It’s that time again! Hear from our Chief Executive Lauren, meet our new Sight Loss Advisors, learn about our new support hubs, and find out how you can volunteer to help people with sight loss.
Our Autumn 2022 Newsletter
Find out what help is available with the Cost-of-Living Crisis, meet our new Peer Support Services Coordinator Claire, learn more about our services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing people, and see how you can get involved helping local visually impaired people.
Our Spring 2022 Newsletter
Meet new CEO Lauren and Registration & Equipment Advisor Lori; discover our phone groups, tech wizards, and equipment service for hearing loss; and find out how you can help make everything happen.
Lottery Celebration
Celebration is in the air on June 12th when Vision North Somerset launch a fantastic new project funded by the National Lottery.
People with sight loss, their family and carers are invited to come along to the charity’s centre in Neva Road to see what’s on offer.
The In Sight in Touch project received an amazing £336,000 from the National Lottery and will introduce some innovative ideas put forward by blind and partially sighted people themselves.
The Celebration and Open Day is an opportunity for everyone to come along, find out what we have planned and tell us their own ideas too.
Other exhibitors will also be present for the event including HumanWare assistive technology, Dolphin Computers, Wiltshire Farm Foods and others.
The charity is also celebrating volunteers week and has invited all of the organisation’s 80 volunteers to share in the celebrations. Voluntary Services Co-ordinator Michele Blake said: “Our volunteers are a great team and highly valued. If anyone would like to consider joining us we’d be happy to see them at the Open Day and have a chat about volunteering opportunities.”
The event takes place from 11am – 3pm on 12th June at Vision North Somerset, 3 Neva Road, Weston super Mare.
The Santander Foundation Gives Us a £5K Boost!
A £5000 boost to our voluntary activities was given to us by the Santander Foundation.
We are exceedingly grateful for the local support from this large organisation, which enables us to offer one-to-one volunteer IT tuition to our visually impaired members.