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With Crisis comes Opportunity but we couldn’t have done it without our fabulous volunteers! THANK YOU!
Looking back over the past few years it’s fair to say Southampton Sight has found new ways and...
Southampton Sight members cook with prize-winner
Kate, Steve and Sue, visually impaired members of Southampton Sight, showed their kitchen skills...
A Bloomin’ Good Thank You!
As we all wave goodbye to the short nights and frosty mornings of winter, we here at Southampton...
Second Hand Equipment
Did you know that we sell second hand equipment? Have a look at our latest News Bulletin to see a...
Sea City Museum visits Monday Group
Today, Andy Skinner from Sea City Museum visited our Monday Group and talked to them about...
Cooking With Consequence
When it comes to sight loss, dialogue can only get you so far. No matter how eloquent the...
Port of Southampton celebrates successful charity partnership with Southampton Sight
Staff at ABP’s Port of Southampton have raised over £12,000 for its Charity of the Year,...
Happy Christmas and a virus-free New Year
Phew what a year....! A few highs and a few lows is the only way to describe 2021. It’s been...
Baking Blind Christmas Cook Booklet
Southampton Sight was recently contacted by Penny Melville-Brown from Baking Blind As we send...
Nominate us for a £1,000 Christmas present this year!
Each weekday from 6 to 21 December, 10 charities will win £1,000. That’s £120,000 to 120...
Stephen Interviewed About Touchscreen Card Readers on BBC’s ‘In Touch’ Radio Programme
I contacted the RNIB in mid-August about the appearance of new Touchscreen Card Readers in shops,...
We can be part of the solution – supporting Red Funnel to improve services for people living with sight loss
At Southampton Sight we like to think we can be part of the solution. We like to get involved and...
Thank You Christina!
Christina Rennie, our patron, and an ophthalmologist at Southampton University Hospital Trust...
Will New Touchscreen Card Readers Affect How Visually Impaired People Have to Do Their Shopping?
by Stephen Boswell The following occurred because I am Visually Impaired: I have Retinitis...
How do you know that what you do has an IMPACT?
How do you know that what you do has an IMPACT? When you get this sort of feedback you know and...
Kate swaps dry land for a sailing adventure!
When Kate joined Blind Sailing four years ago, she set herself the goal of competing in the Round...
Making My Day!
While we can’t open our centre just yet, we can still make the best of what summer has to offer,...
Thank you and see you soon (It’s the end of an era)
Dear reader, this blog is a hard one to compose because although what I’m about to tell you was my...
Happy Easter from the Southampton Sight Easter Bunnies
We have been very busy at Southampton Sight this week delivering meals, chocolates, make your own...
Job Opportunity
We have been notified of a job opportunity for a Personal Assistant to support an 11-year-old...
Peter in the Pan Pizza Kits
As we cannot meet up with our children and young people, we thought that we would send them make...
Valentine’s Craft Packs
Valentine's Day is still on the calendar even though we can’t get together with our Children’s...
We Are Here To Help
Our centre is currently closed however we are still available on the telephone or email Please...
Happy Christmas!
The Staff and Trustees at Southampton Sight would like to wish all our Members, Supporters and...
Christmas Raffle Winners
Congratulations to the winners of our Christmas raffle: 1st Prize £250 Ticket Number 3089...
Christmas Greetings and Thanks
Southampton Sight was formed in 1899 to serve people living with sight loss and we are so proud to...
Christmas is coming!
We know it is going to be a quiet Christmas this year but we had a surprise for our members. ...
Cupcakes, Cupcakes, Cupcakes
We love to eat at Southampton Sight – I don’t know if anyone has noticed so we challenged our...
Important Covid-19 Update
We are closing our centre on Thursday 5th November and will reopen on Monday 7th December But we...
Mud Pie and Squiches Fun
It may be Halloween and few things are more satisfying than chocolate BUT chocolate isn’t the best...
Halloween Trick or Treat
There’s hardly a more British custom than a nice cup of tea and at Southampton Sight we think...
Boo-it-yourself Halloween this year
Halloween is still on the calendar even though we can’t get together with our children’s group we...
The Tower by Taylor Adams
I still remember that day, the day everything changed exponentially, the day everybody realised...
Time to Talk Mental Health
Here's a blog from one of our volunteers - Kris Gibson: When contemplating the unending quest for...
A Big Thank You!
We were delighted that our application to the Coronavirus Community Support Fund had been...
Our VIP’s group has gone even more virtual
For some months now Southampton Sight’s visually impaired peer support group has been regularly...
New Opening Times
Our New Opening Times Are Monday to Thursday 9.00am to 4.00pm Friday to Sunday CLOSED Visitors by...
Summer Raffle Winners
The winners of the Southampton Sight Summer Raffle are: First Prize £250.00 Ticket Number...
The Day The Virus Came – a book to support children talking about their Coronavirus experiences by Simon Lashbrooke-Small
Southampton Sight volunteer Simon Lashbrooke-Small who delivers our Sight Awareness Workshop...
GOOD NEWS – We are opening the office and our resource centre TODAY
Please contact us on 023 8076 9882 to book an appointment if you would like to use our resource...








































