Walk the Blindfold Mile - Saturday 18th April 2020
2020-02-28 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London)
Imagine going about your world with sight loss.
Sight Concern Worcestershire are inviting people to get involved in an unusual and memorable event, Walk the Blindfold Mile, across Worcester City Centre, on Saturday 18th April 2020, 10am.
You will walk in pairs, one blindfolded, one sighted, along a designated route, starting from Sight Concern’s Bradbury Centre on Sansome Walk and taking in the High Street and Worcester Cathedral. Your partner will guide you and you can swap over along the way. There will be a number of blindfolded challenges to complete, such as buying and drinking a cup of coffee. There will be activities at Cathedral Square, including a penalty shoot out and using a white cane.
Friends, family, companies and schools are all invited to take part to experience some of the challenges that blind and partially sighted people overcome each day. We will show you what you need to do to guide someone safely. Previous participants describe it as a very powerful, memorable and attention-grabbing experience!
Find out more at www.sightconcern.co.uk/blindfoldmile
photo showing the Blindfold Mile with participants crossing the road pic by David Griffiths 22042017

Pershore Plum Festival
2019-08-26 09:30 - 17:00 | Pershore Plum Festival, St Andrew’s Garden, High Street, Pershore, WR10 1DW, United Kingdom
We are very excited to be participating in the award-winning Pershore Plum Festival this Bank Holiday Monday! Come along for the whole weekend or join us on Plum Fayre Day, the ‘pinnacle of the Plum Festival’, as the Abbey bells ring in celebration.
There will be a huge variety of trade stands and activities at the festival, from a climbing wall and pony rides to WWII exhibitors.
Our Volunteer Coordinator, Cat, will be on our Sight Concern stand in the Plum Bazaar (a.k.a. St Andrew’s Garden!) from 9.30-5pm – look out our for our blue gazebo and the Sight Concern logo! Come and have a chat with her to find out more about what we do, the volunteering opportunities we have available in your area and the many ways in which you can get involved. You can also try on our simulation specs!
We’re really looking forward to being a part of such a special event and can’t wait to see you there!
You can download the festival’s 2019 programme from their website: http://www.pershoreplumfestival.org.uk/.

Worcester Charity Showcase
2019-08-17 10:00 - 12:30 | The Guildhall, High Street, Worcester, WR1 2EY
We will be one of your local organisations attending the Worcester Charity Showcase at the Guildhall next month and we’d love to see you there! Come along to find out more about the valuable work we do and the volunteering opportunities we have to offer. There will be free tea and coffee as well as entertainment provided by the Good Vibrations Singing Choir (Deaf Direct) and Chamber Music by Shulah Oliver!

Great Get Together Redditch 2019
2019-06-22 13:00 - 15:00 | Headless Cross Orchard, Redditch, B97 4LD
The Headless Cross Community Orchard Group are holding their annual ‘Great Get Together’ as part of a nationwide weekend of events inspired by Jo Cox. We are thrilled that they have very kindly allowed us to join them as we celebrate community and togetherness in Jo’s honour. Bring your family, your friends and a picnic for an afternoon of fun and games! We’ll be there in our blue Sight Concern polo shirts – and we’ll have plenty of cupcakes to share! We can’t wait to see you there…

Bromsgrove Volunteer Fair
2019-06-18 10:00 - 13:00 | High Street, Bromsgrove, B61 8EZ
We will be joining other local charities attending the Bromsgrove Market this month and we’d love to see you there! Come along to find out more about the valuable work we do and the volunteering opportunities we have to offer!

Worcester Volunteer Expo
2019-06-07 10:00 - 14:00 | The Guildhall, The Guildhall, High Street, Worcester, WR1 1EY, United Kingdom
We will be one of over 40 local organisations attending the Worcester Volunteer Expo at the Guildhall this month and we’d love to see you there! Come along to find out more about the valuable work we do and the volunteering opportunities we have to offer!

Kidderminster Volunteer Celebration
2019-05-16 15:00 - 17:00 | Kidderminster Town Hall, 7 Vicar St, Kidderminster, DY10 1DE, United Kingdom
Come along and meet our Volunteer Coordinator, Cat Mackenzie, at the Tulip Tree Centre in Kidderminster. This gathering will be the first of a series of Volunteer Celebration events that we are holding around the county. You will have the opportunity to get to know other volunteers in your area, to catch up with our latest news and of course to enjoy tea, coffee and cupcakes!
Everyone is welcome, whether you have volunteered for us for years or are new to Sight Concern, and we would love for you to bring along a friend or two. We look forward to seeing you there!

Kidderminster Volunteer Fair
2019-05-16 10:00 - 14:00 | Kidderminster Town Hall, 7 Vicar St, Kidderminster, DY10 1DE, United Kingdom
We will be one of 25 local organisations attending the Volunteer and Skills Fair at Kidderminster Town Hall this month and we’d love to see you there! Come along to find out more about the valuable work we do and the volunteering opportunities we have to offer – and to make the most of the fair’s CV skills workshop and refreshments while you’re there!
We will also be holding our own Volunteer Celebration event after the fair. Everyone is welcome, whether you have been volunteering with us for years or are new to Sight Concern and would like to find out more! Click here for details.
