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Deaf Awareness Week Event 2025

19 March 2025

Transform Your Business: Welcome the Deaf Community This Deaf Awareness Week (BUSINESS OWNERS ONLY EVENT ) Did you know? 1 in 4 employers feel uncomfortable managing deaf employees, and 67% believe cost is a barrier to employing disabled staff. Let's change this together! Join us for an

Deaf Fitness Events

24 February 2025

Exciting Deaf-Friendly Fitness Sessions! 💪🏽🏋️‍♂️ Manchester Deaf Centre is supporting inclusive and accessible fitness sessions for both members and non-members in and around Manchester! These 5-week fitness sessions are designed specifically to promote health and well-being within the Deaf

Xmas Appeal

16 December 2024

Appeal for Donations / Support Manchester Deaf Centre is proud of the services we offer to you, our clients. Hopefully this year you have benefitted from one or more of our services or support. The Deaf community in Manchester is amazing and we're really happy to be here for you. However, it's

Xmas 2024 Opening Hours

16 December 2024

Our last office day before Xmas will be Friday 20th December. O​ur office will be closed between Monday 23rd December 2024 and Friday 3rd January 2025. S​ome staff will be working from home on Monday 23rd December, and Tuesday 24th December until lunchtime. S​ome staff will also be working from

eVisas Announcement

6 December 2024

Recently there has been a government announcement on the news informing that the immigration status card will change to an eVisa on your phone. The deadline for making this transition is 31st December (2024). How do you make this change? Go onto the government website and register, you need to

Advocacy

Room Hire

17 November 2024

25th N​ovember 2024 Manchester Deaf Centre has a range of fabulous rooms for hire. Check out our new videos below for a tour of the building. These were kindly filmed by Chloe, one of our amazing volunteers. Isn't she talented! We can hire rooms any day and time of the week. For more details

Children and Young People's Service update

17 November 2024

27th November 2024 We've been hosting tons of fun events for our deaf children and young people, like BSL storytelling, a Halloween party, sensory play, online safety workshops, bowling, a museum trip, crazy golf, and two exciting athletics summer clubs! We’ve been busy supporting deaf sports

Under 25's

Thursday Wellbeing Group – December activities

17 November 2024

27th November 2024 Our weekly Wellbeing Group meets every Thursday with a varied programme of activities. What’s On in December? Thursday 5 th December: Health information workshop 10.30am to 12 midday. At Manchester Deaf Centre. Free tea/coffee. Topic: cervical screening. All welcome: come

Wellbeing and health

BSL-accessible English and Maths classes

17 November 2024

27th November 2024 Are you interested in improving your English or Maths skills? We run classes here at MDC which are fully deaf-accessible and supported by BSL interpreters. You will be supported to learn in a relaxed environment at your own individual level. New courses will be starting

Employment and EnterpriseTraining and education

Future Deaf Teachers Pathway Course

17 November 2024

27th November 2024 Are you: deaf? aged 19 or over? considering career options? Have you considered a career in teaching? There is currently a shortage of experienced and qualified deaf BSL teachers. Demand for BSL tuition is growing following the BSL Act 2022, and the government’s decision

Employment and EnterpriseOver 25'sTraining and education

Mother’s moving testimony as a successful BSL student

17 November 2024

27th November 2024 My son was born profoundly deaf. His first two years were in complete silence and he did not learn any speech. At the age of two he had a cochlear implant but it has taken a long time for him to get used to it. Towards the age of three he was getting very frustrated. He had

Training and educationUnder 25's

Learning BSL for free with Manchester Deaf Centre

17 November 2024

Are you: deaf, deafened or hard of hearing yourself and have never had opportunity to learn BSL? a family member of a person who is deaf and you want to learn BSL? a deaf BSL user and you have family or friends who want to learn BSL to be better able to communicate with you? a Manchester

Training and education

Meet a trustee – Bryony Parkes

17 November 2024

27th November 2024 Our trustees are a dedicated group of people who volunteer their time to help the Deaf Centre, but they are not usually visible; their work takes place behind the scenes. Trustees share responsibility for deciding how the charity is run. They help with all sorts of things

Involvement & decision-makingMDC Governance & Organisation

Manchester Deaf Centre needs a Chairperson

17 November 2024

27th November 2024 We’re looking for someone passionate and enthusiastic to step into the role of Chair on our Board. While it may seem like a big responsibility, you’ll have plenty of support. Our current Chair will be available as an adviser to help with a smooth transition, and our

Involvement & decision-makingMDC Governance & Organisation

Manchester Deaf Social Club – December activities

17 November 2024

27th November 2024 The Manchester Deaf Social Club are a diverse group of people who meet at Manchester Deaf Centre every week on a Monday from 10am to 3.30pm to socialise, enjoy refreshments, games, activities and presentations on topics of interest. With over 100 members, this group is a

Socialising

Celebration of 50 years at Crawford House

17 November 2024

2​5th November 2024 Wow, what an incredible night celebrating our 50th anniversary at Crawford House. Over 80 people joined us from organisations across Manchester, including friends from Sign Health, BSL Society at the University of Manchester, Manchester Museum, local councillors and more.

