Hibs’ Community Foundation’s open day for deaf children

January 29, 2015 2:10 pm

The Hibernian Community Foundation are offering boys and girls from Primary 1 to Secondary 2 who are deaf, the chance to build their football and interpersonal skills and make new friends.

The Foundation will be holding an open day for parents to get more infrmation about the programme, the play to learn approach and how to develop a pathway of suppor for young people who are deaf, including regular weekly sessions.

The open day will take place at the Hibernian Training Centre (EH35 3NG) on Saturday 7 February between 12.30pm and 2pm. Hearing friends and siblings will be made welcome.

This exciting new project will link community fooball and will include other organisations such as the National Deaf Children’s Society.

To find out more, parents and children are invited to come along to the open day and can register ther interest by emailing syspence9@gmail.com

John Hislop

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John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.