North Wales Deaf Association, E-bulletin, November 2014

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1 North Wales Deaf Association, E-bulletin, November 2014

2 Fundraising News Have you ever forgotten to raise a donation for North Wales Deaf Association when you ve bought something online? Then the NEW easyfundraising Donation Reminder is perfect for you! All you need to do is follow a few simple steps to install it, and the Donation Reminder will give you a handy little reminder whenever a donation is available when you re shopping online. Just click to activate your donation when you see the alert, it s as easy as that! Shoppers who use the easyfundraising Donation Reminder raise 5x more donations for their cause because it helps them remember. You ll love it & we will too! Find out more and help raise 5x more for North Wales Deaf Association here: For all the latest news you can follow us on social media at: Facebook: To find other ways to support the work we do in the community please go to:- Volunteers are needed to support these collection days, if you have a couple of hours spare to help out, please contact Julia Donaldson who is organising volunteers for the events julia@deafassociation.co.uk. Come along and practice your Sign Language Lee one of NWDA s BSL Tutors will be collecting on these dates! Friday November 7th- Co-op Rhos on sea Friday November 14th- Co-op Penrhyn Bay Friday November 21st- Asda Llandudno Junction

3 WHAT S ON VENUE CYMRU, Llandudno Signed Performances Rambert Dance Company (Rooster) Friday 14 November, 7.30pm Cinderella Saturday 20 December, 2.15pm THEATR COLWYN, Colwyn Bay DRACULA UNTOLD (15) Subtitled screening November 11, 7.30 pm GONE GIRL (18) Subtitled screening November 18, 7.30 pm THEATRE CLWYD PUSSY RIOT: A PUNK PRAYER 06 November 2014, 8.00pm Subtitled : Russian WADJDA 12 November 2014, 8.00pm Subtitled : Arabic HUMAN CAPITAL 19 November 2014, 8.00pm Subtitled : Italian IDA November 2014, 8.00pm Subtitled : Polish SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND Captioned performance 1 November 2.30pm 1

4 HALLOWEEN EVENING Saturday, 1 st November 2014 at the CONWY BRITISH LEGION CLUB CHURCH STREET, CONWY, LL32 8AF Prizes for best costume for Adults and Children Tickets including Entrance, Buffet, Raffle Prizes Adults. 10 from 11 years Children.FREE Door open from 7pm. Buffet from 8pm Tickets from Rosemary or Julie at Friday s Coffee morning or contact Rosemary at rosiet49@hotmail.co.uk for information 2

5 Information from Horizan Nuclear Power As you may already know, Horizon Nuclear Power will be launching the first phase of community consultation on plans for Wylfa Newydd, the new nuclear power station for Anglesey. This will involve us sharing details of our draft proposals with people across Anglesey and North Wales and inviting feedback on those plans. This is a major milestone for the project and an important time for the community of Anglesey and North Wales so we are very keen to gather feedback from as many people as possible. We are inviting people of all ages and backgrounds to take part. The attached poster/flyer provides more information about how to participate and people can visit our website to access all the information about the project including details of the various consultation events that we will be holding during October and November. Please note that a British Sign Language Interpreter will be available at the public exhibition being held in Amlwch on the 21st of November at Amlwch Agewell Centre, Memorial Hall, 18 Market Street, Amlwch, LL68 9ET 2pm to 8pm and the drop-in event in Bangor on the 26th of November at Bangor University, Main Arts Building, Bangor, LL57 2DG from 12 to 2pm Large text versions of the key consultation documents are available to download from horizon nuclear website for those who are visually impaired. 3

6 North Wales Deaf Association Lip-reading Classes now re-named L.I.P.S. Classes Lipreading. Information. Practical. Strategies Classes Autumn / Winter Term Tutor: Julia Donaldson Contact: info@deafassociation.co.uk Tel: Fax: Venue Day and Time Dates Menai Bridge The Meeting Room, St Mary s Church, (opp Waitrose), FFordd Mona, Menai Bridge, LL59 5EA Abergele British Red Cross, Red Cross House, North Wales Business Park, Abergele, LL22 8LJ Mold Parkfields Community Centre, Ash Grove, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 1RY Ruthin Ruthin Community Hospital, Llanrhydd Street, Ruthin, Denbighshire, LL15 1PS Tuesdays 2pm - 4pm Wednesdays 10am 12 noon Thursdays 10am 12 noon Thursdays 2pm 4pm November: 4 th, 11 th, 18 th, 25 th December: 2 nd November: 5 th, 12 th, 19 th, 26 th December: 3 rd November: 6 th, 13 th, 20 th, 27 th December: 4 th November: 6 th, 13 th, 20 th, 27 th December: 4 th Lip-reading classes across North Wales Supported by North Wales Deaf Association Teacher: Barbara Gillett Contact: barbara_gillett@hotmail.com Rhyl: Morrisons supermarket Wednesdays pm Wrexham: Morrisons Supermarket Tuedays pm Fees may apply. Please contact the tutor for further information. 4

