We seem to be experiencing high levels of calls regarding the changes that have been made to TV Licensing for the over 75. These changes now mean that anyone over the age 75 does have to pay for their TV License unless they are registered as severely sight impaired. However they are eligible for a […]
Posts from September 2020
Virtual Charity Shop
With the Covid-19 pandemic putting our plans to open our very own charity shop on hold (not to mention having to cancel our usual fundraising events…boo!) to make the most of a challenging situation we thought we would create a little virtual charity shop and deliver you some bargains whilst supporting people with sight loss […]
Free Virtual Awareness Sessions for Eye Health Week
Did you know? 2 million people in the UK are living with sight loss that is severe enough to have a significant impact on their daily lives. Half of this sight loss is avoidable A sight test can detect early signs of conditions like glaucoma, which can be treated if found early enough During a […]
‘Lockdown Life and Me’- Poetry Competition
Competition time! We would like to invite you to take part in our very first poetry competition, in which we would like to hear about your experiences and feelings during lockdown. It sure has been a roller coaster hasn’t it? Bringing changes, both good and bad, for many of us. And although we were […]