MDC Governance & OrganisationSocialising

Celebrate International Sign Language Day by coming to learn with MDC

26 September 2024

2​6th September 2024 Hello! "This week on Monday was International Sign Language Day, let’s celebrate! I would like to talk about the BSL team of teachers at Manchester Deaf Centre, they have been very busy this week because so many classes have started. Five classes for Level 1, three

Training and education

F​ree introduction to BSL course in November now open for bookings

24 September 2024

2​4th September 2024 This course is purely for fun and our informal sessions will cover sign vocabulary related to everyday life, including: family, friends, days of the week, numbers, meeting people and greetings. Great for people who are looking for a taster without committing to a fully

Training and education

Welcome to the Trustee Board

28 August 2024

A​ugust 2024 We're thrilled to welcome fantastic new trustees to our Board! Their expertise and dedication are already making a difference and will continue to enhance our work. Check out this link to find out more about our trustees Manchester Deaf Centre - MDC Trustees . We have a couple

Involvement & decision-makingMDC Governance & OrganisationVolunteering

September events for Children and Young People

17 August 2024

A​ugust 2024 MDC’s Children and Young People’s Service helps deaf children and young people to grow friendships, skills and confidence for a bright future ahead. What’s on in September 2024 Saturday 7th September Sign and Play, BSL Storytelling at Manchester Central Library, M2 5PD,

ActivitiesSocialisingUnder 25's

Youth Club and DAVE Project Deaf Sports Role Models event report and September 2024 events

17 August 2024

A​ugust 2024 S​ports role models event report What was this event? On the night of the England–Netherlands Euros game (but luckily not at the same time!) CYPS hosted an event in Manchester Deaf Centre’s Teddy Webb Hall to introduce d/Deaf young people aged 12–24 to sports role models from the

Under 25'ssport

Thursday Wellbeing Group, September Activities

17 August 2024

A​ugust 2024 Our weekly Wellbeing Group meets every Thursday with a varied programme of activities. What’s On in September Thursday 5 th September Coffee Afternoon. Drop in any time from 1pm to 3.30pm. At Manchester Deaf Centre. Free tea/coffee and biscuits. Thursday 12 th September

SocialisingWellbeing and health

100% pass rate for our Level 1 and Level 2 BSL students so far

17 August 2024

A​ugust 2024 Huge congratulations to our students who took Signature Level 1 and Level 2 exams with us in 2023–2024. In total 69 students took their Level 1 exams and 30 students took Level 2 exams. They all worked really hard to achieve their qualifications. At the time of writing, we have

Training and education

Deaf-accessible Driving Theory courses

17 August 2024

A​ugust 2024 We are thrilled to share the progress of our current students who are attending our Driving Theory course. They have been practising and learning driving theory in preparation for their exams. This journey has been made accessible with the support of a qualified driving instructor

Over 25'sTraining and education

Pre-employment skills course

17 August 2024

A​ugust 2024 MDC is working in partnership with the organisation Breakthrough UK to deliver a deaf-accessible pre-employment skills course, starting in September. The course is available to people aged 18 or over who live in Manchester, Salford, Stockport or Trafford. The course is 6-hours

Employment and EnterpriseOver 25'sTraining and educationUnder 25's

Free deaf-accessible skills training courses for work in the fitness industry

17 August 2024

A​ugust 2024 Are you D/deaf, deafened or hard of hearing? Are you interested in work in the fitness industry as a gym instructor, personal trainer or a filmmaker? Would you like to remove barriers so that all deaf people can access sports and leisure facilities? We are sharing this

Employment and EnterpriseOver 25'sTraining and educationUnder 25'sWellbeing and health

Upgrades to our excellent rooms for hire for meetings, events and socials

17 August 2024

A​ugust 2024 Regular visitors may have spotted our ongoing building upgrades, made possible by the Manchester Deaf Social Club. They've been busy replacing equipment, painting, decorating, and adding new furnishings to create a more welcoming space for our community. Did you know you can hire

Volunteering

Summer social and AGM report

17 August 2024

A​ugust 2024 Thanks to everyone who joined us for our summer social event and AGM on 6th July and made it such a special day! S​ummer social The weather didn’t always play ball this year but we still had a great day which was full of socialising and fun. Activities included market stalls, a

MDC Governance & OrganisationSocialisingUnder 25's

BSL pre level 3 course now open for booking

8 July 2024

8​th July 2024 I​f you are interested in doing Manchester Deaf Centre's BSL level 3 next January, then why not book on this course? Our pre level 3 course has been designed specifically by our BSL Lead to ready learners for their journey onto the Signature accredited BSL level 3 course. The pre

BSL InterpretingTraining and education

2023-2024 Manchester Deaf Centre Accounts

4 July 2024

P​lease use the following link to download the PDF. final_draft__the_manchester_deaf_centre_cio_accounts_2023-24.pdf

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