Special Summer Garden Party To Mark Charity’s Milestone Anniversary
A special summer garden party to celebrate the 220th anniversary of a Norfolk charity is taking place on Sunday 20th July at the Bishop’s Garden in Norwich. Vision Norfolk, which supports people living with sight loss throughout the county, was founded in 1805, and is marking the milestone with an afternoon of celebrations, thanks to […]
‘Chatty’ Blind Charity Worker To Take On Testing Silent Challenge
A blind charity worker who colleagues describe as ‘chatty’ is to take on a personal challenge as part of as fundraising campaign to mark the 220th anniversary of Norfolk’s sight loss charity – a 12 hour sponsored silence. Ed Bates, who is the Coordinator at Vision Norfolk’s Great Yarmouth Hub, will remain unaccustomedly mute from […]
Independent Living Technology Showcase For Vision Impaired People Taking Place In Great Yarmouth
A special event showcasing technology which allows people living with sight loss to live independently in their own homes is taking place in Great Yarmouth next week. Norfolk’s sight loss charity Vision Norfolk has partnered with Reedham-based Cobolt Systems, which specialises in the design and manufacture of innovative aids for vision impaired people, for the […]
Special Seafront Guided Walk For Those Living With Sight Loss To Take Place In Gorleston
Gorleston will be the destination for the latest in a series of guided seafront walks aimed at helping people with sight loss boost their physical and mental wellbeing by stepping out and taking the sea air. The town will be the location for the walk on Thursday 26th June, the latest in a series of […]
Vision Impaired Youngsters Take To The Wheel
Nine vision impaired youngsters had the chance to take to the wheel and drive at real-world road speeds as part of Norfolk sight loss charity Vision Norfolk’s programme of activities for young people and their families. The charity teamed up with national organisation Young Driver to enable the nine, aged between 9 and 17 to […]
Blind and sighted broads walkers raise £4,835 for Norfolk’s sight loss charity
A team of 11 charity staff, volunteers and blind people have raised over £4,800 for Norfolk’s sight loss charity after tackling the gruelling Broads Walk Challenge last weekend.