ABOUT OUR GROUP

Brighton, Hove & West Sussex Deaf Children's Society was formed 14 years ago by a group of parents who realised the need for a group in this area. The group has gone from strength to strength and now has over 150+ members - some professional but mostly families.


The committee of eight is run by parents of deaf children who meet every six weeks to discuss the future of the group and to plan events for the children and their families.


Many of the children either attend schools far away from their home and therefore after school contact with their peers is very difficult or are in mainstream schools where they have no contact with other deaf/hearing impaired children. We help support groups such as a Youth Club for deaf children in Crawley and the very successful pre-school groups Springboard in the North and South of the county.


The past year alone some of the events we have organised include trips to Laserhub, Banger Racing, Quad Biking, The Spectrum at Guildford, our AGM at Fishers Farm, Annual Party, Panto trip, Bluebell Railway and a Group holiday, all of which we always pay for the deaf children and subsidise the cost to family members.


We rely entirely on donations and the generosity of people wishing to support us and with their kindness we are able to fulfil our QUEST.

If you would like more information about our group please leave a message on 07717 223362 or email us at bhwsdcsoc@btinternet.com and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

Tuesday, 15 May 2012

DEAF AWARENESS WEEK - SIGNING SONGS AT HAYWARDS HEATH RAILWAY STATION.

A big thank you to Katie who came to shake a bucket for us and a very big thank you to all the commuters who generously gave £214 to our group.   This Saturday 19th May we will be signing at The Martletts, Burgess  Hill between 10-1pm.   The money we raise goes towards the events we organise and enable us to subsidise and/or offer free places.   If you could spare even 30 minutes it would be great.


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Sunday, 4 March 2012

ATTENTION ALL RUNNERS!



This year's London 10K Run will be held on Sunday 8th July and we have 5 places available, this a big fundraiser for us so if you would like to take part to raise money for the group we would love to hear from you or if you know of anyone who likes to run then please let us know asap.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if would like more information about this
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Re: Children’s Hearing Services Working Group (CHSWG)

We are a newly formed Children’s Hearing Services Working Group for West Sussex and we would be grateful if you could send this to all your members. We are looking for parent representatives to attend meetings. 

Meeting will be held on the following dates although parents will not necessarily have to attend all:

Wednesday 25th April 2012 10am – 12.00

Thursday 27th September 2012 10am – 12.00

To be held at:

Sensory Support Team,
West Sussex County Council,
Northern Area Office,
Broadbridge Heath,
Worthing Road,
Horsham,
RH12 3LZ

Please find attached details of training events and information on the role of the parent representatives. If any parents are interested please could they contact me on the number above.
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Monday, 30 January 2012

DIARY OF EVENTS FOR 2012


BRIGHTON, HOVE & WEST SUSSEX DEAF CHILDREN’S SOCIETY
DIARY OF EVENTS 2012
MONTH
EVENT & DATE
ORGANISER & CONTACT DETAILS
January
15TH – CIRCUS STARR
Kim – (07717) 223362



February
12th – Laserhub, Crawley
Kim – (07717) 223362



March
4th – Funplex Soft Play
11th – Lion King, London
Bella - (07717) 223362
Louise – (07717) 223362



May
5th – Chuckle Bros, The Hawth
Louise – (07717) 223362

12th – possible Charity night Details to be confirmed
June – (07717) 223362

Song Signing DA Week
Dates TBC
Kim – (07717) 223362
                     


June
23rd – Sailing Taster Day
Details to be confirmed
June – (07717) 223362



July
8th – LONDON 10K RUN
Peter – (07717) 223362

14th – AGM – Venue to be confirmed
Kim – (07717) 223362



August
Dates TBC – Park/Beach Meets
CONTACT TBC



September
16th – Spectrum, Guildford
TBC
Kim – (07717) 223362



October
Group Holiday – To be confirmed.
Louise – (07717) 223362



November
25th – Christmas Party TBC
Kim – (07717) 223362



December
Christmas Song Signing – Please contact us for venues/dates
Kim – (07717) 223362

Panto, The Hawth TBC
Louise – (07717) 223362


As is the case each year these are a list of the events that we are planning – we cannot guarantee that the events will take place.  If you would like further information please call us on the number above or email us on bhwsdcsoc@btinternet.com
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Saturday, 19 November 2011

Our First Fundraiser - Asda, Crawley


Our wonderful Choir of Signers and the fantastic Bucket Shakers.   We will announce how much we raised today once it's been counted.   A fantastic effort by all - a big thank you to those that turned up today.    Thanks to Liz, Becki and Gill for leading and Louise for our new QUIET fleeces.   Next date is Saturday 26th November in The Martletts, Burgess Hill.  See you there!
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Monday, 14 November 2011

Annual Party November 2011

Here's some photos from our fantastic party on Sunday:







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Thursday, 13 October 2011

Alton Towers - September 2011

In September a full coach of members visited Alton Towers for the weekend.   Here are some of the photos - if you have more please forward them to us!










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