Welcome to CDA Hearing Help, part of Cambridgeshire Deaf Association

We have been delivering services for local Cambridgeshire people, with hearing loss since 1978.  Originally, provided under the name of CAMTAD and then later Cambridgeshire Hearing Help CIO.

On 1st April 2022 Cambridgeshire Hearing Help transferred to Cambridgeshire Deaf Association who continue to sustain the original mission of reducing the impact of hearing loss on people’s lives across Cambridgeshire.

Our dedicated team of staff and volunteers provide hearing aid maintenance and battery supply throughout Cambridgeshire.

For more information about the merger, please visit CDA’s website.

Your hearing aid will need maintenance every 3 months if you have a mould or every 6 months if you have an open fit hearing aid.

There is no need to make an appointment.  All our sessions are drop-in sessions so please just turn up.

For batteries also please just turn up.

Our postal battery service no longer available.

Our 2025 opening dates are as follows:

Please note all sessions during the 4th week of December will not be running.

New Venues

  • Whittlesey – 4th Tuesday of the month, 10am-11:30am, Library, PE7 1BA
  • Wisbech – 1st Wednesday of the month, 2pm – 3:30pm, Queen Mary Centre, Queens Rd, PE13 2PE (FROM OCTOBER)

Monthly

  • Alconbury – 3rd Tuesday of the month, 2pm – 3:30pm, Memorial Hall, School Lane, PE28 4EQ
  • Bar Hill- 1st Wednesday of the month, 10am – 12noon, Community Church, Viking Way, Bar Hill, CB23 8EH
  • Bottisham – 4th Tuesday of the month, 10am – 12noon, Barchester- Hilton Park Care Home, CB25 9BX (No Nov/Dec)
  • Burwell – 1st Tuesday of the month, 1:30pm – 3pm, Day Centre, Parsonage Close, CB25 0DR (No Nov/Dec)
  • Cambourne – 1st Tuesday of the month, 9:45am – 11:45am, Church Centre, Jeavons Lane, CB23 6AF
  • Cambridge Meadows – 4th Thursday of the month, 10am – 12 noon, Community Centre, Arbury Rd, CB4 2JL
  • Chatteris – 2nd Wednesday of the month, 2pm-3.30pm, King Edward Community Centre, PE16 6NG
  • Cherry Hinton – 1st Thursday of the month, 2pm – 3:30pm, The Hub, High Street, CB1 9HZ
  • Ely – 2nd Tuesday of the month, 10am-12 noon, Library, 6 The Cloisters, Ely, CB7 4ZH
  • Fulbourn – 3rd Thursday of the month, 10am-12 noon, Library, Haggis Gap, CB21 5HD
  • Girton – 3rd Wednesday of the month, 2:00pm-4:00pm, Baptist Church, High St, Cambridge, CB3 0QQ
  • Great Shelford – 1st Thursday of the month, 10am-12 noon, Free Church, Ashen Green, CB22 5EY
  • Hardwick – 4th Wednesday of the month, 10am – 12noon, St Mary’s Church, The Cabin, CB23 7QS (No Dec/Jan)
  • Histon – 2nd Thursday of the month, 2:00pm-3:30pm, Baptist Church, Station Road, CB24 9LQ
  • Huntingdon – 4th Tuesday of the month, 2:00pm-3:30pm, Library, Princes Street, Huntingdon, PE29 3PA
  • Melbourn – 4th Thursday of the month, 1:30pm-3:30pm, Vicarage Cl. Community Room, SG8 6DY
  • Newnham – 3rd Thursday of the month, 11am – 12:30pm, Red Bull Pub, Barton Road, CB3 9JZ (No Dec)
  • Sawtry – 2nd Thursday of the month, 10am – 12noon, Old School House, Green End Rd, Sawtry, PE28 5UY
  • Sawston – 3rd Tuesday every month, 10am -12 noon, Chapelfield Way Community Hall, CB22 3GB
  • Soham – 2nd Thursday of the month, 10am -12noon, Soham Library, 5/7 Clay Street, Soham, CB7 5HJ
  • Somersham – 3rd Thursday of the month, 2pm – 3:30pm, Millennium Pavilion, The Trundle, PE28 3JS
  • St Ives – 2nd Wednesday of the month, 10am-12noon, Library, 4 Library Row, Station Road, PE27 5BW
  • St Neots – 4th Wednesday of the month, 2pm – 4pm, New Street Baptist Church, Saint Neots, PE19 1AE

