Brighton school pupils raise money for deaf children’s charity

Pupils at a Brighton school baked hundreds of cakes and sold them to raise funds for the National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS).

The pupils at Hamilton Lodge Deaf School raised almost £260 to mark Deaf Awareness Week which runs from Monday 19 May to Sunday 25 May.

Their cake sale included awareness-raising designs relating to sign language such as hands and ears.

Principal Graham Sheppard said: “The cakes looked great and tasted delicious. No wonder they sold out so quickly.

“Our children regularly raise money for good causes and the NDCS is one particularly close to their hearts.

“NDCS are there to help families with a deaf child access the services they need so that any barriers can be overcome and the child can grow into a confident and independent adult.”

Hamilton Lodge is also marking Deaf Awareness Week in two other ways.

It is offering a free drop-in sign language session in partnership with the local NHS Audiology Department – run by Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust. The session is due to take place at the Audrey Emerton Building opposite the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Eastern Road, Kemp Town, between 2.30pm and 3.30pm next Thursday (22 May).

The school is also hosting an Artists Open House this weekend from 11am to 4pm on both Saturday 17 May and Sunday 18 May at its Walpole Road site. Entry is free to see the work of deaf artists, local artists and deaf students.