Charlotte's story 3 Hi, please introduce yourself. I'm Charlotte, I'm 19 years old and I have been going to GDA's deaf youth club, GDYZ, for nearly 12 years. What are you doing now? I'm currently studying beauty at Gloucester College. I start my final year, doing Level 3 in September 2017. What's been the best thing about GDYZ? Making new friends and having a good laugh. I've made life-long friends at GDYZ. How has GDYZ supported you? It's helped me gain confidence and it's been a great support network as there hasn't been any other young people at school with hearing loss, so I've felt a bit lost at times. I've been able to try new activities like caving, canoeing and climbing, that I would never have had the confidence to do otherwise, because I've had my GDYZ friends there with me. And finally, what's the dream - what would you like to do in the future? I'd love to be working for myself offering beauty treatments. Maybe start off as a mobile beautician and then the big dream would be to have my own salon. GDA is currently in the process of recruiting a new Youth Participation Leader, who will work with young deaf people and their families to ensure more like people Charlotte have the chance to shine. Phase three of GDA's building redevelopment. Thanks to a third grant instalment from Gloucestershire Environmental Trust (GET), GDA will soon start its final stage of building refurbishment and redevelopment at our Colin Road site in Barnwood. The forthcoming work will include much needed repairs to the roof, to give added protection from rain and snow and improve insulation, and external paintwork. We will also be reconfiguring the charity office space to incorporate a new listening aid equipment clinic. We are really excited how it will all eventually look, and hope you will bear with us during the inevitable upheaval it will cause temporarily over the summer whilst the works are completed. We will do everything we can to minimise disruption.
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