7 Volunteering at NWDA We have Administration / Office duties. Translating English written work to Welsh IT Support ie. How to - Skype, FaceTime, Social Media, . Gardening Driving - ie members of Lipreading class to and from class Volunteer Fundraising Events Ambassadors 5

8 Popular phone scam / Twyll sy n digwydd yn aml dros y ffôn Hello, Scammers are calling homes and claiming to be from reputable computer companies and stating there are issues with the home computer. Then will then ask for remote access to your computer and from there are able to control what happens on the screen. By doing this they can obtain personal information that you may have used online, like bank details or passwords. If you receive a phone call like this please hang up, computer companies will not contact customers advising of faults/problems. NEVER allow someone access to your computer remotely. If you want to report any scams please go to or call Mae pobl yn ffonio cartrefi yn honni eu bod o gwmnïau cyfrifiaduron gydag enw da gan ddweud bod problemau gyda chyfrifiadur cartref y preswylydd. Bydd y twyllwyr wedyn yn gofyn am fynediad o bell i r cyfrifiadur ac wrth wneud hynny byddant yn gallu rheoli r hyn sy n digwydd ar y sgrin. Drwy wneud hyn gallant gael gwybodaeth bersonol y byddwch wedi ei defnyddio ar-lein, e.e. manylion banc neu gyfrineiriau. Os cewch alwad fel hyn, da chi rhowch y ffôn i lawr, dydy cwmnïau cyfrifiaduron byth yn cysylltu â chwsmeriaid i ddweud wrthynt am namau/problemau ar eu cyfrifiaduron personol. PEIDIWCH BYTH â gadael i rywun fynd i mewn i ch cyfrifiadur o bell. Os ydych eisiau r riportio unrhyw dwyll dros y ffôn neu ar-lein ewch i ffoniwch If you need to reply regarding this message, click on this address: owl@nthwales.pnn.police.uk 6

9 A free Park and Ride Service for Glan Clwyd Hospital will start on Monday 13 th October. The shuttle bus scheme will help ease the current parking pressures and traffic congestion on the Glan Clwyd site. The Scheme is aimed mainly at staff, freeing up more spaces at the hospital for patients and visitors, but members of the public coming to the hospital are also welcome to use it. The parking area will be on the former Hotpoint factory site in Bodelwyddan and signposting will direct drivers from the main road/roundabout on the approach to the Hospital. The car park holds up to 250 cars, is floodlit and there will be a security presence during operating hours. The service will be available Monday to Friday each week. Buses will run every fifteen minutes, with the first bus leaving the Hotpoint site at 6:30am and the last bus leaving Glan Clwyd Hospital at 7:35pm. There is NO charge for using the service. The Park and Ride Scheme will run over the winter months. It will be monitored closely and feedback from users used to review and improve our parking facilities for our patients, visitors and staff. All our staff are being encouraged to use the new shuttle service whenever possible, and hence improve the experience for patients and visitors attending the hospital. New Children s project funded by Children in Need North Wales Deaf Association are to receive a grant from Children In Need for a Part-time Deaf Children s Family Officer. The funding will last for three years and the role of the Deaf Children s Family Officer will cover the whole of North Wales. Further details will be available shortly on our website: or if you would like to receive further details, a job description and application form, please send your request to info@deafassociation.co.uk. 7

10 Conwy & Cyswllt Family Support Group December Event 2014 Make a note and keep this Date free in your Diary 14 th December 2014 Chester Day Trip Winter Wonderland Event Watch out for poster giving further news and information about the event Contact Kerry at NWDA office for further information 8

