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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,...
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...