Youth – Burns celebration and Scottish dancing with Evie Waddell

19-12-2024

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Evie Waddell
Click for BSL Video When: Saturday 25 January Time: 11am - 4pm Cost: Free Age: 0 - 18 years Where: Deaf Action, 49 Albany St, EH1 3QY BSL interpreters provided Join us for a day of celebrating Burns and Scottish culture. We'll be joined by Evie Waddell, a deaf performer who performs dance and songs in Gaelic and BSL, and ...
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BSL Craft Club

26-11-2024

Blackwood Bar

Four people engaging with each other at a craft club
BSL Video When: Saturday 30 November Time: 12pm - 5pm Cost: Free Where: Blackwood Bar, Deaf Action, 49 Albany St, EH1 3QY Join us at the Blackwood Bar for a BSL Craft Day! Bring along any projects you’re currently working on or wish to start. These can be anything from knitting, crochet, and embroidery, to sketching and painting. Or even ...
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Autumn BSL Garden Tour

18-10-2024

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Autumn scene at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
When: Sunday 17 November Time: 2pm - 3.30pm Where: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH3 5NZ Cost: £5.00 This tour is presented in BSL only. Discover the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in British Sign Language (BSL) with guide Barbara Brown. Explore some seasonal highlights, diverse Living Collection and inspiring stories and history of the Garden in these BSL tours. Tours ...
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BSL Film Club

25-09-2024

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BSL Video When: 10 October, 14 November, 12 December Time: 7pm Cost: Pay what you can Where: Deaf Action, 49 Albany St, EH1 3QY Age: See individual film ratings below Join the BSL Film Club at Deaf Action! In Collaboration with Local Cinema Project We’re excited to announce the launch of our new BSL Film Club at Deaf Action! This ...
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Edinburgh Marathon 2025

12-09-2024

Fundraising events

Full marathon / half marathon When: Sunday 25th May 2025 Where: Edinburgh Fundraising target: £2,000 / £1,000 Registration fee: £100 / £50 (refunded if target met)   Take on the Edinburgh Marathon 2025 and help us make a real difference to the lives of deaf people. Known for its picturesque route and vibrant atmosphere, the Edinburgh Marathon Festival is one ...
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Family ‘Get Together’ at the Blackwood Bar

05-06-2024

Blackwood Bar

A group of people sit around having drinks and food. They are smiling at each other and using sign language to communicate.

When: 3rd Saturday of the month Time: 4pm Cost: Free Where: Blackwood Bar, 49 Albany St, EH1 3QY A monthly family-friendly event for families, parents, and children. Taking place on the third Saturday of each month, our Family ‘Get Together’ is an opportunity for children and families to come together for a relaxed evening of fun and socialising. Parents can …

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Sign Between the Lines – BSL book club

Blackwood Bar

When: Last Thursday of the month Time: 7:30pm Cost: Free Where: Blackwood Bar, 49 Albany St, EH1 3QY Mingle with fellow bookworms at the Blackwood Bar. Sign Between the Lines is a BSL book club based in Edinburgh. Meeting once a month to discuss their latest read, this group is open to all deaf and hearing signers with a passion …

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Celebrating Deaf Awareness Week 2024 

07-05-2024

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Deaf Awareness Week 2024 It’s Deaf Awareness here in the UK, and so to celebrate, Mitchell, Charlotte, and Tomas have been sharing content throughout the week to raise awareness about deafness. To get us started, we thought we'd look at the diversity of deafness. The diversity of deafness   You might think that all deaf people communicate in the same ...
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Space for All inclusive community group – Glasgow

26-04-2024

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Two women sat down facing each other as they sign to each other. In the background is a large glass window with light emanating through. You cannot see the their faces as the frame crops the image just above shoulder height.
Click for BSL Video Monthly (see dates below) Time: 1pm - 3pm Cost: Free Where: University of Glasgow, Clarice Pears Building, 90 Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8TB Confirmed dates: 23 September 2024 21 October 2024 18 November 2024 16 December 2024 Led by our Wellbeing Service Co-ordinator, Space for All is a warm and friendly group aimed at bringing people ...
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Celebrating Sign Language Week 2024 

18-03-2024

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DEaf Action team member teaching people BSL British Sign Language on Edinburgh's Royal Mile.
Sign Language Week 2024 - What is British Sign Language? It’s Sign Language Week here in the UK, and so to celebrate, we’ll be sharing content throughout the week to raise awareness about British Sign Language (BSL), and sign languages in general. To kick us off, we thought we’d give you an overview about what BSL is! What is BSL? ...
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