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Stella give their star centenarian a treat… left: Alan Meadows who cans the lager Mrs Eileen Maher drinks, Amanda Stephenson and Stanislav Chulkov brewery manager. A picture story in The Gazette on Blackpool’s “LAGER than life” centenarian saw Princess Alexandra Home resident Eileen Maher, 100, go viral … even trending on online publishers UNILAD with 50k plus shares. The [...]
We are pleased to announce that Sainsbury's on Whitegate Drive, Blackpool, have chosen us to be their local charity of the year! https://www.sainsburyslocalcharity.co.uk/
Mrs Eileen Maher is 30 years older than the NHS – and just three months younger than the RAF. She proved you’re never too old to party or pucker up to pout for your very first ‘selfie’ at 100 years old! Indomitable Eileen, Blackpool’s brand-new centenarian, posed for a selfie with some of her ‘bezzies’ at [...]
Linda Sethi, N-Vision’s Eye Clinic Liaison Officer, has taken a closer look at macular degeneration for Macular Week (June 25-July 1) in order to focus on the need for regular sight tests – and share how the charity can help those affected. ‘Age related macular degeneration AMD is a common eye condition which affects the [...]
It’s national Macular Week (June 25-July 1) and N-Vision is doing its bit to raise awareness of macular degeneration. Two clients – who have become good friends through our social activities and sight loss support group – spoke very movingly about what macular degeneration means to them. Mrs Margaret Field and Mrs Anne Walmsley were [...]
Blink – and you may have missed National Glaucoma Awareness Week … as it coincided with National Volunteers Week! Our brilliant ECLO (eye clinic liaison officer) Linda Sethi didn’t miss a beat, however. Linda offered these thoughts – in the hope that earlier detection and intervention may spare more of us falling prey to a [...]
We have been paying tribute to our wonderful volunteers throughout National Volunteers’ Week – and we know our debt of gratitude extends all year through. Our PR Jacqui took to social media – Twitter, Facebook and Instagram – to highlight the sheer scale of our voluntary workforce and the many ways in which volunteers help [...]
Judith Harrison and Christine Farrell didn’t want ‘a lot of fuss’ about their retirement after 20 and 32 years, respectively, at N-Vision. We’ll see about that, others thought… So, clients gathered in force at the sight loss support group meeting to say goodbye to two leading lights of N-Vision, The Blackpool Fylde and Wyre Society [...]
Blackpool’s Talking Newspaper, now in its 41st year at the charity, and one of the biggest in the country, is to start regular podcasts, presented by our own resident anchorman/producer Johnny Gardener - who is severely sight impaired - and the society’s audio engineer and IT specialist Chris Carter. It's a great way of featuring a 'taster', [...]
It was worth the wait! That was the verdict after N-Vision’s very first Café Club in Blackpool. The Blackpool Fylde and Wyre Society for the Blind has been running monthly café clubs with great success at St Annes, Kirkham, Cleveleys, Poulton and Fleetwood – but the perfect setting for one in the heart of Blackpool [...]
