The club began in 1934 and has held regular get-togethers at the deaf centre in Arundel Street since 1984. Ms Maynard is profoundly deaf and uses British Sign Language (BSL) to communicate.

The Sudbury Five looked to bolster their Basketball Super League title bid on Tuesday by signing a member of last year’s championship-winning London Lightning. Jermaine Haley, a 6-foot-7 native of ...