British Deaf Association
  • ABOUT US
    • BDA Manifesto
    • What we stand for
    • Our Work
    • Board
    • Strategic Vision
    • Management Team
    • What the BDA means to you
    • History
    • Annual Reviews
  • WHAT WE DO
        • SIGN LANGUAGE
          • BSL in GCSE
          • BSL Act Now! Campaign
          • Legal Status for BSL
          • Our work in Government
          • BSL Facts & Resources
          • Research & Consultations
          • Sign Language Week
          • National BSL Day
          • International Week of Deaf People
        • OUR PROJECTS
          • Community Development
          • Deaf Roots & Pride
          • Family Sign in the Home
          • Signs of our times
          • Advocacy Service
          • Heritage
          • Dementia Toolkit
          • Dementia Research
          • England Loneliness Project
        • VIDEO INFORMATION IN BSL
          • Family Sign at Home
          • Health & Wellbeing
          • Hate Crime Prevention (Scotland)
          • Derbyshire Crime Project
          • Leicestershire Deaf Forum COVID-19 Project
          • Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
          • Access to Justice
  • NEWS & EVENTS
          • Press-Release-Web-11-March-26
            Press Statement: Senedd’s vote
          • YNWA-STATE-FEAT-EWB1
            BDA Statement: A collaborative journey to celebrate BSL in football
          • PR-270227-Feat-web
            British Sign Language takes its rightful place at Anfield – and beyond
        • All news >

        • OTHER
          • British Deaf News
          • World Federation of the Deaf
          • European Union of the Deaf
          • SHARE: The Deaf Visual Archive
          • Sign Language Week
          • Deaf Awareness Week
  • GET INVOLVED
    • SUPPORT US
      • Make a difference
      • Ways to Donate
      • Fundraise for the BDA
      • In-Memoriam Donations
      • Gifts in Wills
      • Our Supporters
    • JOIN US
      • Current Job Opportunities
      • Become a Member
    • MORE FROM US
      • Newsletter
  • TRAINING & CONSULTANCY
  • CONTACT
    • GET IN TOUCH
      • Contact Form
    • OUR OFFICES
      • Head Office - London
      • England - Derby
      • Northern Ireland - Belfast
      • Scotland - Glasgow
      • Wales - Cardiff
      • Deaf Heritage Centre - Manchester
    • SOCIAL MEDIA
      • X
      • Facebook
      • Facebook - British Deaf News
      • Instagram
      • Linkedin
      • YouTube
  • MEMBERSHIP
  • |
  • SAFEGUARDING
  •  |
  • DONATE
    • ABOUT US
      • BDA Manifesto
      • What we stand for
      • Our Work
      • Board
      • Strategic Vision
      • Management Team
      • What the BDA means to you
      • History
      • Annual Reviews
    • WHAT WE DO
          • SIGN LANGUAGE
            • BSL in GCSE
            • BSL Act Now! Campaign
            • Legal Status for BSL
            • Our work in Government
            • BSL Facts & Resources
            • Research & Consultations
            • Sign Language Week
            • National BSL Day
            • International Week of Deaf People
          • OUR PROJECTS
            • Community Development
            • Deaf Roots & Pride
            • Family Sign in the Home
            • Signs of our times
            • Advocacy Service
            • Heritage
            • Dementia Toolkit
            • Dementia Research
            • England Loneliness Project
          • VIDEO INFORMATION IN BSL
            • Family Sign at Home
            • Health & Wellbeing
            • Hate Crime Prevention (Scotland)
            • Derbyshire Crime Project
            • Leicestershire Deaf Forum COVID-19 Project
            • Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
            • Access to Justice
    • NEWS & EVENTS
            • Press-Release-Web-11-March-26
              Press Statement: Senedd’s vote
            • YNWA-STATE-FEAT-EWB1
              BDA Statement: A collaborative journey to celebrate BSL in football
            • PR-270227-Feat-web
              British Sign Language takes its rightful place at Anfield – and beyond
          • All news >

          • OTHER
            • British Deaf News
            • World Federation of the Deaf
            • European Union of the Deaf
            • SHARE: The Deaf Visual Archive
            • Sign Language Week
            • Deaf Awareness Week
    • GET INVOLVED
      • SUPPORT US
        • Make a difference
        • Ways to Donate
        • Fundraise for the BDA
        • In-Memoriam Donations
        • Gifts in Wills
        • Our Supporters
      • JOIN US
        • Current Job Opportunities
        • Become a Member
      • MORE FROM US
        • Newsletter
    • TRAINING & CONSULTANCY
    • CONTACT
      • GET IN TOUCH
        • Contact Form
      • OUR OFFICES
        • Head Office - London
        • England - Derby
        • Northern Ireland - Belfast
        • Scotland - Glasgow
        • Wales - Cardiff
        • Deaf Heritage Centre - Manchester
      • SOCIAL MEDIA
        • X
        • Facebook
        • Facebook - British Deaf News
        • Instagram
        • Linkedin
        • YouTube
    • MEMBERSHIP
    • |
    • SAFEGUARDING
    •  |
    • DONATE

News

19th November 2015

Memorial Book

Personal Messages


“May their names live on for always…”

The BDA memorial event was truly memorial. Seeing all the names and faces on screen brought back memories of my times with the BDDA as delegate to the conferences and congresses that I attended. Those people were always there at any BDDA event, giving their time to the Deaf community. May their names live on for always. 

Dimitri Cominos
30 November 2015

 


“Never forgetting you all…”

Thanks to ‘British Deaf and Dumb Association’ for wonderful 125 years with those who supported to continue the strength of our British Sign Language and education with Deaf children to preserve and stay with us into next generation. May I add my love and thanks to people I knew them, commitment with BDA including my dearest Dad, Kenneth Simmonds as one of BDA South East Regional committee. Never forgetting you all. 

Tight hugs and love, 

Sylvia Simmonds xxxx
21 November 2015

 


“You made me proud and married to you…”

Christopher John Menzies – You will always be close to peoples heart, for those who know and have met you. Christopher you will never be forgotten, you put joy and fun happiness into our world. You had showed and proved people that having Ushers Syndrome was never an issue. You made me so proud and married to you. 

Claire Menzies
21 November 2015

   


 

 

<< Return to 'Memorial Celebration Tribute' event page

125 Year
Previous StoryVIDEO: Celebration of deaf business owners, freelancers and the self employed
Next StoryMemorial Book – Thank you for submitting

Related Articles

  • Anne Murray (left) and BDA's Majella McAteer (right)
    Lost tribute to Wilhelmina Tredennick found in charity shop
    View Details
  • Photo
    It's our 128th Birthday!!
    View Details

SEARCH ALL NEWS

NEWS CATEGORIES

All News
England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales

RECENT NEWS

  • Press-Release-Web-11-March-26
    Press Statement: Senedd’s vote
  • YNWA-STATE-FEAT-EWB1
    BDA Statement: A collaborative journey to celebrate BSL in football
  • PR-270227-Feat-web
    British Sign Language takes its rightful place at Anfield – and beyond
  • Header image for web page
    Open Call – New Opportunity for LFC fans
  • LFC-CASTING-CALL-FEATR-WEB
    Casting Call – Liverpool FC supporters wanted!

BDA Head Office

We welcome your feedback and comments. Please feel free to get in touch:

Email: bda@bda.org.uk

USEFUL LINKS

Accessibility
Privacy Policy
Complaints Procedure
My Donations
Safeguarding

Registered charity - England and Wales (1031687) and Scotland (SC042409) Company No: 2881497 (England and Wales) - Copyright British Deaf Association 2026