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…
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Sidmouth Talk and Support Group
Sidmouth Talk and Support Group Tuesday 17th September at Twyford House, Coburg Road. Come along and meet Richard Bowman who is the Sight Loss Adviser at Devon in Sight. He will talk about his role and answer any questions about…
Sighted Guide Training
Working in association with the charity “Guide Dogs for the Blind”, on Sept 2nd staff and volunteers enjoyed a very interesting and helpful training session from Serge Chapman. This half day session trained all who attended in “sighted guiding” which…
Teignmouth Hub Launch
What a great launch we had for the Devon in Sight Talk and Support Group at the lovely Clifden hotel in Teignmouth. It was wonderful to see so many people there including partner organisations such as Guide Dogs, Talking Newspapers…
Newton Abbot Hub Launch
It was fabulous to meet the many people who came along to the launch of the Devon in Sight Talk and Support group at the Newton Abbot Library in the Passmore Edwards building. In fact so many people came along…
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…
Kingsbridge Health and Wellbeing and Lifestyle Fair
Cathy and Jennie man the stand for Devon in Sight at the Kingsbridge Health and Wellbeing and Lifestyle Fair. It was great to so many people came along and stopped to have a chat at our stand. We also managed…
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…
Honiton Charter Day 2019
Devon in Sight had a stand at the Honiton Charter Day event on Saturday. The weather was kind and we were lucky enough to engage with some existing clients and reach out to some news ones. Our friends from Honiton’s…
They’re the Tops!
Margaret received another invitation to Burlescombe Tea Dance, which is held every Wednesday in the Community Hall from 2.30pm – 5pm. A very generous donation from the club members of £500 was presented and gratefully received to support our clients…