Chloe's and Sophie's Special Ears Fund

🏅54th Mayor of Surrey Heath elected

Councillor Cliff Betton has been chosen as the 54th Mayor of Surrey Heath.

At the Mayor Making ceremony this evening, Wednesday 13 May, Cllr Betton was sworn in for the forthcoming year, receiving the Mayoral chain of office.

Cllr Betton is a councillor for Mytchett & Deepcut ward.
This year, the Mayor has chosen to support two local charities - Chloe's and Sophie's Special Ears Fund and Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice.

Cllr Mary Glauert, who represents Town ward, was appointed Deputy Mayor.

Surrey Heath Mayor

We’re excited to share that British Sign Language (BSL) Level 1 and Level 2 courses are available at Reading Deaf Centre!

Whether you’re completely new to BSL or looking to build on your existing skills, these courses are a fantastic opportunity to learn, connect, and support more inclusive communication in our community.

📍 Location: Reading Deaf Centre
📚 Courses: BSL Level 1 & Level 2

If you’ve been thinking about learning BSL, now is a great time to get started!

For more information or to register your interest, please get in touch with them at Reading Deaf Centre Information

Chloe's and Sophie's Special Ears Fund will be hosting a stand, come and see us.

The 2026 Kidz to Adultz South SEND Show takes place at the Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre on Tuesday, May 12.

Tickets for the event, which runs from 9.30am to 4pm, are free of charge.

Click the link for details of the exhibitors and advice services attending, a range of free seminars that will take place during the event, and to register for tickets https://www.kidzexhibitions.co.uk/kidz-south/

The centre is on the A325 Farnborough Road. Use postcode GU14 6TQ for Sat Nav.

We’re incredibly grateful to Ascot Round Table for their generous £5,000 donation to Chloe’s and Sophie’s Special Ears Fund 💙

This support will make a real difference—helping us bring Deaf awareness into schools across Ascot in Berkshire. We will deliver fun and inclusive activities for Deaf children and their families, and create truly special experiences throughout the year.

We’re now inviting schools in Ascot to get in touch! We’re offering:
✨ A fully funded BSL School Board for your playground
✨ A Key Stage 1 & 2 Deaf Inclusive Learning Pack (including Deaf character books and BSL learning resources)

If your school would like to be involved, please reach out—we’d love to work with you to create a more inclusive and understanding environment for Deaf children and young people. Email us on [email protected]

Thank you again Ascot Round Table for believing in our mission 💫

The School Sign Shop Let's Sign BSL

Happy British Sign Language Day.

We are thrilled to show the BSL Mat designed by Let's Sign BSL coming soon to our Wishes to be granted for Deaf children at school.

It feels like we are going full circle with this Wish 💫This is where the story of Chloe's and Sophie's Special Ears Fund started after Chloe's parents started fundraising for a rug to go into her class.

We need to secure funding to make these possible in schools - we welcome any contacts and introductions to funding in Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey, London*, Wrexham, Flintshire and Denbighshire.

Email in to us on [email protected] 🤟💙

🌸🐣 What a lovely Easter celebration we had in North Wales! 🐰✨

We had such a wonderful time at our Easter Arts & Crafts session, filled with creativity, laughter, and plenty of smiles 💛

We were delighted to be joined by Joe Griffiths from Deeside Round Table, who very kindly donated Easter eggs for our charity children — your generosity truly made the day extra special, thank you! 🍫

The children had so much fun taking part in an Easter egg hunt and getting creative with Easter wreaths, cards, and decorating their own eggs 🎨🌈 It was a joy to see everyone so engaged and enjoying themselves together.

Moments like these are what it’s all about — bringing our community together and creating happy, lasting memories 💫

A big thank you to everyone who helped make the day so special 🙌

🐣💛 Feeling incredibly grateful this Easter! 💛🐣

A huge THANK YOU to Mum and Pops Jackson, along with many of our amazing parents of Deaf children, for your incredibly kind donations of Easter eggs 🍫

Your generosity helped make our Easter Bingo and Easter Afternoon Tea, complete with Easter Egg Hunt, extra special for everyone involved 🐰✨

Seeing the smiles, excitement, and joy on the children’s faces made it all so worthwhile — and that wouldn’t have been possible without your support 💫

We are so lucky to have such a caring and supportive community around us. Thank you for helping us create such wonderful memories together 🙌🌸

A huge thank you to everyone at BNI Ascot. Just a month ago, Chloe's and Sophie's Special Ears Fund joined BNI Ascot and reached out for support with our Easter Egg Appeal, where we planned to host two events: an Easter Afternoon Tea with an Easter Egg Hunt, and a Charity Easter Bingo.

Thanks to the generosity within the Chapter, and additional support led by Beckie, with contributions from Beckie, Ross, Vana, Hamid, Liz, Rishi and Cameron—as well as cross-Chapter support from Lisa and Simon, our regular subs—we were able to deliver something really special.

Our Easter Afternoon Tea welcomed 50 attendees, all families of Deaf children. Each child received an Easter egg, and everyone enjoyed a delicious selection of cakes, sandwiches, and tea.

Our Charity Easter Bingo brought together 90 people—a fantastic mix of families and supporters—and we raised just over £1,100 for our charity.

Since joining BNI Ascot, it’s also helped us cut out some of the noise, which has been incredibly important. We've applied for four grants, been successful with two—securing vital funds and equipment for our Youth Club—and we are hopeful of securing £20,000 for our School Holiday Activities Programme for Deaf children as well as funding for a 2 Year Project in the Ascot area with Ascot Round Table.

We are so grateful for the encouragement, generosity, and focus that BNI provides. Being part of this community is already making a meaningful difference.