On Sunday 6th October, we celebrated 10 years of Auditory Verbal^UK at the Thames Barn Centre in Oxfordshire. The weather was beautiful and we had around 150 attendees of all ages, with a mixture of familiar and newer faces from both staff and guests.

Families travelled from across the UK for an afternoon of fun activities, a science show and a birthday tea. Our amazing birthday cakes were cut by AV^UK graduates, Anna and Leah. Whilst younger children took part in activities, the older children undertook a filming project – interviewing parents, staff and siblings about their time at AV^UK – demonstrating all their listening, talking and social skills at their very best.

Families heard from AV^UK’s Founding Director Jacqueline Stokes and Chief Executive Anita Grover about AV^UK past, present and future. It was a great opportunity for families who have recently joined our programme to meet those who have graduated and share their experiences. Most of all, it was a day to celebrate ten years of deaf children listening, speaking and achieving. All the team at AV^UK are very proud to have played a part in the journey of so many children, since we began in 2003.