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Halloween is still on the calendar even though we can’t get together with our children’s group we decided to have a ‘boo-it-yourself’ celebration this year and we sent out craft packs.  Here is Eleanor looking chuffed to bits.

I still remember that day, the day everything changed exponentially, the day everybody realised the worst was happening, the day the world, and life as we knew it, was hidden under a cloud of fear, frustration, and depression, to name a few. At the time I was in...

Here's a blog from one of our volunteers - Kris Gibson: When contemplating the unending quest for good mental health, particularly in these strangest of times, the brooding figure of Thomas Cromwell does not readily spring to mind. And yet the ruthlessly loyal...

We were delighted that our application to the Coronavirus Community Support Fund had been successful, and we’ve been awarded a grant to help fund the ongoing delivery of our meals service for the next 6 months. Remaining socially connected whilst being physical...

For some months now Southampton Sight’s visually impaired peer support group has been regularly catching up by using the conference line the society uses now for our virtual groups but yesterday was different. Kate who has been supporting the members asked how the...

The winners of the Southampton Sight Summer Raffle are:   First Prize £250.00 Ticket Number 7469 Marjorie Mainstone   Second Prize £100.00 Ticket Number 7136 Michael King   Third Prize £50.00 Ticket Number 2445 Violet...

Southampton Sight volunteer Simon Lashbrooke-Small who delivers our Sight Awareness Workshop Sessions for Primary School pupils has been busy writing a book to support children talking about their Coronavirus experiences.  His story, The Day the Virus Came, is a short...

Please contact us on 023 8076 9882 to book an appointment if you would like to use our resource centre. Unfortunately our social activities won't be starting just yet but as always, we’ll be working extremely hard over the coming weeks and months to reset and rebuild...

Simon is one of three finalists for The BBC Radio Solent Community Heroes Awards 2020 Inclusion Awards which aim to recognise unsung heroes across Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight – they will be announcing the winner on Friday 31 July BBC Radio Solent –...

Keeping socially connected whilst physically distanced is always a challenge SO we ordered cookies, chocolate cookies from Message Muffins.  They make you feel good and that’s just what we wanted our children and families to feel in these difficult times.  We think it...

Wonderful to celebrate Joan’s 100th birthday this week.  We couldn’t have a party at the centre so we took the party to Joan – keeping socially distance whilst physically distancing is a challenge but at Southampton Sight we are so proud at how we have coped through...

As lockdown rumbles on I realise just how much I miss our members, in particular the young people I have met at Southampton Sight.  They are such a wonderful group with the whole world ahead of them and despite their sight loss they are ambitious, resilient and fun to...

Find out how we are working in new ways with Southampton's Cultural Services during lockdown https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKSOUTHAMPTON/bulletins/2935e52#.Xv7ur0n6xYI.twitter via @Granicus

Southampton Sight’s Kate Healey talks about her passion for being on the water to Radio Solent’s Neil Sackley. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p08j4mvj

We received the following letter today from one of our members ... Dear Mandy I would like to say to you and the volunteers a big thank you for what you have done for us during the lockdown. Thank you also for organizing the group phone calls which I enjoy once I have...

Aware that our face to face social groups are likely to be on hold for considerable time to come, we have arranged with the Macular Society to borrow one of their befriending phone lines.  This has allowed us to continue to run a variety of social groups every week,...

Job Vacancy at Our Lady & St Joseph Catholic Primary School in Lymington for a Specialist Teaching Assistant – Visually Impaired (VI).  Full details here: VI Teaching Assistant - OLSJ

The Southampton Sight 100 Club is a lottery that is paid annually and is drawn once a month on the first Monday afternoon.  Each number costs £12 a year – that’s £1 a month.  50% of the money received is put in the prize pot and 50% of the money raised goes to...

Thank you Greggs Foundation who awarded Southampton Sight £250 for care packages and specialist equipment for people living with sight loss.  Since closing our offices on 18 March and moving to home working we have been delivering a telephone based services offering...

Dear All I hope you are all managing to keep safe and well. I am taking this opportunity to update you with what is happening at Southampton Sight.  In these unprecedented times there is a fine line to be drawn with maintaining as much service as we can with keeping...

Please pass on this information to any children you know who are “working at home”. The school Sight Awareness Team are “twiddling their thumbs” as our school workshop sessions are on hold at the moment. However, we have come up with a few ideas of fun activities for...

On Saturday 14th March our Children & Young Peoples Group will be having a visit from Crazy Creatures between 10am and 12 noon. This event is open to any child or young person living in Southampton or the surrounding area who is experiencing sight loss together...

Dear Mr Sight Loss I’m writing to you today to update you on how I’m doing. I thought you’d like to know. I had never really thought much about sight loss or visual impairment until 4 years ago. My sight had always been ok, apart from normal stuff like glasses for...

Friday 20th March 2020, 11am – 1pm Southampton Sight, 3 Basset Avenue, Southampton, SO16 7DP Free admission & light refreshments Southampton Sight are delighted to welcome musicians from Welsh National Opera (WNO) for an hour of music-making and storytelling...

On Wednesday 19th February we will be holding a Low Vision Equipment Day in association with VisionAid Technologies. Individual appointments lasting 20 minutes will be available between 10am and 1pm.  Please phone Sonia or Gail on 023 8076 9882 to book your...

Using radar and augmented reality, the Sunu Band enables blind and partially sighted people to travel with confidence.  Advanced haptic feedback guides your way around any obstacle, and navigation sensors connect you to the world that’s around you. Here is a review...

In April this year Richard Fielder will be running the London Marathon to raise funds for Southampton Sight.  The marathon will be the finish of his pledge to run 500 miles.  Richard has a long history with the Society as his grandfather was blind and chairman of the...