Nominations are now CLOSED Earsay are very proud of Pat Bougeard, our only deaf committee member, who in 2012 was licensed as a lay reader with the Diocese of Winchester. She was the first deaf person to achieve this distinction, which required three years of

Every year Earsay presents the Pat Bougeard Achievement Award for a deaf child/young person who has achieved something special throughout the year. After our largest ever number of nominations were judged by an independent third party, Earsay are very proud to announce the 2023 winner

Earsay are very proud of Pat Bougeard, our only deaf committee member, who in 2012 was licensed as a lay reader with the Diocese of Winchester. She was the first deaf person to achieve this distinction, which required three years of intensive study, and provided

We are very pleased to hear that Jersey has secured a new BSL Support worker for the deaf community, after 5 years without. Read the story here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-jersey-64570703 Earsay are very grateful to everyone who has been involved with securing this role, from members championing

Have a listen to this brilliant interview with one of Earsay’s members, Heather Armstrong telling what it’s like growing up deaf in Jersey. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0f649sg (You may need to create or sign into a BBC account to

Every year Earsay presents the Pat Bougeard Achievement Award for a deaf child/young person who has achieved something special throughout the year. After nominations were judged by an independent third party, Earsay are very proud to announce the 2022 winner is Indie Correia. Indie was nominated by