south

01252 510051 (telephone)
01252 524642 (fax)
01252 510051 (textphone)

south@deafPLUS.org

67 Albert Road
Farnborough
Hampshire GU14 6SL

Staff

Janette Hewitt	Service Manager - South
Kevin Parratt	Operations Coordinator
Debbie Jeffries	Hampshire Benefits Advisor
John Rendle	Information Officer
Graham Mortlock	Information Officer - MAS
Heather Manners	Benefits volunteer

Farnborough Office


Aldershot Office

deafPLUS South has 2 offices in the South East, in Farnborough and Aldershot covering Hampshire and Surrey. In Somerset, 2 discrete services run out of our bases in Taunton and Yeoville.

Also the Mytchett Social Club have just released their 2008 meeting dates. Click to download.

South West

Please see left for a button which will take you to a separate page outlining services we deliver in the South West.

South East

The Farnborough centre coordinates our various activities in the South region and services generally are not available at this Centre. However staff at our Farnborough office are able to provide information, support and advice on an appointment-only basis.

Our Aldershot offices are open on a drop-in basis on:

Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays
10am – 1pm

We provide support and advice on:

• maintenance and fitting of hearing aids,
• information on issues of interest to Deaf and hard of hearing people
• lip reading classes,
• support available from local Social Services

We also demonstrate specialist equipment for deaf and hard of hearing people, by appointment. Service users can try out the range of equipment we have on display which include:

• Telephone amplifiers
• Flashing light doorbells
• Alarm clocks
• Visual and vibrating alerting devices
• TV loop systems and personal listeners
• Textphones

Support Forums:

The South office coordinates several forums for hard of hearing people aged 60 plus. At these forums we provide much-needed social and emotional support for hard of hearing and recently-deafened people, along with information sharing and the occasional trip out and other social gatherings. Members enjoy meeting one another and learning from each other’s experiences and assist each other in developing strategies for coping with the sudden onset of deafness. Please contact the South office for further details.

• Aldershot. deafPLUS Friends social group. Second Thursday each month. 
• Mychett Centre. deafPLUS Social Group last Thursday of each month, 7.30pm – 9.30pm. (Click here to download meeting dates)

Mobile Advisory Service

Please click on the MAS button on your left to take you to a separate page detailng the services provided by the MAS.

Hampshire Home Benefits Service

Our Hampshire Home Benefits Service operates in Hampshire only and offers clients who are deaf or hard of hearing help with welfare benefits applications in the comfort of their homes to ensure they receive their full entitlement to:

• Disability Living Allowance
• Pension Credit
• Attendance Allowance
• Carers Allowance
• Housing Benefit
• Council Tax Benefit