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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Did you know that breast screening is the best way to detect breast cancers early, when they are more easily treatable and before any signs or symptoms appear. So even if you feel fit and healthy, it’s really important that you still attend when invited. Having a mammogram is … October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Photo is of one of our members – Mike Crozier and his partner, Susan, who ran the Great North Run. Susan acted as Mike’s guide runner. They raised over £600 for Guide Dogs and around £400 for Sunderland and County Durham Royal Society for the Blind. Sponsorship money is still coming in. Mike’s aim was … Mike runs the Great North Run for the Society
Sensory Support Day – Thursday 10th October at Bishop Auckland Market Place From 9:30 – 4:00 Do you struggle with your hearing or eyesight and need help? Why not come along to our Sensory Support day and meet dedicated services, who work across County Durham to provide advice and guidance for people with vision or … Sensory Support Day – Thursday 10th October at Bishop Auckland Market Place
We continue to provide many Social Groups and Services. The Social Groups provides many people with Company and the chance to make new friends. The Society is very welcoming and always a tea or coffee available so why not pop in for a chat. We often have various items donated so call to see if … Latest News and Updates
The Society has been extremely fortunate to be awarded funding through the City Council’s Links for Life Fund. This will enable us to offer many services for the benefit of visually impaired people and their families. Services include; • Monthly Coffee Mornings • Monthly Afternoon Teas • Monthly Social meetings • Monthly Men’s Support Group … Sunderland City Council’s Links for Life Fund
Morrison’s Supermarket supports the Society The Morrisons Foundation is the charity wing of Morrison’s Supermarket and they have very generously donated £5,340 to the Society. The funding is to support the work of the Society helping to ensure that services for people with sight loss continue to be available in the future. We are extremely … Morrison’s Supermarket supports the Society
We are urgently looking for Volunteer Car Drivers to transport our members to various events, social and support groups across County Durham. If you are interested in helping us to make a difference to people with sight loss, through supporting them with transport requirements please get in touch. Julie Anderson – 0191 5673939 julie.anderson@sundrsb.org.uk Reimbursement … Volunteer Driver Opportunity
Headway will be starting a new activity/social group for people with sight loss/difficulty as a result of a neurological condition. A new group will be developed for people from Washington, they will eventually decide what they would like to do in the group. Ie talks, games, visits, speakers etc. This will be the 2nd Tuesday … Headway Washington Social Group
Sunderland and County Durham Royal Society for the Blind provides free and friendly digital employability short sessions on your doorstep across Sunderland and County Durham, they are available to everyone with a visual impairment looking for work and with no upper age restrictions so come along and update your skills. This free project will offer … Employability and Digital Job Club Sessions
We hope that you enjoy reading it and find the information to be useful. The full Newsletter is available free of charge to Society members in a variety of formats so why not sign up to become a member of the Society and experience the full benefit. News from the Chief Executive Welcome to the … Welcome to the Spring 2024 Newsletter.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY – All held at Pallion, Sunderland AFTERNOON TEA – First Thursday of the month 1:30pm – 3pm Only £2.50 per person. Selection of sandwiches, cake and savouries. Booking essential. THURSDAY 3RD OCTOBER THURSDAY 7TH NOVEMBER THURSDAY 5TH DECEMBER QUIZ MORNING We now run these twice a month, see below for the … Sunderland 2024 Dates for Your Diary
The Taxi card Scheme which runs in Sunderland in conjunction with Station Taxis is very popular. For any new applications you need to apply the beginning of July please call Nexus direct on 0191 2020747. LATEST UPDATE FROM NEXUS – There has been some confusion around the Scheme continuing but after speaking direct to a … Taxi Card Update
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