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Be sure to stop by regularly for the latest news and information from Sight Concern Worcestershire together with general sight loss news and advice.
Events Calendar 2022
Free Assistive Technology Session on the WayMap App – Phone in or View Online. Tomorrow at 10.00am
Our friends at the Rainbow Group would like to invite you to their monthly "Assistive Techonolgy" programme. This time the presenters are Nathan and Ethan from Waymap. "Waymap is a technology company offering a highly accurate location and navigation app designed...
Rebecca Redfern carries the Queen’s Relay Baton in Worcester
Paralympic Silver Medallist and Patron of Sight Concern Rebecca Redfern was a brilliant baton bearer on Friday 22 July on the river Severn as part of the Queen’s Baton Relay in Worcester for the Common Wealth Games. Rebecca's route was from the Diglis hotel to the...
Charity gig – Witcher rock the Sociable Beer Company!
Wow! What a great gig Witcher treated us to on Friday night at the Sociable Beer Company. Our ears are still ringing! Sight Concern Worcestershire thank the band: Jo, Cornel, Dave and Nigel, for giving us over two hours of non-stop pulse racing high octane rocking!...
Rebecca Redfern to carry the Baton as part of the Queens Baton Relay on Friday
Our Patron Paralympic Silver medallist Rebecca Redfern will be holding the baton as part of the Queens Baton Relay on Friday in Worcester. Rebecca will be taking over the baton at the steps at Diglis Hotel then travelling on the river Severn by Dragon Boat before...
We have postponed our volunteer induction course until next week
You can still make a difference! We have decided to postpone the volunteer induction and sight loss awareness session this week because of the extreme heat and it will now be held next Thursday 28th. July in Worcester. We have a variety of roles enabling you to...
A Great Story from the Daily Mail Online
Here is a great story from the Mail Online about Hannah Hampton who is the back up goalkeeper for the England women's football team at this summer's Euros and she also happens to be visually impaired. http://ow.ly/scyt50JSzIy For details on VI Sports in...
Free Session on Energy Savings and Bill Management Tips – Phone in or View Online. Today at 10.00am
Our friends at Sight Advice South Lakes along with our 5 other partners of the Rainbow Group would like to invite you to our monthly "Living Well" programme. We are delighted to have Kate Urwin, Yorkshires very own "Energy Doctor" (a northern Martin Lewis),...
How does blind comedian Chris McCausland play the HIGNFY picture round?
When blind comedian Chris McCausland appears on Have I Got News For You complaints often follow. The Liverpudlian says viewers get very frustrated on his behalf and regularly turn to Twitter to vent their frustration. "It's appalling that the BBC are still using...
Can you record your interpretations of the new ‘The Magic of Middle Earth’ exhibition for us?
Worcester Art Gallery and Museum are working with Sight Concern towards providing audio description for their exhibitions. They have an exciting new exhibition 'The Magic of Middle Earth', which celebrates the fantasy world brought to life by Tolkien, and the...
Sight Concern Walking Groups – Free to join
We are delighted to announce the start of two walking groups for people in Worcester with a visual impairment plus we are looking to start one in Malvern in the coming weeks. The walks in Worcester are either daytime or evening and will be led by Nicky Button,...
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