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
Teens Paintball 2012
Sunday 28th October - an extra hour in bed as the clocks had gone back overnight and we woke to a cloudy morning with some rain forecast - the perfect day for teens paintballing then???
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Twenty three deaf teenagers and their friends arrived at Gorcombe Extreme Sports Activity Centre near Blandford. Not put off by the chilly damp morning we got kitted up with camouflage overalls and face masks ( well it is nearly halloween). After a safety briefing we were given paint guns and paintballs, split into two teams and taken into the woods to shoot each other. Some of the teens who had played before assured me it didnt hurt - they lied and ive got the marks to prove it!
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The grass was wet, we all got sweaty, soaked and shot and it was brilliant fun. We played seven different games, fired about 300 paintballs each and finished early but exhausted and with lots of grins on faces.
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We went home wet,dirty,tired and a bit bruised but would we do it again ?? - Oh Yes!!
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The safety team at Gorcombe also commended our teenagers on their good behaviour and for following the safety instructions - well done and thank you to all who took part.
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