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We're here for you in lockdown 2

As England enters into its second Coronavirus lockdown today, we know many local visually impaired people may be feeling anxious about the next few weeks, fearful of the social isolation they may feel. We will continue to support you  We want to reassure you that...

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Read our Annual Review 2019-2020

Read our latest Annual Review to find out about our achievements during the financial year ending 31 March 2019 and our vision for 2020, a year of changed plans due to COVID-19. https://tinyurl.com/y36r5k38 You can also read the Annual Review of our Service User...

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Blindfolded challenge for Cllr Wallace!

It was a stroll in the park like no other for Cllr Stuart Wallace, Chair of Notts County Council who took a walk around the Trent Bridge Memorial Gardens fully blindfolded in aid for local charity, My Sight Notts. Raising money for his chosen charity Stuart put all...

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Sighted guiding (England)

2 September 2020 Introduction The principles below are intended for all blind and partially sighted individuals who require sighted guiding assistance, and have been developed in partnership by RNIB, Guide Dogs and Thomas Pocklington Trust. They are based on guidance...

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Equipment and IT service reopens!

As Lockdown restrictions are eased, we’re pleased to let you know that we will be opening up our IT and equipment service from Tuesday 4th August. At present this will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Heathcoat Street and will be strictly by 30-minute appointment...

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My Magazine Summer 2020

We’re busily making plans to reopen our IT and Equipment service from next Tues 4 Aug for appointments only.  To find out more and to catch up on the latest news from My Sight Notts take a look at the latest My Magazine: My_Mag_July_2020_Web    

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Paul's lockdown story – Blind Marathon Man!

Paul Baskcomb has been coming to My Sight Notts for many years and is our longest serving Service User Member Involvement Team rep. Here he shares his humorous, often frustrating but ultimately affirming story of Lockdown with sight loss. Paul's story "I have lived in...

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Reopening of some face-to-face services

As Lockdown restrictions are eased, we’re pleased to let you know that we will be opening up our IT and equipment service from Tuesday 4th August. At present this will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Heathcoat Street and will be strictly by 30-minute appointment only....

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RNIB World Upside Down Campaign

This week we’re supporting @RNIB #WorldUpsideDown campaign. Read the article in the @WorksopGuardian about local man, John Crofts and his guide dog Chris to find out more about why #VisuallyImpaired people may struggle with social distancing. We’ve been working with...

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Glaucoma Awareness Week

29 June – 5 July is #GlaucomaAwarenessWeek 2020 and Chris, our Eye Clinic Liaison Officer has put together this short video about changes to glaucoma clinics at Queens Medical Centre Nottingham: https://youtu.be/b1aBDY8yNxo  

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