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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,...
Hannah Cycles to Support Sight for Surrey
Hannah Barnard, aged 8 is cycling 26 laps around her garden this Sunday 26th April to raise money to support local charity Sight for Surrey as part of the nationwide 2.6 Challenge and hopes to gain her Brownie fundraising badge too! Hannah, who lives in Hersham, with...
SIGHT FOR SURREY BAGS £2,666 THANKS TO TESCO’S BAGS OF HELP
Tesco’s Bags of Help blue token voting scheme has awarded £1,166 to Sight for Surrey’s Eye Clinic Liaison Officer project that was in Tesco Ashford & Express between January and March. The instore voting was brought to an early close, due to Coronavirus, in order...
COVID 19 Crisis Fund Appeal
Like many charities Sight for Surrey had a calendar bursting full of fundraising events over the Spring & Summer including talks and activities to raise money to help support people in Surrey who are blind, visually impaired, deafblind, Deaf and hard of hearing....
Public Health England Coronavirus Information in BSL
Public Health England have produced an updated range of information material in British Sign Language (BSL) on the Coronavirus to help and protect the Deaf Community in the current health crisis. Six short films (MP4's) are available to download on the following...
Coronavirus
Following recent governmental advice Sight for Surrey is taking all the necessary precautions to protect our service users and staff from Coronavirus. Unfortunately all home visits, bus visits and visits to our resource centre are cancelled until further notice. Our...
Thank-you Waitrose Dorking Shoppers
A huge thank you to all the wonderful Waitrose Dorking shoppers for voting for Sight for Surrey last December in the Waitrose Dorking, Community Matters green token scheme. Sight for Surrey has just received a cheque for £320, this money will go directly towards a...
Come ride for us in 2020
August 2020 sees the 8th RideLondon and Sight for Surrey are looking for avid cyclist to join our team. This 100 mile festival of cycling through London & Surrey is a great way to support a local charity and gets you fit and healthy at the same time. We will...
Sight for Surrey receives cheque from Toyota GB
Sight for Surrey has received a wonderful donation of £1,800 from Toyota’s Fund for a Better Tomorrow. The money will help fund an Eye Clinic Liaison Officer (ECLO) at Epsom Hospital, a vital link between the Ophthalmologist and accessing benefits and services for...
Mother’s Day Gift by Sight for Surrey
Stuck for a gift idea this Mother's Day? Then look no further than Sight for Surrey's shampoo soap bar workshop and make your Mum a truly original gift made with your own fair hand. You can even choose the design and fragrance of the soap bar, making it just how your...
Monica Swims 1.5km for Sight for Surrey
Local Reigate Mum, Monica Warren, is pulling on her swimmers and diving head first into a 1.5km swim to raise money to help support local sight and hearing loss charity Sight for Surrey. Monica’s daughter, Amy, aged 5 suffers from a rare condition called CHARGE...