On the 29th and 30th June we celebrated the 40th anniversary of our Talking Newspaper service by hosting a thank you lunch on the Thursday for our many wonderful volunteers followed by an open day on the Friday to allow visitors to drop in and see what goes on behind the scenes of the [...]
On the 8th June we mark the 40th Anniversary of our Talking Newspaper, the weekly news ‘paper’ recorded by volunteers at N-Vision, the Blackpool Fylde and Wyre Society for the Blind. In spectacular fashion The Tower will light up white in honour of our milestone anniversary. The Talking Newspaper has 320 subscribers in Blackpool, [...]
Birthday girl Joyce O’Callaghan got the chance to test the new £1 coins for user-friendliness at N-Vision, the Blackpool Fylde and Wyre Society for the Blind. Joyce, a regular at the charity’s social centre at Bosworth Place, Squires Gate, where she celebrated her 77th birthday, is registered as severely sight impaired as a result of [...]
N-Vision low vision worker Brian Casey, former racing driver, county squash player, sports mad, lost his sight to two sports injuries 27 years ago. He's just seen his wife for the very first time From a distance – apart from the trendy Star Trek like glasses – Brian and Beverly Casey look like any other [...]
Our volunteers will be holding two collection days at the Sainsbury's store in St Annes on Friday 7th July and Saturday 8th July. If you are shopping in store on those days please come along and say hello to our volunteers. You will see our large N-Vision banner so you can't miss us, we'll be delighted to meet you. [...]
Our volunteers will be holding a collection day at the Tesco Store on Clifton Road on Friday 17th March. If you are shopping in store that day please come along and say hello to our volunteers. You will see our large N-Vision banner so you can't miss us, we'll be delighted to meet you. We [...]
Three dates for your diary! The Simply Synapptic User Group will be held on Thursday 9th March, Thursday 13th April and Thursday 18th May. Come along to share your knowledge and learn from each other at our Simply Synapptic User Group. A great opportunity to share ideas and tips with other Synapptic users, and of course [...]
Please come along and join us on the 11th May at Barton Grange Garden Centre where we will be promoting eye health and raising awareness of sight loss and the challenges faced by those who are blind and partially sighted. You will have the opportunity to meet our staff and volunteers to learn about sight loss and [...]
