Total Communication Services CIC

24/10/2025

Photos of Communication Nation last Saturday. With thanks to Jayne and Steve Raine for photography Bury People First

23/10/2025

Communication Nation 25

23/10/2025

We wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who attended Communication Nation on Saturday. We had an amazing night and raised £2400.09 for our work. The funds went to Bury People First which is a local charity. We will use this to continue to develop awareness of the importance of all forms of communication for people with learning disabilities and autism. Special thanks to Chris Jacques and the bands: Vaguely Sane, Sad Sells and Heston-Machine. Will share more photos but here's a snapshot.

23/10/2025

Rochdale People First are working with Speech and Language Therapist, Alison Matthews, to hold a 2 day Signalong workshop for people with learning disabilities and the people who support them.

Please come to both workshops to complete the course.

- Learn about Signalong
- Talk about being a self-advocate and what we mean by self-advocacy
- Learn some signs about self-advocacy and your rights

When: Friday 28th November and Friday 12th December
Time: 10am-12
Where: St Andrew’s Church Hall, 46 Entwisle Road, Rochdale, OL16 2HZ

For more information and to book a place:
Email: rochdalepeoplefirst@gmail.com
Telephone: 07386 019356
Facebook: Rochdale People First

23/10/2025

If there are any professional voice users, singers, teachers etc, or people with concerns over voice, then this series of useful films could be of help. https://www.youtube.com/

Sadly we lost Victoria this year but her knowledge and expertise can still help individuals with voice difficulties . Please do share.

We offer specialist voice assessment and treatment to adults with voice or throat difficulties within Yorkshire covering Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield and Halifax. We always put the client at the centre of our approach in order to build a tailored package of voice therapies that suits your individua...

18/10/2025

Bury People First and Total Communication Services have a gig night! 18th October Ramsbottom Civic Hall. We are signing with one of the bands. Here's Gareth from Total Communication signing one of the Signalong key words. Tickets from skiddle https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Bolton/Ramsbottom-Civic-Hall/Communication-Nation-2025/41285685/

17/10/2025

With Signalong we are using key word signing, so we sign the main concepts rather than everything. We decided to learn the signs for a song which is being played at our Communication Nation event on 18th October. Here's Gareth from Total Communication Services CIC showing us an important sign which is in the first verse of the song . Tickets from skiddle https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Bolton/Ramsbottom-Civic-Hall/Communication-Nation-2025/41285685/ Bury People First

16/10/2025

Here's Niamh from Total Communication Services showing us how to sign 'down'... this is one of the key words we will be signing during our Communication Nation event in Ramsbottom on 18th October. Tickets are available via skiddle. We are signing one of the songs performed by musicians from Heston-Machine who are returning to perform at our event along with other Bury bands- Sad Sells and Vaguely Sane. https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Bolton/Ramsbottom-Civic-Hall/Communication-Nation-2025/41285685/

15/10/2025

For our key word Signalong with local band Heston-Machine, we are learning some of the signs. Here's Hayley signing Monster, which is the title of the song. As we are nearing Hallowe'en it felt appropriate to sign to this cover. Looking forward to the night. It's not too late to get tickets. They are available via skiddle https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Bolton/Ramsbottom-Civic-Hall/Communication-Nation-2025/41285685/