This years AGM is happening on the 14th November between 9:45am and 12:30pm via Zoom. Please click here to download the Members Notification Pack.
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COVID-19 Update: Grants for the Self-Employed
If you are self-employed and experiencing a loss of income due to COVID-19, you may be eligible for a grant through the Governments Self-Employment Income Support scheme.
More information can be found here
ANP AGM – 19th October 2019
Many thanks to those who attended the AGM in Oxford. There were some really productive conversations during both the training and AGM and as always, lovely to catch up during lunch and breaks! As one member said, ‘…it is great to have some face to face time with colleagues’. The minutes will be posted online in the ‘members area’ in due course.

Deaffest 2019 Report
The ANP held a stall at Deaffest 2019 at Wolverhampton in May. The event is always busy with predominantly sign language users but our stall received interest from a variety of attendees. We had a lovely enquiry about notetaking in FE from a mother with a deaf son. Karen and Jackie explained the types of notes that can be provided while Karen did a short demonstration. We also had enquiries from people wanting to know how to be trained as notetakers and we discussed the benefits of being a member of ANP.
The stall was really well placed at the venue and we had a steady stream of passers-by and lots of attention to where we would work and how we would best support people.
It is always interesting to realise how many people are unaware of the support that is out there and any enquiry is potential business for our members.
Congratulations to Jackie and Karen who fronted the stall.
Here are some photos to prove just how great they looked!!


Many thanks from everyone.
Deaffest – 17th – 19th May 2019
This years Deaffest is being held in Wolverhampton between the 17th – 19th May. More information can be found – https://deaffest.co.uk/2018/08/29/deaffest-2019/
16th June at the NADP Conference
A worthwhile attendance at this capsule event as delegates showed an interest in our activities and both manual and electronic notetaking was acknowledged as an essential communication method. Awareness of Notetaking was also promoted by our presence, to the speakers who have impact in their fields of work. Our stand was supported by the following members – Meriel Michaelides, Penny Clarke, Susan Baines and Sisily Alexander – many thanks to them for representing ANP at this event!
City Lit Deaf Day 2018
Deaf Day ANP Stand 2018
Notetaking was again on show at the annual Deaf Day event in London’s CityLit, with manual and electronic notetakers womaning the stand. What we do was prominently displayed on banner and walls. There was a steady flow of visitors whose queries and comments were managed by our experts and CityLit even advertised an ENT employed for one of their activities! Now that’s a first!!
Yoga for hard working hands!
HRH n Meriel
Notetaker is royally noted:
HRH Princess Anne has seen ENT at work and acknowledged the focus and hard work with a handshake at a Hearing Dogs for Deaf People and Hearing Link meeting.
Deaf Street Party, London – 22nd July 2017
The ANP were represented by Meriel, Miriam and Karen at the Deaf Street Party in London on Sat 22nd July 2017.
We had a good spot near the entrance and some early interest to the stand but unfortunately the rain set in and we decided to call it a day at 2pm. Such a shame as potentially a fun event and good networking opportunity.