Thank you for requesting an appointment. PLEASE WAIT for a text message or email to confirm your booking. Please ensure you bring all of your paperwork and ID with you to your appointment. PLEASE let us know if you are unable walkup or down the stairs.

This is our free Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) service with access to BSL communicators and Registered BSL interpreters.​If you have hearing loss we can help you with a wide range of personal and private matters, from finances, legal matters and medical issues, to divorce and funeral arrangements. This service is by appointment only.

A safe and welcoming place for BSL and SSE users to meet, chat and feel included.

The Place Theatre

Deaf Space - Information Service (Last Friday of month usually Luton, but not Oct 2026)

Deaf Access Bedfordshire

Making Bedfordshire a place where deaf and hard-of-hearing people can live, work, study, and relax without barriers.

Thank you for requesting an appointment.PLEASE WAIT for a text message or email to confirm your booking.Please ensure you bring all of your paperwork and ID with you to your appointment.PLEASE let us know if you are unable walkup or down the stairs.

This is our free Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) service with access to BSL communicators and Registered BSL interpreters.​If you have hearing loss we can help you with a wide range of personal and private matters, from finances, legal matters and medical issues, to divorce and funeral arrangements.This service is by appointment only.

Information Advice and Guidance Service (Deafspace)

Behind the green Badminton Centre building

Deaf Access Bedfordshire Office

Our Deaf Coffee Morning is a safe and welcoming place for BSL and SSE users to meet, chat and feel included. Tea, coffee, cold drinks and snacks available to buy at the bar, please feel&nbsp;free to&nbsp;bring your own lunch.​Meeting Dates ~ Summer 2026 <ul><li>22nd May </li><li>29th May</li><li>12th June</li><li>26th June</li><li>10th June</li></ul> ​​LOTS of free parking.​Please be aware&nbsp;- we do not guarantee there will be BSL interpreters or communicators at this activity as it is not a teaching or practice session.

BSL Cafe! Where? The Place Theatre (Lobby)Bradgate RoadBedfordMK40 3DE when? 09.45am to 11.15am We run a regular meet-up for all BSL users, from complete beginners to&nbsp;native signers and interpreters. The group, which is hosted and 'guided' by one of our qualified BSL tutors, is open to anyone with an interest - no experience necessary.&nbsp;This safe, welcoming and inclusive space gives our deaf friends a welcoming place to catch up and socialise and provides our hearing allies with the opportunity to practice their BSL and get to know the deaf community. The Café creates links and friendships across communities. Drinks and snacks will be available to purchase, however please bring lunch with you. Children are welcome as long as they have a responsible adult with them at all times.

Hello,Thank you for booking onto the finger-knitting workshop with Helene!Please allow enough time to park and walk to the venue and arrive 5 minutes early.Look forward to seeing you there!

A one-off fun event to try 'finger-knitting'!Instructed by Helene Bolton and fully BSL accessible.The session will run for 3 hours and will cost £35 per person.

Fingerknitting Workshop with Helene Bolton

Parking available on nearby side roads. Please note Sainsburys parking is limited to 2 hours only

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Thank you for booking onto our Foundation Course! There is free parking at the venue. Unfortunately, we are currently unable to accommodate wheelchairs, however we have a stair-lift to access our upstairs office. Please email <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:info@accessbedford.org.uk">info@accessbedford.org.uk</a> with any queries. We look forward to meeting you!

This is our 6 Week Foundation Course in British Sign Language, aimed at those who are interested in learning more about the language and covering the basics. Taught by our Deaf tutor, the course will cover the BSL alphabet, numbers, meeting and greeting a Deaf person and elements of basic conversation. Priced at £49 per person, for all 6 weeks inclusive. Please note our office is at the top of a curved flight of stairs, accessible by stair-lift. We unfortunately are unable to accommodate wheelchairs. Please email <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:info@accessbedford.org.uk">info@accessbedford.org.uk</a> with any queries. We look forward to welcoming you!

Join us for Deaf Pub. BSL users and students all welcome to come for a catch up and a drink in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere. This is a purely social actiity and no Interpreter or CSW will be present.

🍻 Deaf Pub – Friday 26th July Join us for a relaxed evening with the Deaf community – catch up, socialise, and unwind! 🗓 Friday 26th July | ⏰ From 7:30PM 📍 The Pilgrims, Wetherspoons, Bedford 🔞 18+ onlyAll Deaf and signing-friendly people welcome – see you there! 👋

Deaf pub - The Pilgrim's Progress - JD Wetherspoon

Do you have any specific dietary requirements, based on the set menu shown?

Please email us your choice of Starter, Main and Dessert from the set menu shown to <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:info@accessbedford.org.uk">info@accessbedford.org.uk</a> once your booking is made.

🎄 Christmas Lunch with Deaf Access Bedfordshire! 🎄🍽️Delicious set menu ♿ Accessible venue 🥗 Dietary requirements catered forCome along, enjoy the Christmas spirit and have a great time with us!📧 Questions? Email <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:info@accessbedford.org.uk">info@accessbedford.org.uk</a>We can’t wait to see you there! 🎄❤️

Deaf Access Bedfordshire

Information Advice and Guidance Service (Deafspace)

Deaf Coffee Morning

BSL Cafe

Fingerknitting Workshop with Helene Bolton

Deaf Space - Information Service

BSL Foundation Course

Deaf Pub

Christmas Lunch