Category: Event

Join us for a visit to London Zoo

We’ve been lucky enough to secure discounted access tickets, so please join us for a fun-filled wildlife adventure.

Date: Sunday 7 July
Venue: London Zoo
Regents Park, London NW1 4RY
Time: The zoo is open 10am – 6pm
Ages: Suitable for all

Prices: Deaf children, siblings and carers/immediate family £3 per ticket
One carer free for each deaf child  (children under 3 free)

To book please complete this form.  Payment for all tickets needs to be transferred to the NLDCS by the end of day Sunday 30 June with no exceptions.

Bank details:

Bank: Nat West
Account name: North London Deaf Children’s Society
Account Sort: 60-06-26
Account number: 33864799
Reference: Your family name/Zoo

We will be meeting on the main lawn at 12.30-1.30 for a picnic lunch. Please join members of the committee, catch up with friends and meet other families.

This event is for members of the North London Deaf Children’s Society only. (This is not the same as the National Deaf Children’s Society.) Not a member? – it’s easy to join – sign up here and pay £5 membership per family with your booking.

Join us for a fun-filled family party, get to know the committee and find out what we do. It’s a great opportunity to meet other local families, make new friends and catch up with old ones.

Date: 28 April 2024
Venue: Martin Primary School, Plane Tree Walk, London N2 9JP
Time: 12.30pm – 3.00pm

Once again we’re holding our Annual General Meeting during the party to enable as many members as possible to find out more about NLDCS and share your thoughts while your children are being entertained.

Join us for lunch at 12.30 followed by the AGM at 1.00.

While we hold our meeting, the children will have an opportunity to meet Gerry the gerbil, Polly the python and Terry the tarantula amongst others at our amazing animal encounter experience where you’ll have an opportunity to get up close and personal with some furry and some not so furry animals.

Please remember that your child/ren are your responsibility throughout the party. If you wish to attend the AGM, please bring an extra family member so you don’t leave your child unattended.

As usual, to keep our costs down, we’re asking you to bring some sharing food to eat or drink – preferably finger food that doesn’t need heating up and can be eaten without cutlery. Please mark what it is, and whether it contains nuts/meat or is suitable for vegetarians.

Please book in advance and let us know how many people are coming, and what you’ll be bringing. To book your places, please fill out this booking form. Please let us know if you require an interpreter at the AGM.

NLDCS AGM

All members are welcome to join our Annual General Meeting

AGENDA

1. Apologies for absence
2. Minutes & matters arising of the last AGM in March 2023
3. Committee report
4. Treasurer’s report & Acceptance of accounts
5. Election of Officers
6. Election of Committee Members
7. Any other business

Join our committee

We need new people to join our organising committee. We need help to run events, people with new ideas, someone to take minutes at meetings and help with our website and newsletter. If you can help or want to find out what’s involved, please get in touch.

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How to get to Martin Primary School:
Tube: East Finchley Northern Line (High Barnet branch)
Near by buses: 263, 102,653, 234

Car parking is available on local streets.

Date: 24 March
Venue: 20 Queensway, Ponders End, Enfield EN3 4SA
Time: 10.45am
Age: strictly 7+
Cost: £10 per child.

Join a thrilling game in the Laser Quest labyrinth, with catwalks, mazes, swirling fog, special effects, music and lights. All equipment is provided.

This event includes two laser quest games and food.

There is limited space for parents at Enfield Laser Quest, so you may be required to complete a emergency contact form if you leave the premises.

To book please complete this form and transfer your payment and your 2024 membership of £5 by Monday 18th March.

This event is open to deaf children and siblings who are members of the NLDCS.

How to Pay:

Bank: Nat West
Sort code: 60-06-26
Account: 33864799

Reference payment with your family name/Laser.

If you are not a member of the North London Deaf Children’s Society (This is not the same as the National Deaf Children’s Society!) please fill in our membership form and transfer £5 membership for 2024.

