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Monica Swims for Sight for Surrey
After many months of delay due to Coronavirus, Monica Warren from Reigate has finally been able to complete her 1.5km fundraising swim and raise a whopping £695 for Sight for Surrey. Monica was due to swim the 1.5km challenge at the end of March but due to the...
Signpost winter 20/21 out now!
The winter 20/21 issue of Signpost is out now brimming with news and stories about what we have been up to since the last edition. Read about how we have risen above and beyond the pandemic challenges and adapted our services during the current health crisis, whilst...
Sensory Steps Challenge
Stride it out with Sight for Surrey’s Sensory Steps Challenge today. Look after your mental health and wellbeing by setting yourself a steps challenge today and raise money for Sight for Surrey. We all seem to love monitoring our steps, how far we’ve walked, run or...
Roake’s Run
Chertsey chap, Anthony Roake, is preparing to pound the streets of Chertsey, at this year’s virtual Virgin London Marathon on Sunday 4 October, and raise money to help support Sight for Surrey, a charity that provides a lifetime of support for people who are blind or...
Sight for Surrey receives grant from Walton Charity
Sight for Surrey Receives Grant from Walton Charity There has been much criticism over the lack of support for disabled charities during the COVID 19 pandemic. Many charities claim that essential services for those with physical disabilities have been hit especially...
Face mask exemption cards for the Deaf and hard of hearing
Sight for Surrey is fully committed to supporting people in Surrey who are blind, partially sighted, Deaf, deafblind or hard of hearing, especially during these different times where the wearing of a face mask is mandatory in enclosed public spaces. For people who are...
PULLEN CYCLE POWER
Not put off by the cancellation of all sporting events, local man, Adam Pullen, 43, from Oxted is set to cycle 100 miles on Sunday 16th August (what would have been the day of the Prudential Ride London) to raise money for local charity, Sight for Surrey. Sight for...
Julia takes to the skies for Sight for Surrey
Julia Treanor, a 36 year old Hearing Loss Advisor from Sight for Surrey, is confronting her fear and phobia of heights by strapping herself to the wing of a plane and soaring up into the sky to raise money for Sight for Surrey. Julia, will be traveling in a Boeing...
Signpost Spring/Summer 2020 OUT NOW!
A little later than usual (thanks to COVID-19) but the latest issue of Signpost is now out! The Spring/Sumer edition of Signpost is brimming with stories including what we have been up to during lockdown, and how we have adapted our services, a day-in-a-life of a...
Beat the Heat
It is getting hot out there and getting even hotter! On behalf of Public Health England we would like to share with you the following advice on keeping cool during this hot spell, especially during these strange and unprecedented times. Beat the Heat 2020 is simple...
Sight for Surrey receives £10,000
Faced with a sharp decline of fundraising income during the COVID-19 crisis, Sight for Surrey applied for a grant from Thomas Pocklington Trust and is delighted the Trust has agreed to support us with a grant of £10,000. This grant will enable Sight for Surrey to...
REIGATE SCHOOL MAKES PPE MASKS FOR SIGHT FOR SURREY
A small group of Design Technology Students from The Royal Alexandra & Albert School in Reigate has made 25 PPE masks for Sight for Surrey. This will enable the charity to continue providing 1-2-1 support and help to some of the charity’s most vulnerable clients,...