Vision Impaired People Gather In Norwich Cathedral To Honour Sight Loss Charity’s Founder
Blind and vision impaired people from all over Norfolk gathered in Norwich Cathedral for a brief service to honour the founder of the county’s sight loss charity, on the 218th anniversary of its founding. Trustees, staff and supporters of Vision Norfolk gathered around the memorial plaque to Thomas Tawell in the Cathedral’s nave, to commemorate […]
World Sight Day 2023 – A Year in Review
We are celebrating World Sight Day by holding our Annual Public Meeting and releasing our Annual Review for 2022 – 2023 featuring statements from our Chair of Trustees, Chief Executive, an introduction to our new 5 year strategy and a review of our financial year.
Great Yarmouth hub group visit Time and Tide Museum
A group from the Great Yarmouth hub had a special visit to the town’s Time and Tide Museum. The museum, which tells the story of Great Yarmouth from sandbank to thriving port and seaside resort, occupies the premises of the Tower Fish Curing Works, orginally built in 1850, and which closed in 1988. The £4.7 […]
Royal Society Of St George Chooses Norfolk Sight Loss Charity As Good Cause To Support For The Next Three Years
Children and young people in Norfolk living with sight loss have received a boost following a year of fundraising by the Lowestoft branch of the Royal Society of St George, who have chosen to support the work which Vision Norfolk does to support vision impaired young people and their families for three years. Branch secretary […]
Writing Wednesday – A Fun Day
Throughout the month of Septemeber we will showcasing some of the work created by the Vision Norfolk Creative Writing Group. This week we have the piece ‘A Fun Day’ by Judith Manning.
Guide Dog Takes To The Catwalk As Charity Fashion Show Raises £1,500 For Sight Loss Charity
A sell-out charity fashion show held at a top Norfolk vineyard has raised over £1,500 for the county’s sight loss charity – having featured a blind model on the catwalk, complete with her guide dog. Chet Valley Vineyard in Bergh Apton hosted over 50 fashion-lovers at their winery for the event, which showcased clothes from […]
Vision Impaired Bird Lovers Get Wise To Owls In Head-Turning Visit
A group of vision impaired people from Great Yarmouth took part in a head-turning experience when they got up close and personal with three owls during a specially arranged visit to the Fritton Owl Sanctuary. Fifteen blind and vision impaired visitors and volunteers were able to hold and stroke a barn owl, a tawny owl […]
Writing Wednesday – Dementional Dogma-tactics
Throughout the month of Septemeber we will showcasing some of the work created by the Vision Norfolk Creative Writing Group. This week we have the piece ‘Dementional Dogma-tactics’ by David Foulds.
Vision Norfolk’s Annual Public Meeting
The Chair and Board of Trustees of Vision Norfolk request the pleasure of your company at Vision Norfolk’s Annual Public Meeting. The meeting is being held to celebrate World Sight Day 2023 and present a review of our past year and our plans for the future. The meeting is open to anyone with an interest […]
Magpie News – Autumn 2023
The autumn 2023 edition of Magpie News has been published, featuring a round-up of our events and activities around the county as well as some of the latest equipment and Vision Norfolk news.
