Centre for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People
Contact details
Centre for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People
The Vassall Centre, Gill Avenue
Fishponds
Bristol
BS16 2QQ
Public phone: 0345 9007830
Email: office@cfd.org.uk / equipmentservice@cfd.org.uk
Website URL: http://www.cfd.org.uk
General information
Service offered: Range of services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing people and their carers. Telephone advice and information. Equipment Services and other projects.
Target group: Deaf and Hard of Hearing people as well as professionals, carers and families.
Area served: Bristol and surrounding areas.
How to contact: Office visits by appointment only. Telephone (Office: 0117 939 8653 / Equipment Service: 0345 9007830) / Email (office@cfd.org.uk / equipmentservice@cfd.org.uk) / Text (Equipment Service: 07545 264840) / Letter. Open Mon-Fri 10am-4pm
Availability
Monday: 10am-4pm
Tuesday: 10am-4pm
Wednesday: 10am-4pm
Thursday: 10am-4pm
Friday: 10am-4pm
Weekends: Closed
Office Hours:
Accessibility
Wheelchair access: Yes - full
Accessible toilets: Yes
Access notes: The Vassall Centre has plenty of car parking spaces including disabled parking at the front entrance. The Vassall Centre is on one level with no ramps or steps. There is a loop system at the Vassall Centre.
Other information
Languages other than English: BSL.
Charity number: 1175054
Year established: 2017
Staffing: 3 full time and 6 part time staff + volunteers.
Public transport: The Vassall Centre is fully accessible by public transport. The number 47 and 5 buses stop right outside the Vassall Centre. Other buses such as the number 17 and number 48 and 49 stop at the Crosshands bus stop on Fishponds Road. When you get off at this stop, cross the road into Straits Parade and turn down beside the Co-op into Vassall Road. After a short way this road bends sharply to the right and becomes Gill Avenue. The Vassall Centre is immediately on your left.
Record last checked: 15 August 2025