7 Our Deaf Lunch Club members have been enjoying more tasty home-cooked meals thanks to volunteers Yvonne, Kim and Natasha. It's continuing to thrive as a popular club among members, and they’re now looking forward to their summer trip to the Black Country Living Museum in August. Lunch Club normally takes place on the first Thursday of every month, at GDA, between 11am and 2pm. The next Lunch Club meeting after the August day trip will be on Thursday 7th September. Gloucester Deaf Club (GDC) have appointed a number of new committee members recently and the club are now looking forward to an exciting calendar of events coming up. GDC meets at GDA every Saturday evening from 7pm. They enjoy social evenings, outings as well as the old favourite, BINGO. For more information about GDC, text 07875 610860. Gloucestershire Hard of Hearing clubs have enjoyed a range of speakers and visitors over the last few months. Cirencester HOH club hosted a tea party with musical entertainment by Terry Cox and the ukulele players. After lunch members took on some Lego building as part of a project to build a model of St Mary's Abbey which stood in Cirencester 900 years ago until it was destroyed on the orders of King Henry VIII. The completed model will have over 70,000 Lego bricks, of which their small wall and window took just 250. Thanks to Barnwood Trust for sponsoring the Cirencester HOH club's involvement. There are hard of hearing clubs in different areas of Gloucestershire and new members are always welcome. Anyone wishing to join is invited to contact the GDA office on 01452 372999 or email admin@gda.org.uk to find out more. GDA’s lip-reading classes take a break over the summer, but you can book now for when classes start again in September in Cheltenham, Gloucester and Cirencester. We will also look to re-start a class in Stroud as soon as we have enough people to make it worthwhile in terms of tutor and venue hire. So, if you or someone you know is struggling with hearing loss and could benefit from learning this essential life skill in a supportive atmosphere, please contact us on 01452 372999 or email admin@gda.org.uk for more information. Classes are just £4.00 per session
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