P491 CEEFAX 491 Sat 11 Jul 23:37/26 NEWLOOK FORNNTS 1/5 No Need To Shout has a new look this week, to match Cjefax's new Community Pages. The new service, produced bz Community Service Volunteers, can bj found on pages 480 to 489. NNTS will have two regular new features in future editions, a tinnitus page and a readers' queries page. If you have any questions related to deafness, send them to NNTS at the address below, including your name and address. NNTS, PO Box 701, Glasgow G42 9XG News 492 Entertain Letters VolunteerP491 CEEFAX 491 Sat 11 Jul 23:44/26 FIRSTDEAF HEADTEACHER 2/5 Profoundly deaf Mabel Davis has been appointed headteacher of Heathlands School for Deaf Children in St Albans. Mrs Davis is the first deaf hjadteachjr to bj appointed in this country since Edward Kirk in Leeds over 100 years ago. Clark Denmark, BDA Director of Training and Education, said that hj hoped Mrs Davis' appointment would lead to an increase in the number of deaf teachers and hjadteachjrs in Britain. 400 Weekend 480 Community 470 Words of Faith 199 A-Z Index News 492 Entertain Letters VolunteerP491 CEEFAX 491 Sat 11 Jul 23:48/25 BREAKTHROUGH ANNIVERSARY 3/5 The Breakthrough Trust for Deaf-Hearing Integration will bj 21 years old this year. It will bj holding a number of small fundraising events during the year, culminating in a major event assisted by its patron, the conductor Simon Rattle. The trust will hold a Summer Fayre on 18 July from 1100 to 1730 at: Trinity Centre, Key Cloe, Cambridge Heath Road, London E1 4HG (071-791 0105 — text). This will provide an opportunity to see some of the work done bz Breakthrough. News 492 Entertain Letters VolunteerP491 CEEFAX 491 Sat 11 Jul 23:42/20 ATOWEROF STRENGTH 4/5 A Tower of Strength is a new book which celebrates the bicentenary of the Royal School for the Deaf in Margate. The book links the story of the school with a general history of deafness and deaf education in the UK. Lord Archer describes the book as: "A rewarding and moving story...describing an area of experience that is full of majesty — the majesty of people trying to ovjrcomj a huge disadvantage". Larger than Life (ISBN 0 86332 732 X), by Patrick Beaver, is published bz The Book Guild. News 492 Entertain Letters VolunteerP491 CEEFAX 491 Sat 11 Jul 23:36/46 A ROUND-UP OFSNIPPETS 5/5 British Deaf Association Chair John Young's term of office comes to an end this month. Charles Herd has been elected Chair of ABSLT (The Association of British Sign Language Interpreters). British Tjlecom hopis to launch a new videophone later this year. The minicom number for the Department of Social Security is 0800-884422. Deaf Awareness Week will bj held from 26 to 31 October. NNTS, PO Box 701, Glasgow G42 9XG News 492 Entertain Letters Volunteer