SUPPORTING DEAF CHILDREN
AND THEIR FAMILIES
IN DORSET
Welcome to the Dorset Deaf Children's Society website. We are a registered charity who organise events and activities to enable children and young people with a hearing loss, parents and families to meet each other and share their experiences and also have some fun!
We provide grants and equipment for children with a hearing loss and their families and also provide information to help families make informed choices for their children's education and welfare.
Membership is free for all families with a child or young person with a hearing loss living in Dorset or for supporters of children and young people with a hearing loss and their families living in Dorset.
If you wish to join Dorset Deaf Children's Society
please contact Shirley Sorbie on 01202 571089
or email info@dorsetdcs.co.uk
for a DDCS membership form.​
If you become a member of National Deaf Children's Society that does not make you an automatic member of
Dorset Deaf Children's Society and vice versa.
We have seperate memberships.
To view the DDCS Mission Statement please click on this link:
View the DDCS Constitution - voted in at the 2009 AGM. Click on the link to the right.
In line with The National Deaf Children's Society guidelines the Dorset Deaf Children's Society have adopted their Safeguarding Policy. The policy is based on NDCS guidelines and can be accessed by clicking on the link to the right.
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The person responsible for implementing these guidelines is Katie Bray, Safeguarding Officer
To view the DDCS Privacy Policy please click on this link:
To view the DDCS Equality and Diversity Policy please click on this link:
To view the DDCS Complaints and Feedback Policy please click on this link:
To view the DDCS Social Media Policy please click on this link:
We are associated with the National Deaf Childrens Society.
To view their website use this link - http://www.ndcs.org.uk
Christmas Party
On Saturday 2nd December we held our annual Christmas Party at The Blandford School, Blandford and 156 members came along including some very excited children. Three new families attended their first DDCS event and were able to meet other children and parents.
To start the afternoon families were entertained with music from Richard, Party time for Kids, who also organised some games for the children. He brought along his magic bubbles which he managed put the children (and some parents) inside of, much to the delight of the children! The children were also able to have fun at the craft tables and there was also face painting of some great festive faces! Thank you to Joanna, mum of Lilly and Joanna who do such amazing face painting for us. The Dorset DCS information table was available for families to help themselves to any literature they might need and NDCS Christmas Cards were on sale raising money, not just for NDCS, but also for Dorset DCS.
Everyone enjoyed a finger buffet with plenty of delicious food. The savoury food was provided for our families by the school catering company, Cater Link Ltd. We would like to thank Karen Hall and her team for giving up their time to make the savoury food for us. All the cakes, biscuits and fruit and drinks were provided by DDCS. A big thank you to Sandra Mackrow, one of our parents, who volunteered to make cakes for us.
After the food it was time for the entertainment provided by Richard and Party Time for Kids! This included games for the children and dancing and before long the adults were joining in! Everyone had a great time.
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It was then time for a visit from a very special visitor…… Father Christmas who brought presents for all the children. Every family had a photo taken with Father Christmas and these are all available on the DDCS picture website. If you wish to view and download them you need to contact Lucy Calverley on lcywhit@aol.com.
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We would like to thank Liz Bishop and her team at The Blandford School for once again letting us have the venue free of charge.
Another great party to end 2018 for DDCS!
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