All services
Please note that all services will be closed on Christmas Day (Thursday 25th December), Boxing Day (Friday 26th December) and New Year’s Day (Thursday 1st January).
Birmingham
The Deaf Cultural Centre (DCC) will be closed from Wednesday 24th December at 2pm and reopen on Monday 5th January 2026 but some of our services will be operating remotely.
Community group – Last session on Friday 19th December, re-open on Friday 9th January.
Youth group – Last session Wednesday 17th December, re-open on Wednesday 7th January.
Winter youth HAF activities on Monday 22nd December, Tuesday 23rd December and Wednesday 24th December.
Employment – remote service only
- Wednesday 24th December – normal services at DCC until 2pm
- Monday 29th December – Job Club CANCELLED. Other support available 9am – 5pm
- Tuesday 30th December – 9am – 5pm
- Wednesday 31st December – 9am – 5pm
- Friday 2nd January – 9am – 4:30pm
Contact via phone or text 07702532824.
Birmingham Advice Support Service (BASS) – remote service only
- Wednesday 24th December – normal services at DCC until 2pm
- Monday 29th December – 9am – 5pm
- Tuesday 30th December – 9am – 5pm
- Wednesday 31st December – 9am – 5pm
- Friday 2nd January – 9am – 4:30pm
BASS contact information:
- Rubina – 07563022001
- Fatemah – 07872400836
- Safina – 07595086527 (not available Monday 29th December)
To contact the Birmingham teams, please visit their local service page.
Coventry Deaf and Hearing Loss Support Service
- Wednesday 24th December – 9am – 2pm
- Monday 29th December – CLOSED
- Tuesday 30th December – CLOSED
- Wednesday 31st December – CLOSED
- Friday 2nd January – 9am – 4:30pm
To contact the Coventry team, please visit their local service page.
Cumbria Deaf and Hearing Loss Services
- Wednesday 24th December – 9am – 2pm
- Monday 29th December – 9am – 5pm
- Tuesday 30th December – 9am – 5pm
- Wednesday 31st December – 9am – 5pm
- Friday 2nd January – 9am – 5pm
To contact the Cumbria team, please visit their local service page.
Leeds Sensory Services
- Wednesday 24th December – 9am – 2pm
- Monday 29th December – 9am – 5pm
- Tuesday 30th December – 9am – 5pm
- Wednesday 31st December – 9am – 5pm
- Friday 2nd January – 9am – 4:30pm
To contact the Leeds team, please visit their local service page.
Lincolnshire Sensory Services
- Wednesday 24th December – remote service only – 9am – 2pm
- Monday 29th December – 9am – 5pm
- Tuesday 30th December – 9am – 5pm
- Wednesday 31st December – 9am – 5pm
- Friday 2nd January – 9am – 4:30pm
To contact the Lincolnshire team, please visit their local service page.
Lincolnshire Care Plus – Emergency calls to Jorja 07715868621
Lincolnshire Chance to Meet – Emergency calls to Jorja 07715868621
Milton Keynes Sensory Services
- Wednesday 24th December – 9am – 2pm
- Monday 29th December – 9am – 5pm*
- Tuesday 30th December – 9am – 5pm*
- Wednesday 31st December – 9am – 5pm*
- Friday 2nd January – 9am – 4:30pm*
*Remote service only – contact through telephone or email
To contact the Milton Keynes team, please visit their local service page.
Northumberland Sensory Services
- Wednesday 24th December – 9am – 2pm
- Monday 29th December – 9am – 5pm
- Tuesday 30th December – 9am – 5pm
- Wednesday 31st December – 9am – 5pm
- Friday 2nd January – 9am – 5pm
To contact the Northumberland team, please visit their local service page.
From all of us here at BID Services, we wish you a very happy Christmas and look forward to seeing you in 2026!
Fill out our contact form and we’ll be in touch soon!
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