Club updates Gloucester Deaf Club (GDC) meets every Saturday at GDA, where 40 to 50 Deaf BSL users come together to enjoy a range of activities. We caught up with Kim Fletcher, Chairperson of the club, about what they’ve been up to over the last few months... "Hi, I'm Kim Fletcher of Gloucester Deaf Club. We have had a busy year during 2015; we have been on a coach trip to the Hippodrome in Bristol to watch ‘Riverdance’, it was so mesmerising. We have also been to the Harry Potter Studios which was amazing and we enjoyed a lovely meal on the way home. The club took a trip to Bath and visited Bath Deaf Club in the evening back in November which was great fun and more recently we went to Café Rene in Gloucester for our members Christmas meal and the foods were so delicious! We play Bingo every fortnight and we’re looking forward to more coach trips next year. I would like to say a big thank you to my fantastic committee who worked so hard to keep our club running and enjoyable." Kim Fletcher, GDC Chairperson GDA's popular lip-reading classes continue to meet weekly. Here's the venues and times for 2016: Gloucester at GDA, Barnwood (Michael Underwood) - Monday, 10am-12pm Cirencester at The Waterloo, (Michael Underwood) - Tuesday, 10am-12pm Cheltenham at St Luke's Church Hall (Tanya Harper) - Tuesday, 12pm-4pm Stroud at St Albans Church Hall (Michael Underwood) - Tuesday, 1.30pm-3.30pm Gloucester at GDA, Barnwood (Tanya Harper) - Tuesdays, 11am-1pm New members welcome to join any time. Contact 01452 372999 to book your place. It's been a busy year for Gloucestershire's Hard of Hearing clubs. Sue Eldridge, Chair of Gloucester HOH Club shared "We've enjoyed some wonderful days out this year; Prinknash really stood out as a great day, and we've also welcomed poetry readers and singing groups to our meetings. New members are welcome to join any time, so we look forward to seeing some new faces in 2016" For dates and times when the hard of hearing clubs meet please refer to the GDA website or call 01452 372999. Gloucester Deafened & Cochlear Implant Support Group's (GDCISG) Cathy Hopkins shares with us what the group has been up to recently. "GDCISG celebrated their 10th anniversary in November with a very enjoyable party at GDA. Over 40 people attended including some visitors from other CI groups. We had a wonderful BBQ and a walk up May Hill in September: a walk and a pub lunch in the Forest of Dean in October and lunch at Robert Raikes House in Gloucester in January. We continue to meet once a month and welcome all deafened adults to our meetings. Please email Cathy Hopkins - cathnkiln@izat.myzen.co.uk for further information."
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