Wey Aye Deaf Festival

26/02/2026

Planning and organising. Exciting times ahead!!

03/02/2026

The Wey Aye Deaf Festival steering group back together again.

Venue and date will be announced soon. Keep your eyes peeled!

Many thanks to Newcastle Building Society for allowing us to use their community room for our meetings. We truly appreciate it.

Wey aye!!

17/09/2025

To let you know we’re still alive and kicking!

Some of the steering group got together and yes there is planning for next year's festival!!

Watch this space!!

WEY AYE!!

05/07/2025

Good news!

We are very excited and proud that ‘Ye Olde Wishing Well’ film made by one of our steering group members EJ Raymond will be at the Northern Pride!! Do come along and see it at the fabulous Tyneside Cinema in Newcastle on Saturday 19th July at 5.30pm!

🎬 Ye Olde Wishing Well Screening 🎬

Ye Olde Wishing Well is a visually-driven short film written and directed by a profoundly Deaf, non-binary filmmaker, EJ Raymond, who uses British Sign Language (BSL) as their primary language. Originally written over 20 years ago, the film was finally brought to life in 2024 through a successful crowdfunding campaign and the support of co-producer Paul Kerr, a fellow advocate for Deaf creatives.

Filmed on location in and around Newcastle upon Tyne, Ye Olde Wishing Well weaves themes of hope, memory, and resilience through a uniquely Deaf lens. The film reflects the creator’s lived experience navigating the intersection of Deafness and non-binary identity, exploring the challenges of marginalisation within both the Deaf and LGBTQ+ communities.

Screened under the theme Unapologetically Visible at Northern Pride 2025, this work not only highlights ongoing barriers to access and representation in the arts but also honours the filmmaker’s late mentor, Viv Adam, whose encouragement helped shape this long-awaited project.

📅 Saturday 19th July
🕖 17:30pm-18:30pm
📍Tyneside Cinema

This event is part of Northern Pride’s exciting Pride Fringe 2025.
👉 To learn more, head to www.northern-pride.com/fringe

27/11/2024

Another satisfied customer with new hoodie !!

26/11/2024

Gary O’Dowd and Alex Vann Real Arts Workshops performing their song ‘TWO WORLDS’ at the Wey Aye Deaf Festival

13/11/2024

12/11/2024

The Wey Aye! Deaf Festival team had a great day at the Gateshead Bridgebuilders Community Event at the Baltic Art Centre!! We gave talks on how they helped us with the Wey Aye Deaf Festival, raising awareness about Deaf Art, bringing the communities together, breaking down barriers and how we helped the younger Deaf members of the steering team to gain confidence, giving them roles and jobs. It’s been really rewarding to see them going from strength to strength. What a talented bunch they are!

10/11/2024

Massive congratulations to Paul, our raffle winner who won a green hoody! Still time to order your hoody. Teal and Green available to buy.

Contact: [email protected]

Thank you ☺️

09/11/2024

Good morning!!

One of our steering group member has written some books and are available to purchase!!

“Dad’s Basketball Girl” - £8

(only 15 books left)

“Every Father’s Nightmare (sequel to ‘Dad’s Basketball Girl’)

SOLD OUT!

“Dusk or Dawn” (over 18 only), £10 or £11.99 via Amazon.co.uk

If want to buy the book(s), please contact EJ Raymond directly via messenger.

If there is enough interest on the books, they can re-print the books in near future.

Get one while you can!!