# TALKING HANDS DEAF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1162130
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** June 11, 2015
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1162130


## Contact

- **Address:** SWANSEA CENTRE FOR DEAF PEOPLE, PHILADELPHIA HALL, 57A NEATH ROAD, SWANSEA
- **Postcode:** SA1 2HW
- **Phone:** 07863 174260
- **Email:** talkinghandscyp@gmail.com



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF DEAF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25 IN WALES, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; (B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(C) THE PROVISION OF TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERVICES; (D) PROMOTING A POSITIVE IMAGE OF DEAF AND DEAFNESS;(E) PROMOTING EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY FOR DEAF YOUNG PEOPLE (AGED 0-25 YEARS) AND BY ASSOCIATION THEIR FAMILIES; AND(F) PROVIDING DEAF ROLE MODELS.

**Activities:** Talking Hands operates as an national Wales charity and deliver activities with Deaf children, young people &amp; their families and Deaf families includes Signs and Rhymes toddlers group, play group and youth club up to 25 years of ages.This includes regional activities, programmes of sessional and projects activities across Wales and building our provision with Children, Youth and families.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities



## Geography

- Throughout Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Cathie Robins-Talbot** | Chair | June 11, 2015 |
| Darren McNeill |  | Sept. 9, 2023 |
| David Amour |  | July 7, 2023 |
| HELEN ROBINS-TALBOT |  | June 11, 2015 |
| JUNE TALBOT |  | June 11, 2015 |
| Jane Elizabeth Masters |  | Nov. 17, 2016 |
| Melanie Freeman |  | Jan. 12, 2019 |
| sara jenkins |  | Jan. 16, 2021 |
| shan collins sherwood |  | June 17, 2017 |




