News 2017 / 2016
Swan Centre Raise £715 for Sight for Surrey
We are hugely grateful to the Swan Centre in Leatherhead who chose us to be their Charity of the Year last year. Through two main fundraising initiatives - their Duck Race and Snowflake Appeal - they have raised £715 for us! Thank you very much!
Young people enjoy cooking with Carol!
Six of our teenagers attended a fun pizza-making session at Oxted School at the weekend. It was a full two-and-a-half-hours of cooking, making pizzas, mug cakes and smoothies – and our young people were kind enough to wash up!
Raffle prize winners announced
Congratulations to our prizewinners in our Christmas Raffle, which raised more than £5,500 for our charity. The raffle was drawn at 13:00 on 19 December at our headquarters. A HUGE thank you to everyone who bought tickets. Prizewinners: Mr P Townsend - £250 Mrs...
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
We have a Support Worker vacancy
We are recruiting for a full-time Support Worker/Driver. For further details, please click here.
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...
We are hiring!
We are seeking two new part-time Eye Clinic Liaison Officers (ECLOs) to work for us in hospitals across Surrey. For more information about the role and/or to apply, click here.
Our new strategy: we want YOUR thoughts
Sensory Services by Sight for Surrey will launch a new five-year strategy in 2017; this strategy will reflect our range of sensory specialist services and outline how we will change the charity. Read more to find out how you can be involved.
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...
Join Sight for Surrey as a Trustee
Sight for Surrey is recruiting new Trustees to take forward the work of this fast-growing charity which delivers a range of services to people in Surrey who have a sensory impairment. We need enthusiastic people with a range of talents and experiences, but we would...
Walkers raise more than £1,500
A huge thank you to Tony Greene, Sue Howson and Neil Howson who have raised £1547.68 for Sensory Services by Sight for Surrey, after climbing the Three Peaks of Surrey. The three climbers chose to the walk the toughest course - 26 miles - which saw them trek...
VIDA Training to run free VI training sessions
Following funding from Surrey Joint Training, VIDA Training are able to host six free training sessions on visual impairment and associated conditions. The courses are available to: Staff, carers and volunteers at all levels working within local NHS/NHS Trusts, Surrey...