Blog
New CEO announced!
Sensory Services by Sight for Surrey has announced today, 7th October 2022, Clare Burgess as their new Chief Executive Officer. Clare Burgess was previously CEO of Surrey Coalition of Disabled People and takes over the reins from Bob Hughes, who is retiring after...
Runners Galore for Sight for Surrey!
Centenary Challenge makers have come out to support Sight for Surrey this weekend, 2nd October, as two runners take part in the epic London Marathon and Virtual London Marathon, to raise money to support Sight for Surrey. Anthony Roake is pounding the streets of...
Sight for Surrey’s 100 year history on show at Guildford Museum
The Sight for Surrey Centenary Story Exhibition is touring around Surrey during the charity’s Centenary year. The exhibition’s next home will be at Guildford Museum opening from Saturday 8th October until Saturday 5th November 2022. The Centenary Story Exhibition is a...
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
It was with immense sadness that Sight for Surrey heard that Her Majesty The Queen had died. Poignant for us as the news came minutes after we had been presented with The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. Being together with our volunteers as we heard the sad news...
What a 6 months!
It has been 6 months since we marked the first celebration of our Centenary year by revealing our new Centenary plaque on 24th February 2022. [Image to the left shows Trustee Russell Gilmore, who is deafblind, feeling the braille on the commemorative plaque and...
Come to our Cricket Fun Day!
You don't play cricket for the crowd, you play for your Country, goes the saying. So why not come and join us on Sunday 18th September at Oxted & Limpsfield Cricket Club, Master Park, Oxted for a charity cricket fun day, raising funds to support Sight for Surrey,...
Coffee, Cake & Celebrate in Woking
Continuing with our popular 'Coffee, Cake & Celebrate' events celebrating our Centenary, we are holding our 4th event in Woking on Tuesday 20th September from 10.30am to 12.30pm at Trinity Methodist Church, 4 Brewery Road, Woking, GU21 4LH. No need to book just...
999 BSL
Sensory Services by Sight for Surrey hosted a party for the Surrey Deaf community on Friday 17 June to showcase and celebrate the launch of 999 BSL, the UK’s first ever Video Relay Service (VRS) connecting Deaf people to the emergency services (police, ambulance, fire...
Sight for Surrey receives The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service!
Sight for Surrey has received The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. The award is the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK and is the equivalent to an MBE; this catapults the charity name to the dizzy heights with the likes of Dame Judi Dench, Lewis...
Six Cycle Ride London-Essex for Sight for Surrey
Six amazing cyclists are taking part in Ride London Essex on Sunday 29th May and raising money for local sensory loss charity Sight for Surrey to help support the charity in their Centenary year. The team all have shared experiences with sight and or hearing loss and...
Let’s Talk Tech, Accessibility on Smartphones & Tablets
Join our Lets Talk Tech webinar on Zoom next Wednesday, 25 May on the subject of Accessibility features on Android devices. Ably led by our Tech Guru, Gary Eady, the session starts at 11:00am and concludes at 12:30pm. Gary will discuss and demonstrate the features...
Deaf Comedy Night at The Electric Theatre
This Saturday 14th May, Sight for Surrey is holding a Deaf Comedy Night at The Electric Theatre, Guildford, Surrey. Performed in British Sign Language only by well known Deaf Comedians, Gavin Lilley and John Smith, the night is sure to be hilarious and full of fun and...