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08.05.05
London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard
The London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard (LLGS) has introduced a textphone
number to enable people who are deaf or hard of hearing to access its
service.
Textphone: 0207 689 8501
Website: www.llgs.org.uk
Yorkshire Deaf Gay and Lesbian Group
The next meeting will be held at Blayd's Bar, Lower Briggate, Leeds, on
4 June from 7pm till late. After that the meeting will take place every
three months on the first Saturday of the month. Straight and hearing
people also welcome.
Website (MSN members only): http://groups.msn.com/DeafGayUK/yorkshire
gaylesbiangroup.msnw
Leeds cybercafé
Leeds Deaf Social Club has launched a cybercafé. A tutor from Joseph
Priestley College is on hand to give surfing tips, and the club's kitchen
serves food and drinks.
Fax: 0113 242 3666
E-mail: enquires@leedsdeafsocialclub.org.uk
Wear 'deaf aware'
Colchester Deaf Football Club and Colchester YMCA have launched 'Deaf
Aware' wristbands in a joint effort to raise money for their activities.
The wristbands glow in the dark with the words 'deaf aware'. They're available
for a minimum donation of £3.
Website: www.colchesterdeaffc.co.uk
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Business seminars
Free self-employment awareness-raising sessions with BSL support for deaf
entrepreneurs are scheduled for 18 May from 10am at CSV Avon Training,
7-10 Lawford St, St Philips, Bristol BS2 ODH.
E-mail: admin@csvavon.org.uk
Website: www.csvavon.org.uk
There's also a 'Thinking About Business' seminar on 12 May from 2-5pm
at BRAVE Enterprise Agency, The Coach House, St Paul's, Bristol BS2 8QN.
Webiste: www.brave.org.uk
E-mail: info@brave.org.uk
Southwark job preparation training
Southwark Deaf Employment Project is offering job-preparation training
for three days in June for deaf people who live in Southwark. The trainer
is a deaf BSL user and will teach the course in BSL to deaf people only.
Contact: Jessica Wilde, deafPLUS, c/o Remark!, 13 Greenwich Quay, Clarence
Rd, Deptford London SE8 3EY.
Voice/fax: 020 8320 2100
Mobile: 020 8320 2101
E-mail: london@deafPLUS.org
Light, Love and Laughter
The Jane Beech Trust will be holding another 'Light, Love and Laughter'
event on 14 May at Nottingham Deaf Centre. There will be reiki, aura,
aromatherapy and breathing exercise workshops. Plus massage, aerobics,
angel cards, fun, games and a bookstall. To book, contact: Jane Beech
Trust, c/o Notts Deaf Society 22, Forest Road West, Nottingham NG7 4EQ.
Fax: 0115 9423096
E-mail: Lisa.Warnock@nottsdeaf.org.uk
Pool championship
The National Deaf 8-Ball Championship takes place on 14 May at JFK's Pool
Club, 188 Rye Lane, Peckham, London SE15 4NF.
Mobile: 07910 292541
E-mail: bobbyrogers100@hotmail.com
Leeds football trophy
The Football Annual Trophy Event takes place on 11 June at Weetwood Sports
Facility and Pavilion, University of Leeds, Otley Road, Leeds. Kick-off
at 2pm. Please meet at Leeds Deaf Football Club.
E-mail: chris_bojas@hotmail.com
or paul_young@eu.fmo.com
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Deaf Rugby World Championships cancelled
Funding problems have prevented several deaf rugby unions from taking
part in Deaf Rugby World Championships, and as a result the event has
been cancelled. It is hoped that the championship can take place in Wales
at a later date.
Birmingham football social evening
Birmingham Deaf Football Club (BDFC) will be holding a football presentation
and social evening for the English Deaf Cup and League on 14 May at Birmingham
Deaf Sport and Social Club, Centre for the Deaf, Edgbaston, Birmingham
B16 8S2. The event starts at 8pm. Tickets are £5/£7 at door.
There will be raffles, a buffet and a disco.
Fax: 0121 454 1110
Advice for deaf artists
ENDA (Enterprise Network of Disabled Artists) – will be running
a project aimed at Disabled and Deaf artists based or working in north-west
England. Artists will be able to access specific business advice, develop
individual business plans and attend business skills training days. The
first training day 'Where Are the Pounds and How Do We Get Them'? will
take place on 14 June at North West Disability Arts Forum, MPAC Building,
1–27 Bridport Street, Liverpool L3 5QF.
E-mail: damien.oconnor@nwdaf.co.uk
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Middlesex performing arts foundation course
Chicken Shed Theatre Company has teamed up with Middlesex University to
offer a new foundation degree programme based on its philosophy and practice
of the inclusive performing arts. The theatre-based course can be studied
full-time for two years or part-time over three to four years.
E-mail: suzic@chickenshed.org.uk
Cambridge Arts Theatre Summer School
Students who are interested in taking part in the Cambridge Arts Theatre
Summer School have until May 13 to send in their forms. There are only
a few places left. The summer school will run from 7–19 August and
is open to young people aged 13–18.
E-mail: events@ndcs.org.uk
Website: www.ndcs.org.uk
Barking College introductory evening
Barking College in Essex will be holding an Open Evening for deaf students
on 11 May, 6-8pm. Sign-language communicators will provide one-to-one
support for deaf students on a wide range of academic and vocational courses.
Note-takers and lip-speakers are also available.
E-mail: DEAF@barkingcollege.ac.uk
www.barkingcollege.ac.uk
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