Community Support Worker – West Devon Working for a charity like Devon in Sight can be extremely rewarding. Every day our staff, volunteers and supporters work together to improve the lives of people who are Blind or Partially Sighted in…
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National Eye Health Week
About this event This year’s National Eye Health Week will take place from 23 to 29 September 2019, promoting the importance of eye health and the need for regular sight tests for all. Did you know? 2 million people in…
Telephone and Online Scamming
At the talk and support group in Okehampton on Friday 9th August, members received a very interesting and useful presentation from staff of Santander Bank. The subject was telephone and online scamming. It was an interactive talk including role plays…
5K Walk for Sight
Congratulations go to Richard and Rebecca who at the weekend ran the 5k park run in Simmonds Park, Okehampton to raise funds for Devon in Sight and also to raise awareness of the problems faced by those living with sight…
Big Run for Sight
Richard Bowman and Rebecca Springbett are Running 5k in tandem for Sight in Okehampton on Sunday 4th August to raise funds and awareness of the impact of Sight Loss! Richard Bowman is Visually Impaired and Rebecca Springbett is guiding him…
Generous Donation from See the Future
We were delighted to welcome Leanne Greengrass from the charity See the Future to our office today to catch up on all her exciting news and events. We would like to extend our sincere thanks to Leanne for her generous…
Cataracts Awareness Month
June is Cataracts Awareness Month Cataracts are when the lens, a small transparent disc inside your eye, develops cloudy patches. Cataracts are very common in people over the age of 60. Treatment is available for the majority of cataract conditions.…
FREE Goalball taster session – Exeter
Are you interested in playing goalball? Or becoming a coach or an official? Goalball UK together with key partners are launching a new club in Exeter so are holding free ‘have a go’ sessions for anyone to attend – visually…
Volunteers are Priceless!
“Volunteers are not paid …Not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless” If you are interested in Volunteering for Devon in Sight or want to find out more please Call 01392 876 666 or check our Volunteering page…
Thank you!
A massive thank you to all our volunteers! Much of our work is quite simply impossible without their generosity! If you are interested in Volunteering for Devon in Sight or want to find out more please Call 01392 876 666…