This page lists all the forum and their locations. Please contact a local facilitator to find out more about dates and venues for meetings.

Birmingham
West Midlands
East
Leicestershire
South West
London and the South East
North
Wales
Northern Ireland

Birmingham

Birmingham and Malvern Citizens' forum

The members of this forum are people who have been deafblind all their lives and use Sense community and residential services in the West Midlands. Email the forum facilitators, Deb Hughes and Mandy Dawber, for further information.

Birmingham Acquired Deafblind Forum

This forum is for people with acquired deafblindness in the Birmingham area. You can email the forum facilitator, Deb Hughes, for further information.

West Midlands

Coventry

This group will be for people in Coventry who have lost their vision and hearing later in life. The group aims to have its first meeting in early October and it will be at the Opal Centre, Widdrington Road, Coventry, CV1 2DA. Contact Emma Mold for further information.

East

East Anglia forums

The members of these forums are people who have lost their sight and hearing later in life. The forums meet in Norwich, Ipswich and Mettenham Hall. Email the forum facilitator, Diane Lambert, for further information.

Lincolnshire forums

The members of these forums are people who have lost their sight and hearing later in life. The forums meet in Boston, Nettleham and Leasingham. Email the forum facilitator, Rose Kimmings, for further information.

Louth forum

This group is for people who have been deafblind all their lives and who use Sense residential and day services in the Louth area. They aim to have their first meeting on 30th July at 10am at Old Mill Park. Please contact Suzanne Curle for more information.

Nottinghamshire forum

The members of this forum are people who have lost their sight and hearing later in life and live in the county of Nottinghamshire. Email the facilitator, Rose Kimmings, for further information.

Read an article about the first meeting of the Nottinghamshire forum.

Hampton forum

The members of this forum are people who have lost their sight and hearing later in life. Email the forum facilitator, Sylvia Welford, for further information.

Northamptonshire forum

This forum is for people living in the Northamptonshire region. Email the forum facilitator,
Rebecca Norbury.

East Midlands

This forum is for Sense service users who live in Sense residential homes, in the East Midlands. Email the forum facilitator, Jacqui Jones.

Leicestershire

Wigston forum

The members of this forum are people who have lost their sight and hearing later in life. The forum meetings are in Wigston, Leicestershire. Email the forum facilitator, Rosie Tabrizi, for further information.

Charnwood Forum

The members of this forum are people who have lost their sight and hearing later in life. The forum meetings are in Charnwood, Loughborough. Email the forum facilitator, Rose Kimmings, for further information.

South West

Exeter forum

This group is for older deafblind people who live in and around Exeter. The group had its first meeting on 27 July 2012. In future, the location of the forum will change, depending on the needs of the forum members. You can email the facilitators Steve Key and Ciprian Gimbuta for further information.

Bristol and Bath forums

The members are people who have lost their sight and hearing later in life. Email the forum facilitator, Timothy Griffiths, for further information.

Somerset Deafblind People's Group

This group is for people in Somerset who have lost their vision and hearing later in life. Contact Timothy Griffiths for more information.

London and the South East

London

This is a new forum for people in the London area. The first meeting took place in September 2012. Email the forum facilitator, Nikki Thorpe, for further information.

Kent Empowerment Forum

This forum is for people who have lost their sight and hearing later in life and live in Kent. It is a ‘social group with a purpose’ and its members have chosen to work together to campaign to improve safety and accessibility of pavements in Kent. Contact the forum facilitator, Debbie Snooks for further information.

Silent Voices

This forum is for people who have lost their sight and hearing later in life. Email the forum facilitator,
Alison Asafu-Adjaye, for further information.

Balham (with the Pocklington Trust)

This forum is for people who have lost their sight and hearing later in life. Email the forum facilitator,
Alison Asafu-Adjaye, for further information.

Barnet

This forum is for people who are funded by Barnet Borough Council. Email the forum facilitator,
Alison Asafu-Adjaye, for further information.

Isle of Wight

This forum is for people who were born deafblind or have lost their sight and hearing later in life. Email the forum facilitator, Debbie Snooks, for further information. Find out what happened at the previous Isle of Wight Forum Open Day.

North

Forum in the North

The members of this forum are people who have been deafblind all their lives and live in Sense residential and supported living services in Leeds and Rotherham. Email the forum facilitator, Tom Pullan, for further information.

Read an article about the first meeting of the Forum in the North.

Ashley Court 'foodie forum'

This is a forum of service users at the Ashley Court day centre. The forum members prepare food and eat together to encourage social bonding and new experiences through trying different flavours and textures of food. Email the forum facilitator, Anne Telling, for further information.

Wales

Conwy forum

The members of this forum are people who have lost their sight and hearing later in life. Email the facilitator, Diane Williams, for further information.

Merthyr Tydfil forum

The members of this forum are people who have lost their sight and hearing later in life. Email the facilitators,
Angela Graham or Michael Power for further information.

Northern Ireland

Carrickfergus forum, Northern Ireland

The members of this forum are older people who have lost their sight and hearing later in life. Email the forum facilitator, Michelle Simpson, for further information.

Meadowbank Resource Centre, Northern Ireland

The members of this forum were deafblind people who use the resource centre. Email the forum facilitator, Amanda Johnston, for further information.

NI Older People (Western Board)

This is a forum for people who have lost their sight and hearing later in life. The meetings are in Londonderry. Email the forum facilitator, Michelle Simpson, for further information.

NI Usher

This is a forum for people who have Usher Syndrome. The meetings are in Londonderry. Email the forum facilitator, Michelle Simpson, for further information.

If you’d like to find out about how forums are supported and developed across the country, please email:

• Emma Mold (Projects and Engagement Officer) or telephone her on 0121 415 6748 or textphone 0121 415 2720
• Rosie Tabrizi (Projects and Engagement Officer) or telephone her on 0121 415 6733 or textphone 0121 415 2720