Event

NLDCS Annual General Meeting

Date: Monday 12 March 2018
Time: 7.45pm
Venue:  46 Arden Road, Finchley N3 3AE (Kam Makram’s home).

Want to know what NLDCS has been up to over the past year, and find about about what’s planned for the rest of 2018?  Then come along to our AGM, where you’ll also have the opportunity to feed back about what you’ve enjoyed and share ideas for future events. After the short meeting you’ll be able to catch up with committee and friends over drinks and nibbles.

AGM AGENDA

1 Apologies for absence
2 Minutes & matters arising from the last AGM in March 2017
3 Committee report
4 Treasurer’s report & acceptance of accounts
5 Election of officers
6 Election of committee members
7 Any other business

All members are welcome and this event is for adults only. We’d love to see you and if you are able to attend, please notify Esther northlondon@ndcsgroup.org.uk

Event

It’s party time!

Date: Saturday 24 February 2018
Time: 2.30-5.00pm
Venue: Martin Primary School, Plane Tree Walk, East Finchley N2 9JP
(Entry via the second entrance on Plane Tree Walk as we are in the dining hall)
Age: 0-100 – all families and deaf children are welcome!

Come and join us for a fun-filled disco themed party. There will be party games from 2.30pm for the children, giving adults time to chat and meet other parents.
As usual, to keep our costs down we’re asking you to bring something to eat or drink – preferably finger food that doesn’t need heating up and can be eaten without cutlery. Do 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, contact Northlondon@ndcsgroup.org.uk as soon as possible, letting her know about any communication requirements/specific needs.
* Children remain the responsibility of their parents/carers throughout this party.

Event

Rapunzel at the Chickenshed

Date: Saturday 9 December 2017
Venue: Chickenshed Theatre, Chase Side, Southgate N14 4PE
Time: 3-5pm (inc interval)
Age: 5+
Cost: Deaf children & siblings free, other family members £13 per ticket

Our annual visit to the Chickenshed is always immensely popular, and this year you’ll get the chance to see Rapunzel as you’ve never seen her before. In a new and exciting musical version of this well-loved tale, the theatre’s large and amazingly diverse cast will dazzle and delight children and adults alike.

A captioned, BSL-integrated performance is taking place on 9 December and Chickenshed is kindly offering our members subsidised tickets. NLDCS will provide free tickets for deaf children and their siblings, so you only have to pay for accompanying adults. Tickets always go quickly and will be sold on a first come, first served basis.

Please note that tickets should be reserved for immediate family only, to give as many deaf people as possible the chance to see this amazing show.

To reserve your place(s), please complete this booking form and send it with a cheque payable to NLDCS, to Kanwaljit Makram to arrive by Wednesday 1 November 2017 at the latest.

Event

Sign language taster sessions

Date: Saturday 18 November 2017
Time: 10am-1pm
Venue: Burghley Road Play Space, 23 1/2 Burghley Rd, Wood Green N8 0QE (2 mins walk from Turnpike Lane Tube station)
Age: Deaf children aged 0-7 with their families

Families of children aged 0-7 with hearing loss are invited to a free social gathering and sign language taster session. Mums, dads, grandparents, carers, brothers and sisters are all welcome to come and take part in games and fun activities being led using simple British Sign Language.  There is no need for you or your children to know any BSL already.

Please bring vegetarian food which doesn’t need heating up for a shared buffet lunch.

The venue is accessible to wheelchair users and has baby changing facilities. There is no parking outside so it’s best to come by bus or tube. If you have any special needs or requests, do contact us and we will do what we can to help.

For more information, to let us know that you would like to come, or to register interest in future activities, email northlondon@ndcs.org.uk

Event

Dino Snores

Saturday, 9th September 2017 at 6:30pm10am Sunday, 10th September

Location: Natural History Museum

This event is in the past.
Dino Snores at the Natural History Museum
Date: Saturday 9 September 2017
Time: 6.45pm until 10am the following morning
Ages: 7-11 (+ one adult carer per family).

For the first time, we’ve inviting families with deaf children to a sleepover at the Natural History Museum. You’ll be able to explore the museum after dark, spot  dinosaurs in the shadows, take part in fun-packed educational activities and then sleep in one of the galleries. In the morning, you’ll be served breakfast and enjoy a live animal show before departing.

Dino Snores normally costs £60 per person, but NLDCS is offering subsidised tickets to members at just £30 each for deaf children and their siblings. There’s only space for one adult carer per family (aged 18+) who will go free.

To secure your place, please contact Suki Gill northlondon@ndcsgroup.org.uk

You will need to pay in advance, and also complete and sign a parental consent form provided by the museum. The cut-off date for applications is Friday June 23, and we will not accept any latecomers.

More details here http://www.nhm.ac.uk/events/dino-snores-for-kids.html

Please note that sleeping spaces are shared – there are no private rooms – and that non-NLDCS families will be taking part as well. No children under 7 will be admitted.