Artwork – Christmas Art Competition 2023
Thank you everyone who participated in this year’s Christmas Art Competition! We really enjoyed seeing all your lovely artwork. The winning designs will be printed on our 2023 Christmas cards that will be sold to raise funds to support our services for local people. The cards will be available for purchase from October-December 2023 at […]
Vision Impaired Visitors To Norfolk Lavender Enjoy True Sensory Experience
A group of vision impaired people were given a real sensory experience when they were given a special tour of Norfolk Lavender at Heacham. Around 20 blind and vision impaired visitors and volunteers were treated to a VIP tour of the National Collection of Lavenders, which numbers more than 100 different species, before touring the […]
Christmas Art Competition
This year we are running a Christmas Art Competition for our clients for the possibility of featuring some of your artwork on our Christmas cards!
The competition is open to anyone in Norfolk who is visually impaired. All ages are welcome to send in their artwork.
No Long Faces When Vision Impaired Group From Great Yarmouth Visited Redwings Sanctuary At Caldecott
A group of vision impaired people from Great Yarmouth had the chance to get up close and personal horses, donkeys and mules when they were given a special tour of the Redwings Horse Sanctuary at Caldecott. Around 20 blind and vision impaired visitors and volunteers were able to pet animals ranging from tiny Shetland ponies […]
Charity’s Army Of Volunteers Celebrated On North Norfolk Steam Train Trip
The contribution made by volunteers to Norfolk’s sight loss charity was celebrated during National Volunteers Week with a special trip abord the North Norfolk Railway. Around 30 of the more than 100 volunteers who support Vision Norfolk were treated to coffee and pastries aboard train pulled by a 1959 ‘Black Prince’ steam locomotive. The event […]
Sight Loss Charity Unveils £650,000 Refurbishment Of Independent Living Accommodation
Norfolk’s sight loss charity Vision Norfolk has unveiled a £650,000 investment in its Norwich-based Hammond Court accommodation, which enables vision impaired people to live independent lives. All 20 of the flats have been significantly upgraded, including expanding bedsit studios into one-bedroom flats, installing new adapted kitchens and bathrooms, and adding patio doors in every flat, […]
Magpie News – Summer 2023
The summer 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.
Vision Impaired History Lovers Get Hands-On With Artefacts From Norfolk’s Royal Shipwreck
A group of 18 vision impaired history lovers were given a special hands-on introduction to Norfolk’s royal shipwreck when they received a special sensory experience at Norwich Castle Museum’s ‘The Last Voyage of Gloucester’ exhibition. Sight loss charity Vision Norfolk’s Heritage Group was invited to a special session where they were able to handle accurate […]
New Group Aims To Support People Experiencing Sudden Sight Loss
Losing your sight suddenly can be a traumatic occurrence – and now a new informal peer support group has been established to help those going through that experience. Norfolk’s sight loss charity Vision Norfolk has set up the new group to enable people who have lost their sight suddenly to share their experiences, meet new […]
Workshop Aims To Show That Sight Loss Is No Barrier To The Enjoyment Of Gardening
Vision impaired gardening enthusiasts are being invited to take part in a special one day workshop designed to show that sight loss does not need to be a barrier to enjoying their hobby. The special event is being run by Vision Norfolk in association with the gardening and education team at the charity Thrive, which […]
