Leigh Deaf Club
(also known as Leigh and District Deaf Society)
Social Nights
2024
January 9 23
February 13 27
March 12 26
April 9 23 30
May 14 21
June 4 18
July 2 16 30
August 13 20
September 10 24
October 8 22
November 2 26
December 17
Special Events
2024
AGM March 14
Big Bingo October 26
Christmas Party December 17
Who We Are
Hearing people who are learning sign language are very welcome.
We meet twice a month on a Tuesday.
Currently there are 48 members from across the Borough of Wigan. A variety of events are organised for the members and Atherton Rotary Club continue to be generous supporters and ‘attend’ some of the events. Tickets are also available to various other Deaf Clubs, for example; Bolton, Wigan, Manchester, and St Helens.
Our friendly social nights include Bingo and other social activities. Bar available to buy drinks.
Membership for adults cost is £5 per year. To be paid between January and March.
How the club started
The Club started with a group of deaf people meeting in pubs and each others houses in the 1970s.
In 1980 Mr Roy Grimshaw met with the Atherton Rotary Club to organise a permanent club venue and one was found in Mealhouse Lane, Atherton. A committee was formed and it was decided to name the club The Leigh and District Deaf Society. On average the membership numbers were 45 people, of all age groups, and the social nights were arranged to be every fortnight. People have travelled from Wigan, St Helens, Bolton, and Manchester.
After about 20 years the club needed to move and relocated to The Orchards, Orchard Lane, Atherleigh. We continued to have social nights and the membership numbers remained the same.
In 2009 the club had to move again. Wigan Council offered a room to the club at Leigh Sports Village so that the members could use the brand new facilities available, and also interact with The Disability Partnership which is also based at Leigh Sports Village.
In 2013 another move was required and we located at 180 Club, Railway Road, Leigh.
In 2019 the club moved once more to the Leigh Masonic Hall which is where the fortnightly Tuesday social nights are held.
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