COMMUNICATIONS & FUNDRAISING OFFICER Location: Bradbury House Park Buildings, Pontypool. NP4 6JH Full time Contract: Permanent Salary: £23k – £25K To support the charity by making relationships with others, communications, marketing, and sustainable fundraising. Be the voice of Sight Cymru in association with the CEO, so providing press releases, information, media briefings and generally encouraging […]
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Amira’s Story
Amira is part of our Sightlife group, a group which is currently made up of people with sight loss from BME communities in the Cardiff and Newport area. The club meets once a week via Zoom (due to current COVID restrictions) and they carryout a range of online activities. The clubs are a great mechanism […]
Make your Business Sight Loss Friendly with our FREE training
As wonderful as it is that the world is starting to open back up, new social distancing measures create additional barriers for a person with visual impairment, making it increasingly difficult for people with sight loss to venture out into their community and access local businesses. Therefore now, more than ever, making your business sight […]
Annual General Meeting 2021
The trustees and staff of Sight Cymru are happy to invite you to the charity’s Annual General Meeting to be held on: 17th June 2021 at 2pm – 4pmOn virtual platform (Zoom) AGM Agenda: Introductions and Apologies Confirmation of the Minutes of the meeting held on 26th July 2019 Chairperson’s statement Update to charity’s constitution […]
Completing the Census 2021
What is the Census and why do we need to complete it? The census is a survey that happens every 10 years and provides the Government with a better picture of the households and the people residing within England and Wales. This information allows them to plan more effectively and make more informed decisions when […]
What’s on in March…
Here are some of the great online events we have coming up in March…. Friday 5th March – Supporting people with hearing and sight loss webinar Friday 12th March- Vision of Science online event Friday 26th March- Beginners Welsh Friday 5th March– Supporting people with hearing and sight loss webinar Do you care or support […]
Accessibility with Alexa
From our A.C.E Officer Calum Briars. Since its introduction to the market in 2016, Alexa has become a household item used by millions worldwide. Of course, this is not a surprise at all, for a hand-sized speaker to have such clarity and functionality for a fraction of the cost of most speakers on the market, […]
NAT Group Charity of the Year 2021
Please vote for Sight Cymru for the NAT Group Charity of the Year 2021 We are really thrilled to be nominated for the NAT Group’s Charity of the Year. The last year has been a really tough time for us all. The majority of our service users are amongst the most vulnerable; the change in […]
Set Your Sights
Have you set yourself any new goals for the New Year? True that it has been a shaky start with another lockdown in place, however it’s important we try make the best of it and ourselves of course. Whether it’s increasing that step count, starting a new or revisiting an old hobby, giving back to […]
Changes to TV Licensing
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 […]