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Walking in a Blind Man’s Shoes
Simon is one of three finalists for The BBC Radio Solent Community Heroes Awards 2020 Inclusion...
Everyone loves Cookies!
Keeping socially connected whilst physically distanced is always a challenge SO we ordered...
100 Years Young!
Wonderful to celebrate Joan’s 100th birthday this week. We couldn’t have a party at the centre so...
Keeping our Young People socially connected whilst physically distancing
As lockdown rumbles on I realise just how much I miss our members, in particular the young people...
New ways of working together
Find out how we are working in new ways with Southampton's Cultural Services during lockdown...
The thrill of sailing when you’re blind
Southampton Sight’s Kate Healey talks about her passion for being on the water to Radio Solent’s...
Thank You!
We received the following letter today from one of our members ... Dear Mandy I would like to say...
Keeping our members socially connected when they can’t be physically connected
Aware that our face to face social groups are likely to be on hold for considerable time to come,...
Job Vacancy for Specialist Teaching Assistant – Visually Impaired
Job Vacancy at Our Lady & St Joseph Catholic Primary School in Lymington for a Specialist...
100 Club Lottery
The Southampton Sight 100 Club is a lottery that is paid annually and is drawn once a month on the...
Thank You Greggs Foundation
Thank you Greggs Foundation who awarded Southampton Sight £250 for care packages and specialist...
ClapForNHS
Video of Jan Zawanda playing his Post Horn and Trumpet for #ClapForNHS on Thursday evening. He...
We are here to help
Dear All I hope you are all managing to keep safe and well. I am taking this opportunity to update...
Southampton Sight Awareness Challenges for Children
Please pass on this information to any children you know who are “working at home”. The school...
Southampton Sight News Update
The coronavirus outbreak is expected to affect many more people in the coming weeks and we want to...
Crazy Creatures – Saturday 14th March
On Saturday 14th March our Children & Young Peoples Group will be having a visit from Crazy...
When life gives you lemons…make lemonade…?
Dear Mr Sight Loss I’m writing to you today to update you on how I’m doing. I thought you’d like...
A morning with Welsh National Opera
Friday 20th March 2020, 11am – 1pm Southampton Sight, 3 Basset Avenue, Southampton, SO16 7DP Free...
Low Vision Equipment Day – Wednesday 19th February
On Wednesday 19th February we will be holding a Low Vision Equipment Day in association with...
Sunu Success
Using radar and augmented reality, the Sunu Band enables blind and partially sighted people to...
Keeping it in the family
In April this year Richard Fielder will be running the London Marathon to raise funds for...
Charity of the Year – More Good News
Southampton Sight is delighted to announce that we have been chosen by Associated British Ports in...
Good News – Very Good News
At Southampton Sight we’ve been celebrating – we promised you good news and here it is – we have...
Just a bit of Clickbait news
Sometimes in the charity world we can be all consumed with BAD news – no funding, our members are...
Change of Guard
In December we said good bye to Brian Anderson, who has been the Chairman of Southampton Sight...
100 Years Young!
Dorrie recently celebrated her 100th birthday. What a happy day and what an achievement. She has...
Lived experience has incredible value and needs to be recognised
Sight Loss Awareness training is crucial in a society where many people still know so little about...
Anyone fancy a cuppa next Thursday?
It’s a tough gig when you lose your sight. You lose your independence, you have to make major...
It takes a village to raise a child
At Southampton Sight we believe that it is the interests of all of us to ensure young people...
Barker-Mill Foundation donates more than £4 million to Hampshire projects
Report from the Southern Dail Echo: A SOUTHAMPTON-based charity has donated more than £4 million...
Seeing Science with Closed Eyes
Today’s blog is all about some Sight Loss Awareness that Southampton Sight have recently delivered...
Kris’s Blog – Communication Revelation
Despite the dubious suggested vocational path of politician, the one other consistent theme buried...
Southampton Sight celebrates 120 years delivering support for people living with sight loss in Southampton
Southampton Sight celebrated our 120th birthday last Saturday at our Centre on Bassett Avenue with...
Telling it how it is living as a blind man and letting children walk in his footsteps. Read Kris’s experience with Primary school children in Southampton.
The current bi-word for inclusivity and diversity, ‘difference’ can be a rollercoaster ride at...
Eye Health Information Day – Thursday 1st August
Come and find out how small changes to your life can help you to make the most of your sight on...
When the blind can see – do we know what we are looking at?
Did you know that 93% of people with significant visual impairments can perceive light? In other...
Ivy’s legacy – we must remember why we were formed, why we exist and who really matters
As a local society supporting people living with sight loss our demographic is typically made up...
Kris’s Blog – My trip on the Lord Nelson
Today we have a guest blogger, Kris Gibson, who is a member at Southampton Sight and is visually...
Free Music Workshop – Friday 12th July
Inner Vision Orchestra is the UK's only Professional Blind Orchestra. Baluji Shrivastav, OBE who...
Sight Loss Frequently Asked Questions
Over the past 12 months a group of national charities have collaborated to create the Sight Advice...





