Bi-Monthly

  • March – 1st Wednesday of the month, 1:30pm – 3:30pm, St Peters Church Hall, March, PE15 9JR
    • 3rd Sep / 5th Nov / 7th Jan

Quarterly

  • Balsham – 4th Thursday, 10am-12 noon, Bowls Club, Church Lane, CB21 4DS
    • 23rd Oct / 22nd Jan
  • Cambridge City Centre St Philips – 3rd Wednesday, 10:30am – 12noon, 185 Mill Road, CB1 3AN
    • 20th Aug / 19th Nov / 18th Feb
  • Cambridge United – 1st Thursday, 11:30am – 1pm, Abbey Stadium, Cut Throat Lane, CB5 8LN
    • 7th Aug / 6th Nov / 5th Feb
  • Gamlingay – 3rd Wednesday, 10am – 12noon, Baptist Church, Stocks Lane, Gamlingay SG19 3JR
    • 17th Sept / 17th Dec / 17th March
  • Littleport – 2nd Tuesday, 1:30pm- 3pm, Village Hall, Victoria Street, CB6 1LX
    • 8th July / 14th Oct / 12th Jan

Social Sessions

  • Tea & Talk – Soham – 1st Tuesday of the month, Soham Library, CB7 5HJ, 10am -12pm
  • Coffee & Company – Cambourne – 1st Tuesday of the month, Church Centre, CB23 6AF, 10:30am – 12:30pm
  • Coffee & Company – March – 3rd Wednesday of the month, St Peter’s Church Hall, PE15 9JR, 10:30am – 12pm
  • Craft & Chat – St Neots – 3rd Thursday of the month, New Street Baptist Church, PE19 1AE, 10am – 12pm
  • Tea & Talk – Sawston – 4th Tuesday of the month, Chapelfield Way Community Hall, CB22 3GB, 10am – 12pm
  • Coffee & Company – Cambridge – Venue TBC.
  • Stay Safe Online” Workshop, in partnership with Cambs Online – Ely Library, CB7 4ZH, Wednesday 17th September at 2pm – 3:30pm

For all other enquiries please call 01223 416141 or email enquiries@cambsdeaf.org

Batteries

Please collect from any Hearing Aid Maintenance session, no need to book.

You can also collect batteries from any Cambridgeshire Mobile Library

The closest library to you can be found on the Cambridgeshire County Council website. www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk

 

Donations

Please consider donating to the charity as without constant support the charity cannot continue its vital work out in our communities.

To donate either

Send a cheque payable to Cambridgeshire Deaf Association.

Postal address : 8 Romsey Terrace, Cambridge CB1 3NH

Online at www.cambridgeshirehearinghelp.org.uk

In person at any of our Hearing Aid Maintenance Sessions

Please consider also becoming a regular donor by setting up a standing order via our website

We can then plan for our future help throughout Cambridgeshire.

Or click on this QR code

Please also consider VOLUNTEERING with CDA Hearing Help in either a Receptionist or Technician role, speak to one of our Hearing Champions for more information.  You only need to give 2 hours a month to make such a difference.

If you need your NHS hearing aids cleaned and retubed and require batteries, please turn up at any one of our venues.  No need to book.  All our sessions are drop in sessions only now.

If you are housebound or living in a residential home, we can arrange for your your NHS hearing aids to cleaned and re-tubed, and supply you with NHS hearing aid batteries. Find out how to get in touch with us.

Our volunteers are the backbone of our organisation and we offer comprehensive training and a wide range of highly rewarding volunteer roles. Find out more about the opportunities available.

We run free lip-reading classes in Cambridge and signpost to other online resources/ lip-reading classes in the county.

We offer peer support and social meets to help you cope better with your hearing loss and feel less isolated, and signpost to other similar groups/activities in the county. Find out more.

We rely on support from individuals, community groups, companies, charitable trusts and foundations to keep our services running. Discover ways you can support us, including taking part in a sponsored event, making a one-off or regular donation, or leaving a gift in your Will.

Latest News from Cambridgeshire Hearing Help:


Client Satisfaction Survey Report
– we wish to thank everyone who took the time to complete a questionnaire and comment on our services: the batteries by post service and at our Hearing Aid Maintenance Centres. We are delighted to see how high the satisfaction is with both of our services. The full survey report can be found here. 

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