11 Ever wondered why some men start growing moustaches in the month of November? It s a campaign to raise funds to promote men s health, specifically prostrate and testicular cancer. Movember was started in Australia back in 2003 and in 2007 the Prostrate Cancer UK charity became the official partner in the UK. The campaign has grown and grown so that last year over 17.5 million was raised in the UK. The money is used for research and to offer advice and support. People taking part in Movember are known as Mo Bros A Mo Bro takes action by changing their appearance through the growth of a new a moustache for the 30 days of November to change the face of men s health. But Movember is more than just an excuse to grow a fine piece of moustachery; it s about having conversations while raising funds and awareness, it s about having fun and doing good. Find out more at: Earlier this year in Wales the cancer charity Tenovus joined forces with Prostate Cancer UK and The Movember Foundation to launch the country s first ManVan. The 38 foot van will bring one-to-one counselling, couples counselling, group support and benefits advice to men living in deprived or hard-to-reach rural areas. 2,600 men are diagnosed with prostate or testicular cancer every year in Wales, with prostate cancer incidence rates 25% higher in Wales per head of population compared to the UK overall. Survival rates are improving, however this means there are more men now living with, and beyond, cancer, and coping with the physical and psychological side effects which come with it. To find out more about prostate cancer: There is a video on prostate cancer with sign language through NHS choices To find out more about the ManVan : 9

12 Hear to Help Drop-In Clinics 2014 Amlwch - Clwb y Gorlan, Salem Street, Amlwch, Anglesey Tuesday 7 th November pm Tuesday 2 nd December pm Dolgellau, Leisure Centre, Arran Road, Dolgellau Friday 7 th November 10 am to pm Friday 5 th December 10 am to pm Llandudno Hospital, Hospital Road, Llandudno Friday 14 th November 2pm 4pm Friday 12 th December 2pm 4pm Llandudno Library, Mostyn Street, Llandudno Friday 21 st November 10 am to 12 noon Friday 19 th December 10 am to 12 noon Llandudno Trinity Centre, Trinity Avenue, Llandudno Friday 28 th November 10 am to 12 noon Friday 19 th December 10 am to 12 noon Llangollen - Llangollen Library, Castle Street, Llangollen Friday 14 th November 10 am to 12 noon Friday 12 th December 10 am to 12 noon Llanrwst, Hafan Gwydir, School Bank Lane, Llanrwst Thursday 20 th November 10am- 12pm Thursday 18 th December 10am- 12pm Mold- Parkfields Community Centre (Next to Mold Hospital) Thursday 13 th November 10 am to 12 noon Thursday 11 th December 10 am to 12 noon Pen y Cae, Community Hall, Pen y Cae, Wrexham Thursday 6 th November 2 pm to 4 pm Thursday 4 th December 2 pm to 4 pm Tremadog - Ysbyty Alltwen, Tremadog, near Porthmadog, Gwynedd Tuesday 7 th November am 12 pm Tuesday 2 nd December am 12 pm Valley - The Valley Hotel, Valley, Anglesey Monday 10 th November 12 pm to 2 pm Monday 8 th December 12 pm to 2 pm 10

13 Information from Deaf Clubs in North Wales Llandudno Deaf Club Coffee morning From the 11 th November the Llandudno Deaf Coffee Club will meet every Tuesday morning at NWDA s new offices 77 Conway Road, Colwyn Bay LL29 7LN from 10 am to 1 pm. NWDA s Community Support Officers will be available from 10 am to 12 noon. Come along and meet your friends old and new for a relaxing chat over coffees, teas, and cakes. LLANDUDNO DEAF CLUB HALLOWEEN EVENING On Saturday 1st November 2014 at 7pm at the Conwy British Legion Club, Conwy. Make a note in your diary and watch the Llandudno Deaf Club Facebook page for tickets and information. Rhyl Deaf Club Meets on 1st and 3rd Monday of each month at Hafan Deg, Grange Road, Rhyl From 7pm to 10pm Denbighshire Deaf Coffee Club Meets every Friday afternoon from 2 pm to 4 pm at Hafan Deg, Grange Road, Rhyl. NWDA s Community Support Officer will be there for appointments. Mold Deaf Club Meets at FLVC Offices, Corlan, Wrexham Road, Mold Every Wednesday from 10 am to 12 noon Drovers Arms, Denbigh Road, Mold Friday nights 7:30pm Wrexham Deaf Club Victoria Youth Centre, Hill Street, Wrexham, LL18 1SN Thursday Coffee Morning from 10am. Free Lip-reading groups with Rosemary Claydon Llandudno Junction has moved to NWDA s new offices At 77 Conway Road, Colwyn Bay Next meeting 7 th November from 2 pm to 4 pm Abergele Third Friday every month 2pm to 4pm Hafod Y Parc, Kinmel Avenue, Abergele, LL22 7LW 11

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