Stories in the Spotlight
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Free Heart Health Check
MSDP are currently one of Soroptimist International Liverpool’s charities of the year, and we are thrilled to be working with SI and the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital to offer a free Heart Health Check for our community in Liverpool. Checks are voluntary, not compulsory, and will be carried out by trained health professionals. During…
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British Deaf Association (BDA) Conference
On 17th and 18th July 2025 the British Deaf Association held their annual conference, and four staff from MSDP joined as delegates. Ian and Janice have attended the conference before, but it was the first time for Charley and Marc. Below Janice, Marc, Charley and Ian share their experience of the conference (scroll down for…
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Wirral Commitment to Carers’ Conference
We were delighted to attend the Commitment to Carers Conference, hosted by Wirral Carers Alliance at the Floral Pavilion on Wednesday 11th June 2025. The event formed part of Carers UK’s 60th anniversary celebrations, with the themes of Empowered, Connected and Equality reflected throughout the day. The conference offered a fantastic opportunity to connect with…
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Tickets to the LFC Legends match
Liverpool Football Club kindly donated 20 tickets to MSDP, to enable members of the Deaf community to attend the Legend Football Match on Saturday 22nd March. Due significant interest, LFC increased to number of tickets to 45. Everyone really enjoyed the match, and the feedback has been fantastic. The group signed You’ll Never Walk Alone,…
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Free IT training for Deaf people
Introducing an exciting opportunity We are very pleased to have received £4,840 of funding from Ørsted and the Burbo Bank Extension Community Fund to provide a 10-week IT skills training course for Deaf people. The sessions will cover a variety of different topics, from basic use of phone/tablet/computer to finding out how new technology like…
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Working with NSPCC to keep Deaf children safe online
In September 2023, MSDP and the NSPCC embarked on an exciting project to improve safety online for the Deaf children and young people in our community. We started by delivering a series of online safety workshops to parents and carers at MSDP. Following on from this we formed a steering group with other local Deaf…
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Liverpool FC tour and talk
In May 2025, members of the Deaf community were kindly invited by Liverpool FC to have a tour of the stadium. We also attended another Q & A session, this time with David Fairclough. Both of these events were well attended and our members had a fantastic time, and we received some really positive feedback…
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Inner Wheel District 18 – Walk of Friendship
The walk of friendship: Inner Wheel District 18 Clubs Raise £855 to Support Local Deaf Communities Thursday, 1st May 2025 saw the ladies of the Inner Wheel and friends complete a sponsored walk in aid of District 18 President, Carole Hille’s Charity of the Year. A fantastic £855 has been raised so far through various fundraising…
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Soroptimist International Liverpool
We are very pleased to have been chosen as one of Soroptimist International Liverpool’s Charities of the Year. Read on to learn more about Pat Perkins, the President of SI Liverpool, and why it’s particularly important to Pat to support MSDP. Hello, My name is Pat Perkins, President of SI Liverpool. I am delighted that…