Browsing Archives of Author »Charlie Swinbourne«

Stephen Hurley: Taking over Norwich at the Norfolk Deaf Festival! (BSL)

August 8, 2023

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Friday 8th and Saturday 9th July 2023 was the weekend Norfolk Deaf Festival took over Norwich. It was also, appropriately, […]

Emily Howlett: BSL Interpreters aren’t for me, they’re for you (BSL)

July 28, 2023

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Did you know, there are people out there who can just decide on the spur of the moment to go […]

New funding enables Deaf Domestic Abuse Service to expand nationwide (BSL)

July 26, 2023

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SignHealth, the deaf health charity, has been awarded funding from the Home Office to expand a vital Domestic Abuse service […]

HEIST: Duffy and Elf Lyons head to Edinburgh Fringe with their unique VV comedy show (BSL)

July 25, 2023

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If you haven’t yet seen anything about HEIST, where on earth have you been? The show, devised and performed by […]

Stuart Wragg: Clippers and whispers – having your hair cut when you’re deaf (BSL)

July 24, 2023

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Clumps of hair, scattered on the floor below me, are swept away as I ease into a soft leather chair […]

Interview: Heathlands School’s co-Headteachers on their recent double Outstanding grade (BSL)

July 21, 2023

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Could you tell us a bit about Heathlands for people who don’t know about the school? Heathlands School is a […]

Hannah Fisher: How my hearing loss led me to politics (BSL)

July 17, 2023

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At the tender age of two, my life took an unexpected turn when I contracted meningococcal septicaemia. The illness left […]

Deaf News: BDA joins deaf people in expressing ‘serious concerns’ over choice of UAE for WFD Congress in 2027

July 12, 2023

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The British Deaf Association has joined a growing number of deaf people in expressing ‘serious concerns’ about the suitability of […]

Emily Howlett: One size doesn’t fit all when it comes to deaf consultants (BSL)

July 10, 2023

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I live in a really old house. It’s definitely older than your grandparents’, and maybe older than theirs. It’s a […]

Sean Noone: My life as England Deaf Football’s Head of Competitions (BSL)

July 7, 2023

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I often get people asking me what I am doing behind the scenes at England Deaf Football… Most of them, […]