a may He Club updates CDCC (Cirencester Deaf Children's Club) kicked off their new term in September with something new for the grown-ups. While the children have enjoyed visits from hedgehogs and the local police, and doing crafts and music, parents and carers have been invited to join GDA in a separate room for Family Support Sessions. Each session has focused on a different area of interest, but always related to deafness, including Family Sign lessons. In the future we’ll be hosting sessions on behaviour and identity, as well as inviting other parents of deaf children to come and share their experience. CDCC ended 2016 with their annual Christmas party where the children decorated Christmas trees which were kindly donated by GWP Group. During the summer holidays we launched the Deaf-friendly Forest School; a unique opportunity for youn people with hearing loss to experience the great outdoors in the enchanting wooded surroundings at Hartpury College. To date 24 children and ten adults, all with varying levels of deafne have taken part in a variety of activitie including nature art, mud painting, de building (and waterproof testing!), wa play, bug hunting and toasting marshmallows, deaf-friendly hide and seek and much more. The school not only offers participants the chance to explore nature but to do so in a safe a total communication environment, Whether a child communicates orally or using BSL, t be assured tha they will be included in all activities. For future school dates call GDA on 01452 372999. GDA's Lunch Club continues to be a very popular club with 42 people, on average, a month coming to enjoy a home cooked lunch, provided by volunteers Kim and Yvonne, helped by Sandra and Natasha. In August the group ventured to Weston Super Mare where the sunny weather allowed them to stroll the promenade and savour the fresh sea air.
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