Cumbria Deaf Association

23/11/2025

Your Invited!... For Christmas at the Deaf Village🎄

Our magical Christmas event is now LIVE and you can book your tickets now! 🎟️

👉 https://www.trybooking.com/uk/FPRG

🎅 Meet Signing Santa
🛍️ Browse festive stalls
🎯 take part in a Santa trail
☕ Enjoy a cosy hot chocolate
🎁 Follow the BSL Christmas trail
…and so much more!

📅 11th of December
🕑 5pm - 7pm

Don’t miss out on the most magical and inclusive Christmas event of the year 🎄🤟

21/11/2025

21/11/2025

It’s World Children’s Day, and this year’s theme is ‘Our Day, Our Rights.’ Every deaf child deserves equal access to education, health, and employment. British Sign Language isn’t just support—it’s an investment that benefits every UK citizen. Early access to BSL from the moment deafness is identified changes lives, and our new report with RAND proves it strengthens society too.

18/11/2025

Fascinating report from British Deaf Association on the value of families learning BSL from the start.

Westmorland and Furness Council
Cumberland Council
North Cumbria Integrated
Morecambe Bay NHS
Hope this will be in your advice to parents

Every deaf child deserves a first language. When families receive early BSL support, children thrive, communication strengthens and long-term outcomes improve across education, health and employment. Research now shows that early access to BSL is not only the right thing to do; it is a smart investm...

17/11/2025

Don't forget our craft fair in Barrow on 6th December!

Everyone has been working hard to create lots of new things for sale.

15/11/2025

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15/11/2025

We have signed this as part of a group national charities.

15/11/2025

First win for the GB deaf women’s football team in the deaflympics !

Full-time in Japan🇬🇧⚽️

Great Britain Deaf Women’s Football open their 2025 Deaflympics campaign with a 1–0 win over Australia.

Macie White calmly slotted home from the penalty spot to secure the victory.

A strong start - onwards to the next match! 💪🔥

14/11/2025

Stories from Deaf people on the radio and in BSL!

13/11/2025