Deafblind Holidays

Readers might recall that I am a keen advocate of the European Deafblind holidays. I have attended the last three of these. You can see a list of all of the holidays here. We have to thank mainly Jan Jakes of the Czech Republic for the success of these holidays. As you may know, I took many photographs of the holidays in Sweden, Bulgaria and Moravia. If you wish to see these, please e-mail me and I will send an invitation to view them. I know that the deadline is 30 April but I think if you ask nicely, there are still places. I draw your attention to the European Deafblind Union (EDBU) whose website has the following information about the forthcoming holiday this summer :

European Deafblind Holiday 2007

The 10th European Deafblind Holiday takes place in Norway! This will be based at the Sogne Conference Centre, town of Sogne, which is near Kristiansand at the south coast of Norway. It will be held from Monday 6 August to Sunday 12 August 2007. The deadline for registration is 30 April 2007.

Also please note :

For the future

Holidays of deafblind people are moving across Europe! Wanted! Holiday Hosts for Summer 2008 and following in Europe!

It is hoped that a European deafblind holiday will be held every year, each time in a different country. It would be excellent if other national organisations of deafblind people would be willing to organise holidays in the future.

From : http://www.edbu.org/index.shtml I shall attend the holiday in Norway and look forward to meeting new people and making new friends as well as renewing old friendships.