There was a working group meeting on February 23rd attended by all group representatives and further investigation into the relocation of the user groups will continue at the meeting on March 23rd.

The next community meeting is set for 9th March at 7pm, and Archdeacon Atkinson from the Diocese of Leicester will be coming to give a short presentation about the future of the chaplaincy services.

Join Author Garry Slack and Olli the Monkey to celebrate World Book Day

with Damien and Naomi from the Leicester Sound Breakfast show!

Thursday 4th March will see Action Deafness Books supporting World Book Day – the biggest annual celebration of books and reading in the UK. To celebrate, we’ll be holding a fun session of reading and learning!!! You’ve got to be there!

Fully interpreted into BSL, we’ll have readings from Jacqueline Wilson’s ‘Hetty Feather’ and Julia Donaldson’s ‘Gruffalo’. But what is more, ‘Sign with Olli’ author Garry Slack and Olli the Monkey will be present to give a fun and interactive BSL session!!!

Entry is free and we have amazing books to give away to the best Olli lookalike! World Book Day is a fantastic opportunity for deaf and hearing children to join together in fun and sign. So do join us!!! It’ll be fun for all!

The date of the next Community Meeting has been changed to Tuesday 9th March 2010 at 7pm in the Keay Hall, Action Deafness, 135 Welford Road, Leicester – not the 2nd March as previously advertised.

We are pleased to announce that Andrew Neal has agreed to join the Board of Trustees.

It was decided at the community meeting last night that a “Working Group” would be established to ensure the move to new premises would be as smooth as possible and communication would be open and frequent. There are to be 5 representatives from the groups, 2 trustees and 1 member of AD staff involved in this group.

The 5 group representatives are as follows:
David Sly
Frank Sly
Anne Lawrence
Barbara McCarthy
Austin Reeves

The two Trustees will be:

Kevin Watts
John Duddington

The staff representative will alternate between the following:
Craig Crowley, Steve Crump, Jane Holden and Belinda Spruce.

The first meeting will be held at 7pm on February 23rd in the Keay Hall.

Following on from last nights Community Meeting, the next meeting is booked for 7pm on Tuesday 2nd March 2010 in the Keay Hall, Action Deafness, 135 Welford Road, Leicester. All welcome.

Reminder – the next Community Meeting will take place at 7pm on Tuesday 9th February at Action Deafness, 135 Welford Road, Leicester – in the Keay Hall.

Following on from a successful first Community Meeting on 26th January 2010, there will be a further meeting on Tuesday 9th February, from 7pm until 9pm in the Keay Hall at Action Deafness.

Reminder – Community meeting is being held on Tuesday 26th January at 7pm, at Action Deafness, 135 Welford Road, Leicester.

Last night Action Deafness held its AGM. This was followed by a community meeting to talk about the future of the charity. The Trustees have made the very difficult decision to close the Welford Road building and move to smaller, more manageable and economical premises.

This does not mean that the services will stop or that the User Groups will no longer have a place to meet. Action Deafness wants to form a “Working Group” with representatives from the User Groups and the Community, alongside Trustees and Staff Members, to find alternative premises. The views of the community will definitely be taken into account at each decision stage and information fed back to the Working Group through the designated representatives. This will help the organisation to develop for the future.

There will be a further meeting on January 26th, 2010 at Welford Road at 7pm. At this meeting representatives will be chosen by members of the community and user groups.

The move to new premises means that the charity and the Diocese will work alongside the Chaplain to find a new church base for the congregation. Action Deafness pledges its commitment to finding this new church base for the Deaf and hard of hearing congregation.

Action Deafness welcomes views and ideas from the community regarding the relocation of activities. Comments posted on the blog page will be fed back to the working group.