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 2011
Once again we had a fantastic turn out for our Christmas Party, 172 came along to enjoy the fun on 26th November at St Marks Church Hall, Wallisdown, Bournemouth! Some families even travelled quite a distance from Weymouth, Gillingham, Sherbourne, Shaftesbury, Beaminster and Bridport so you could definitely say that we were catering for the whole of Dorset!
The afternoon started with a sumptuous buffet and was followed by entertainment from Barney Bay! Barney's colourful and visual show included magic, juggling, unicycle, plate-spinning, yoyo, diabolo and oodles of fun and also participation from the children. With an endless repertoire of zany jokes, magic and circus skills, Barney Bay ensured that the children enjoyed themselves!
Parents and Grandparents were able to chat and catch up with old friends and make new ones and NDCS Christmas cards were on sale raising funds for Dorset DCS as well as NDCS. Debbie Ravensdale, our new NDCS Family Officer, was available for parents to chat to and ask questions. But the main excitement for the children was still to come….. The lights dimmed and a very special visitor arrived – Father Christmas with a gift for every child!
We would like to thank M & J Construction for their donation towards funding the party and NDCS and Dorset Link for the grants received. Also a very big thank you to all the Trustees and helpers on the day who worked extremely hard to make sure this Christmas Party was an enjoyable one for all the children and their families!
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