 people entered a
advice about interpreters knock out competition
for weddings/funerals, and Terry Murray was the
or would like someone winner and received £10.
to pray with you in BSL
please contact Jan on 39 people came for
07593 633774. Christmas dinner at the
At Christmas time we Oliver Cromwell Hotel on
remember the baby Jesus Saturday 25th November. as Hon Sec. I have held
who is ‘God with us’. May The food was very good. this post for 37 years
you know God is with you We then had a raffle and no longer want to do
in whatever situation you and games. Charlene this. If someone will take
find yourself. Spires was very lucky. on this job that will be
We wish you all a very She won a hamper and a good, otherwise the deaf
Happy Christmas and competition. club will close with the
pray you will receive last meeting being held
God’s gifts of peace, The AGM and election on Friday 1st June 2018.
hope and love. will be held on Friday Please give this your very
6th April 2018 at 7pm. serious thoughts.

ELY XMAS
Godfrey Palmer will resign Godfrey Palmer.

MEAL
SPORTS NEWS
Well done to Ky for organising a fantastic
Christmas meal for the Ely drop-in. There was
a great turnout of 30 people and we all enjoyed a
lovely meal and great company. Merry Christmas to
everyone! Peterborough United’s Manager Qadeer Hussain
players have been taking and Captain Matt Wheeler
part in a Futsal League in both work for CDA and
Peterborough and at one have been putting in
point, were top of the great performances. They
league. Futsal is a five- have also both been
a-side game of football shortlisted for England.
that is played around the Well done to them and
world. all of the players.

Freedom Programme,
EQUIPMENT
Do you need deaf Write:
domestic abuse
alerting equipment or is -Your name
awareness, in partnership your equipment broken? -Address
with Women’s Aid. Cambridgeshire email: -Date of birth
We now have two members Sensory.GeneralDuty@ -Your email or text
of staff and one volunteer cambridgeshire.gov.uk number
Text: 07717 613735 -What is wrong with
trained in delivering this Peterborough email: equipment, or need which
course. For more information please adultsocialcare@ equipment?
contact Ruth 07902 281668. peterborough.gcsx.gov.uk - Ask for BSL Interpreter
Text: 07917 133 170 if you want one
 POLICE & CRIME
COMMISSIONER
MEETING
"Enlightenin
g, rewardin CDA organised a
g,
motivating, 
amazing" meeting with the
Keegan Ha
ll­Browne Peterborough and
Cambridgeshire
Police and Crime
Commissioner,
Jason Ablewhite.
Members of the Deaf
community shared
their experiences,
and concerns with Mr
Ablewhite, which mainly
related to the issue of
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Following the meeting,
earing peop
le he pledged to continue
to work together to
address the issues and
would seek to arrange
further meetings with senior officers.

The Commissioner said: “Clearly some of the

challenges both myself and the officers of
the constabulary need to understand, going
forward, to ensure that people who have
hearing impairments and who are deaf can
access all of our services in the same way
everybody else does.”

Contact Us: Cambridgeshire

Deaf
Association

Email: ruth@cambsdeaf.org
Make a referral:
www.cambsdeaf.org/advocacy-and-support/
support-advocacy.
For useful contacts see our website
www.cambsdeaf.org