Meakabears five a side football tournament and family funday

Meakabears five a side football tournament and family funday

The Family Fun day is now on July 28th
For further details contact Andre drezar@icloud.com

Remark! Community Quiz night - Friday 5th July

Looks to be a good event

cheryl.culver@remark.uk.com

Deaf Lounge - A bar for deaf people

A bar for deaf people has opened in London.

The Deaf Lounge caters for both the deaf and non-deaf communities. All the staff in the Deaf Lounge in Seven Sisters are trained in sign language. There is a deaf security guard and deaf bar staff as well as a partially deaf DJ.

The fire alarm has a flashing light to alert deaf customers and lavatory notices are in sign language as well as written English.

 

To learn more about the new venue go to their webite http://www.deaflounge.com/

Check out Signtific at the Science Museum in London

Aged 7 or over? Interested in Science? Well the Science Museum in London has special deaf friendly BSL events for kids with full voice over included too so its for everybody!

Check out their Facebook page for more information ..

Bee detective - London performance 31st Aug-2nd Sept

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Next week the outdoor theatre show peple have been buzzing about- Bee Detective, comes to London's Southbank Centre. Audiences will enjoy a beehive based adventure with Sophie Bee. Sophie Bee is a champion forager who turns detective to track down the honey bees when they go missing from the Queen Bee’s birthday party.


The performance is fully inclusive to all audiences; speech and sign, projected animation and captioning. Wheelchair access. There is also a vibrating floor which helps young people feel the buzz of the bees. Everyone is invited to join in the “waggle dance” that is used by bees to explain where pollen and nectar can be found in the outside world.

Dates: Friday 31 August to Sunday 2 September 2012 at 11am, 1.30pm and 4pm.

The show lasts approximately one hour.

Recommended for ages 6 upwards.

Visit SouthBank Centre website for further details

Tickets are £12 for adults, £6 for children. Concessions: 50% discount.

Trailer

BSL Zone Showcase - Not to be missed

Steven Wynne from BSLBT wishes to make everyone aware of the following:

"The BSL Zone showcase is an event in London on September 15th. The location is the Unicorn Theatre, 147 Tooley Street, More London, London. SE1 2HZ. The time from 2pm to 9pm.

The aim of the day is to celebrate the Deaf programme-makers who have made programmes for the BSL Zone and to invite a wide Deaf audience. We will be showing many different BSL Zone programmes throughout the day on the big screen. After each screening the audience will have the opportunity to ask the programme-makers questions.

The tickets for the showcase will cost £1 per person. To book tickets go to this link:
http://unicorntheatre.com/bsl-zone-showcase/book-now

For a BSL clip of this information - click here

Science Musuem Deaf-led Events

For anyone not yet aware, on the first Saturday of every month, the Science Musuem have deaf-led events with voice-over interpreters, suitable for deaf and hearing family audiences.

Bubbles, bubbles, bubbles with BSL takes place Saturday 7th April. Further details here

Space in your face (with BSL) takes place on Friday 13th April. Further details here

International Mother Language Day

"International Mother Language Day"

Taking place on the 21st February 2012 to celebrate this day of languages and cultures there is a special event taking place in London, that will have a mix of presentations and workshops.

The event is aimed at both Deaf people, Language Service Professionals and anyone interested in this topic and just what `mother language' means to the presenters, speakers and workshop trainers.

A poster with full details is available from Omeima Mudawi-Rowlings (event co-ordinator): omeima@communicationid.co.uk

Hurry, there are special rates on tickets purchased before 20th January.

Deaf Day 2012

Saturday 14 April is the date for the next Deaf Day at City Lit - the biggest D/deaf related exhibition in the UK.
Every year, thousands of D/deaf and hearing people come to exchange information and celebrate D/deaf issues. The main events are exhibitions and workshops. Admission is free to visitors.
The event is held in the Covent Garden area of central London. Transport links are excellent and it is easy to find.
If you would like more information please contact Pamela May at the Centre for Deaf Education
Email: deafday@citylit.ac.uk
Textphone: 020 7492 2746
Telephone: 020 7492 2720 or 020 7492 2725