We offer financial assistance to any member that needs help with this event. Please get in touch with NLDCS Committee member Nosheen Akhtar in confidence

Parking is limited at Laser Quest, but you can park in Tesco’s across the road (three hours free).

https://lqenfield.co.uk/

Join us for a fun-filled family party, get to know the committee and find out what we do. It’s a great opportunity to meet other local families, make new friends and catch up with old ones.

Date: 11th March 2023
Venue: Summerside School, Crossway, London N12 0QU
Time: 2.30pm – 5.00pm

Once again we’re holding our Annual General Meeting during the party to enable as many members as possible to find out more about NLDCS and share your thoughts while your children are being entertained.

While we hold our meeting we’ve got a wonderful interactive story teller coming to enthral the children and afterwards everyone will tuck into a tasty party tea.

Please remember that your child/ren are your responsibility throughout the party. If you wish to attend the AGM, please bring an extra family member so you don’t leave your child unattended.

As usual, to keep our costs down, we’re asking you to bring some sharing food to eat or drink – preferably finger food that doesn’t need heating up and can be eaten without cutlery. Please mark what it is, and whether it contains nuts/meat or is suitable for vegetarians.

Please book in advance and let us know how many people are coming, and what you’ll be bringing. To book your places, please fill out this booking form. Please let us know if you require an interpreter at the AGM.

NLDCS AGM

All members are welcome to join our Annual General Meeting

AGENDA

• Apologies for absence
• Minutes & matters arising of the last AGM in February 2022
• Committee report
• Treasurer’s report & Acceptance of accounts
• Election of Officers
• Election of Committee Members
• Any other business

Join our committee

We are always looking for new people to join our organising committee. We need help to run events, people with new ideas, someone to take minutes at meetings and help with our website and newsletter. If you can help or want to find out what’s involved, please get in touch.

How to get to Summerside School:

Tube to East Finchley and then 263 Bus
Or tube to Finchley Central and then 460 Bus
Car parking is available on local streets.

….. at the Chickenshed Theatre

Date: Sunday 11 December
Time: 1pm for 1.30 start
Venue: Chickenshed Theatre, Chase Side, Southgate, NW14 4PE
Suitable for age: 5+
Cost: Adult: £14 (normal price £20)
Deaf child/ren: Free (courtesy of the NLDCS)
Siblings: £7 (normal price £16)

This is a captioned performance with integrated BSL throughout.
Meet Jack, the poor and disheartened character of our Christmas show, who – along with Jack’s exasperated mother and bothersome sibling – lives in a tiny house, in a run-down seaside town. Bullied and outcast Jack takes refuge in arcade games, playing them every day on the paint-stripped pier.

One day, instead of just playing the video game, Jack becomes a part of the game where some ‘giant’ challenges must be faced. With the help of some unusual characters, met along the way, Jack must overcome these trials to complete the levels of ‘The Beanstalk’.

There is a free car park and other parking in surrounding street and a cafe onsite for snacks and drinks. Arrive before the show and have a chance to meet up with some of the other NLDCS families.

A printed synopsis of the performance can be requested directly from the theatre accessbookings@chickenshed.org.uk The performance time is 1hr 45 minutes including an interval.

Chickenshed is a 10-15 minutes walk from Oakwood and Cockfosters tube stations on the Piccadilly Line.

How to Book:
Please fill out this booking form and transfer your payment immediately with any membership fee of £5 due. Your booking will only be secure when fully paid. Confirmation of your booking will be made when paid. The discounted adult tickets are thanks to Chickenshed Theatre and the NLDCS is paying for all deaf children. Please note that tickets are not transferable to families outside of the NLDCS. If demand exceed ticket supplies, we will operate a waiting list. So please book early.

Any questions about this event, please email zibiah@gmail.com.

How to Pay
Bank: Nat West
Sort code: 60-06-26
Account:33864799
Reference payment with your family name/Jack.

If you are not a member of the North London Deaf Children’s Society (This is not the same as the National Deaf Children’s Society!) please fill in our membership form and transfer £5 membership for 2022.

All booking must be made and paid for before: 11 November 2022

We offer financial assistance to any member that needs help with this event. Please get in touch with NLDCS Committee member, Nosheen Akhtar in confidence via nosheen.a.akhtar@hotmail.co.uk.