The 10th European Deafblind Holiday took place in Norway. This was based at the Sogne Conference Centre, town of Sogne, which is near Kristiansand at the south coast of Norway. It was held from Monday 6 August to Sunday 12 August 2007.
There were 81 participants: 35 deafblind people, and 46 guide-interpreters. 11 countries (Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, and United Kingdom) were represented.
It has been a successful Holiday and the participants had a great time and enjoyed being together. Almost all of the participants attended most of the activities on the program. At the fishing trip the Deafblind got 34 fishes, 32 mackerels, 1 pollack, and 1 cod (0.5 kilo). It was Urban who got the cod. Later that evening the participants grilled the fishes for dinner, and they all agreed on that the fishes tasted great.
Here is the programme of the holiday:
Agder Conference Centre in Søgne, Norway
Monday 6th - Sunday 12th August 2007
| Monday 06.08.2007 | |
| Arrival during the day | |
| 13.00 | Lunch |
| 18.00 | Dinner. |
| 20.30 | Official opening, welcome. Practical information |
| Tuesday 07.08.2007 | |
| 08.00 | Breakfast Free time for sport and leisure activities |
| 13.00 | Lunch |
| 14.45 | Boat trip |
| 18.00 | Dinner |
| 20.30 | Practical information |
| Wednesday 08.08.2007 | |
| 08.00 | Breakfast |
| 10.00 | Lessons in Norwegian folk dance |
| 13.00 | Lunch |
| 14.30 | Boat trip with fishing possibilities |
| 18.00 | Dinner |
| 20.30 | Practical information |
| 21.00 | Dance (live music) |
| 21.30 | Barbecue (fresh fish) |
| Thursday 09.08.07 | |
| 08.00 | Breakfast |
| 10.00 | Excursion to Søgne old church and rectory. Søgne old church is one of the oldest frame work churches in Norway. The church was built in 1640 and the famous Norwegian poet, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, married his wife Karoline in this church in 1858. |
| 13.00 | Lunch |
| 14.30 | A lecture in Haptic signs |
| 18.00 | Dinner |
| 20.30 | Tamas Gangl, Hungary, invites the participants to the 11th European Deafblind Holiday in Hungary 2008. Practical information |
| Friday 10.08.07 | |
| 08.00 | Breakfast |
| 10.00 | A walk around a lake close to the school (3 km) |
| 10.00 | Trip to Kristiansand |
| 13.00 | Lunch Free time for sport and leisure activities |
| 18.00 | Dinner |
| 20.30 | Celebrating the 10th European Deafblind Holiday 2007. Peter Vanhoutte, Belgium, informs about the European Deafblind Holiday through 10 years. Practical information |
| Saturday 11.08.07 | |
| 08.00 | Breakfast |
| 10.00 | A lecture about the deafblind work in Norway during the last 50 years (FNDB celebrates their 50 Years Anniversary in 2007.) |
| 13.00 | Lunch |
| 14.00 | Visit a soap factory |
| 18.00 | Farewell dinner |
| 20.15 | Photography in groups. |
| 21.00 | Dance (live music) |
| 22.00 | Official closing Dance continue |
| Sunday 12.08.07 | |
| 08.00 | Breakfast |
| Departure during the day | |
(2007-11-27)