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HDI Employee Shaves Head For Sight For Surrey
A huge thank you to HDI employee Michael Reynolds took part in a charity head shave for Sight For Surrey. Michael raised a total of £1,760 for Sight for Surrey, as well as donating his hair to The Little Princesses Trust. Callum Russell, Fundraiser at Sight For Surrey...
Sight for Surrey boosted by donation from Santander Foundation
Sight for Surrey has received £4,000 to fund a social inclusion event programme for children/young people living in Surrey who have a vision impairment or sight/hearing loss.
Guildford train station collection successful
A huge thanks to all the Sight for Surrey staff and volunteers who got up early to greet rush-hour commuters at Guildford Train Station as part of a fundraising and awareness initiative earlier this month. A number of people braved the wet, winter weather on 3 March...
We still have some places in RideLondon
Missed out on a ballot place for RideLondon? We still have a few places left for this year's event which takes place on 30 July. Why don't you join Team Sight for Surrey in this 100-mile festival of cycling, through London and Surrey. Raise a minimum of £500...
Free School names us as their Charity of the Year
Our thanks goes to Hoe Valley School for naming us their Charity of the Year. Hoe Valley is a secondary free school based in Woking which has set itself a fundraising target of £1,000 for Sight for Surrey and we are enormously grateful. Fundraising can make a real...
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
The New Victoria Theatre in Woking will be putting on a signed performance of their pantomime on 27/12/16. Please visit http://www.atgtickets.com/shows/snow-white/new-victoria-theatre/ to purchase tickets
Our latest magazine is out now
Our November edition of our newly-named magazine, Signpost, has now been distributed to more than 5,000 service users in hard copy, PDF, Braille, USB, CD and BSL. If you would like to read it, please click here. If you would like to contribute to future editions...
Children in Need award substantial grant
We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded a large sum from the BBC Children in Need - £9,212 to fund our Young People’s Inclusion Worker post for a year. This has allowed Carol Perryer, our Youth Worker, to develop a programme of events for our...
Sight for Surrey attends Surrey Deaf Forum AGM
Our Chief Executive, Bob Hughes, along with Head of Adult Services, Bev Bishop and Head of Partnerships and Engagement, Hilary Lombard, attended the Surrey Deaf Forum AGM to discuss new services to be delivered under the new contract. To see the verbatim notes from...
Sight for Surrey launches new Help Desk
A one-stop Help Desk service has been launched by Sight for Surrey to offer an increased level of support to anyone concerned about their vision or anyone who already has a vision impairment or combined sight and hearing loss. Sight for Surrey’s new Help Desk - where...
Sight for Surrey launches new YouTube channel
Sight for Surrey has recently launched our very own YouTube channel devoted to showcasing the work we do with service users, our events and exciting projects, with the hope of raising awareness of our work and the importance of fundraising in maintaining our projects....
Sight for Surrey appoints new chairman
Sight for Surrey has named Patrick McCord as its new chairman, succeeding Alan Howell after his six-year tenure. Mr McCord started his career at Kent County Council, after graduating from Leeds University, before being recruited by Mole Valley District Council in 2007...