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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...
Signpost Spring Summer 2022 out now!
The special Centenary edition of Signpost Spring Summer 2022 is out now and brimming with stories, events and our plans during our exciting Centenary year! To read, listen or watch your preferred format of Signpost, please click on the relevant link below....
Coffee, Cake & Celebrate with us!
As part of our Centenary celebrations we have a number of Coffee, Cake & Celebrate events taking place, so please do come and join us at one of the following locations; Monday 25th April, 10am to 12pm, Caterham United Reformed Church Tuesday 24th May, 10am...
Join our talking books webinar
If you would like to find out about talking books and how to listen to them then come and join our next Let's Talk Tech session on Talking Books! Wednesday 27th April 2022 Time: 11:00am to 12:30pm In this webinar, Gary Eady, Technology Trainer at Sight for Surrey...
Come to our Open Day on 4th May!
On Wednesday 4th May, we are throwing open our doors and welcoming everyone to the Sight for Surrey offices, to meet our teams, find out about our services and have some coffee, cake and celebrate our Centenary! The Sight for Surrey Open Day will be held at Rentwood,...
Sight for Surrey announces partnership with Specsavers!
Sight for Surrey is delighted to announce a Centenary partnership with Specsavers Opticians, High Street and Kiln Lane, Epsom and Leatherhead. The three stores will be embarking upon a host of fundraising and in-store activities that will help promote the charity in...
Music in the Park @ Hatchlands
How does a balmy summers evening of live music in the beautiful grounds of Hatchlands Park, East Clandon sound to you? Come and join us for Music in the Park on Sunday 12th June for an evening of magical music featuring songs from the Queen’s 70 year reign. The night...