News 2015 / 2014
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...
Contract secured for mobile sensory bus
Sight for Surrey and FirstPoint have won a joint contract with Surrey County Council to provide a mobile sensory bus that will provide a mobile support and advice service to people in Surrey who may have vision loss, hearing loss or combined sight and hearing loss....
Day 5 of #Deafblind Awareness Week
Hellen Keller was born today in 1888. She was an accomplished author, political acitivitst and a lecturer. She was deafblind from the age of 19 months, caused by illness. Do you know of any other famous deafblind people?Be#deafblindaware
Day 4 of #Deafblind Awareness Week
Sight for Surrey's trained Communicator Guides support people with combined sight and hearing loss across the county to enable these individuals to live their lives independently. At the centre of this important role is the communication support which allows access to...
Day 3 of #Deafblind Awareness Week
Deafblindness impacts on a person's life in many ways. It can effect simple daily tasks such as cooking, shopping, post and telephone communication or even attending medical appointments or meeting a friend for lunch. If you or a loved one lost their sight &...
Day 2 of #Deafblind Awareness Week
Deafblind doesn't always mean a person is completely deaf and completely blind. Did you know there are four main types of Deafblindness - born Deafblind (Congenital); born deaf with sight deterioration later in life; born blind with hearing loss later in life; hearing...
Day 1 of #Deafblind Awareness Week
There are more than 350,000 Deafblind people in the UK according to SENSE - that number would fill the Surrey County Cricket Ground (The Oval) more than 14 times. Sight for Surrey knows of 1700 people living in Surrey who have a combined sight and hearing loss, but...
‘Project Voices’ consultation about how we plan our future services.
We have recently launched our Project Voices consultation about how we plan our
future services. We want to be confident that we are delivering services which are
both relevant and essential to our clients and Project Voices is an opportunity for
service users to help us plan and influence our strategy for the next five years.
Sight for Surrey formally launched at Pushing the Boundaries event
Our President, Dame Sarah Goad DCVO, JP, Lord Lieutenant of Surrey, helped formally launch our new brand and name, Sight for Surrey at an innovative Pushing the Boundaries event at The Lightbox in Woking on 3 March.
Surrey vision charity to unveil new brand at its Pushing the Boundaries event
Surrey vision charity, Surrey Association for Visual Impairment (SAVI) will formally rebrand as Sight for Surrey at its ‘Pushing the Boundaries’ event on 3 March at The Lightbox (gallery/museum) in Woking. For almost a century, the charity has worked with adults and...
West Ham chairman steps into ambassador role at vision charity
Premier League club West Ham Chairman, David Gold, has been appointed as Sight for Surrey's first ever Business Ambassador. Mr Gold, who is also chairman of Gold Group International – which includes Ann Summers and has an annual turnover of £150 million – has more...