Supporters and advocacy

Links with the Industry, We are also proud to work in partnership with Northern Rail, TransPennine Express, and LNER, where our staff and volunteers regularly contribute to re, Deaf centre visiting LNER for the inclusivity panel., left
NDC and NDCS Links, Our collaboration with the National Deaf Children Society (NDCS) began with an inspiring Christmas Gala evening at St. James’ Park in Newcastle, when , Deaf centre volunteers meeting Shezad Nawab., right
Elevating Lives - Building Inclusivity, Our meeting with the Newcastle United Foundation disability team resulted in expressing a strong interest in providing specialist training and profess, Volunteers from the Deaf Centre with Newcastle United Foundation, left
New Training Hub, Newcastle Deaf Centre has officially become a Training Centre for Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, a charity whose mission is to provide life‑changing su, Children with dogs, right

Deaf Social Club, OAP Lunch Club & Deaf Pastoral Care

Celebrations, Our Deaf Community love a good party, and we’ve had many occasions to celebrate lately. In Spring Our Deaf Social Club celebrated 75th Anniversary in , A picture of the bingo session inside the deaf centre., left
Also last year we celebrated the 95 years of Partnership between the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and The Deaf community in the region, with the Mas, A picture of Father Robert interacting with Megan, right
Back in September Catholic Deaf Association visited our Centre for their AGM. Fr.John Fisher SJ, a Chaplain to the Deaf Community in England, co-celeb, A picture of a mass in progress., left
With an annual Christmas and Easter party and Mega Bingo session, we see our Deaf community thriving Having a safe space to socialise in helps to main, Picture of the group celebrating Christmas., right

What our Community has to say

Quotes from Our Community, "Being a member of this community is fun on so many levels. I remember the day we went to the Newcastle University. We played so many fun games and al, Ladies striking a pose in their dance group., left
"My words are not enough to say my gratitude for the help you gave my family. I can’t express here at how you touched my life and brighten up my gloom, Head of centre (2024) with parents on a balcony., right
Quotes From Our Partners, "Thank you for the opportunity to work with your community. We enjoyed our time at the SVP Deaf Centre and are looking forward to returning to continu, People standing with dogs outside of Newcastle Deaf Centre., left

DC Make Some Noise!

World Week of Deaf Awareness, Every May, the world comes together to mark Deaf Awareness Week, a celebration dedicated to increasing understanding of Deaf culture and raising visib, Group from deaf centre with John Bishop., left
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International Day of Sign Languages, September is always a special month for us, as we proudly celebrate the International Day of Sign Language. Every year we welcome to the Centre Deaf a, Two children looking at a sign language chart., right
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Heritage Open Day, Also in September we celebrate Heritage Open Day shining spotlight on history, community, and connection. This truly memorable occasion offers visitor, People stood outside of building for the heritage open day., left
Purple Tuesday, In November we celebrate Purple Tuesday - a worldwide event that is a powerful movement dedicated to improving the customer experience for disabled pe, ITV appearance, right
TechNExt – Fringe Festival of Technology in the North East, Each June, we are proud to host TechNExt, the North East’s fringe tech festival that brings together communities, innovators, and curious minds. The d, Bouquet of flowers and TechNExt Award, left

Deaf Centre Youth Group

When we first met them, many didn’t believe they could go to university or finding good careers. Some of them had never been out of Newcastle. We set , Youth group visiting Newcastle University., left
This led us to form DC Young Leader Programme that currently have nine remarkable leaders who support our mission of working with young people. The gr, Youth group doing a cooking lessons, right
What our Young People Say, DCYG programme opened me to new opportunities and interests. It inspired me to become the Young Leader and I now support the staff in the café to gain, DCYG group standing in front of Life Centre Newcastle, left
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Support in the Community

Emergency Aid, With the kind support of Tyne Central Council and SVP Conferences, we’ve also supplied furniture, kitchenware, and emergency aid to those in crisis. I, Parent with baby on lap., left
Deaf Centre Youth Group Story, This young lady joined the Deaf Centre Youth Group shy and unsure about her future, having been out of school for two years while caring for her sibli, Young woman holding up certificate., right
Strength in Growth: A Volunteer’s Path to Purpose, One of our volunteers attended counselling and wellbeing sessions at the Centre. After gaining her trust, she started supporting our DC Make Some Nois, Woman holding up a bicycle wheel., left
ITV, In January we coordinated with ITV for the mum of one of our Deaf children to come here and be filmed for an ITV news report on the lack of Auditory V, 3 images: two people standing with ITV logo over the top. 3rd image a woman is being filmed., right
BSL Classes, We now have Level One and Two BSL classes running at the Centre and the weekly ESOL class that have number of students that are increasing on a weekly, People sitting together in a group. One person has their face in a rainbow frame., left
Hard of Hearing (HoH) Lip Readers’ café and Bereavement café, Going forward, our hope is to upgrade our fifty year old kitchen, and to start a Hard of Hearing (HoH) Lip Readers’ café and a Bereavement café for ou, Two elderly ladies sitting down with Easter cards., right
Missionaries of Charity Sisters, We welcomed the Missionaries of Charity Sisters to our centre in December. They held a retreat and celebrated Mass after which we all shared a meal. O, Head of deaf centre (2024) with Missionaries of Charity Sisters., left

Academic research

UC Creatives Project: Do UC Us, Back in 2023, in collaboration with Newcastle University, University of Glasgow and Manchester University we worked on a meaningful art project that r, Chi looking at wall, left
AI Speech to Text VR Technology Trials, In 2024-25 we’ve worked with SoundView Media and Plymouth University on a Virtual Reality project. The study involved three stages of development of t, Students with virtual reality glasses, right
Digital Inclusion Study – Stay Safe Online, In 2025, alongside two other Deaf Centres in Wales, we worked with Swansea University and British Deaf Association on Deaf digital safety project. It , Deaf centre ladies with food, left
Our Research Partnerships, We continue to actively contribute to a wide range of academic studies that advance understanding in health, wellbeing, inclusion, accessibility and e, Volunteers wearing smart glasses, right
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