Blathering with SVI is the result of conversations between Sandwell Visually Impaired (SVI) and Black Country Touring artist Graeme Rose about a series of everyday themes that we may take for granted. All of us encounter the world in different ways, but how does living with sight-loss alter your …
Sandwell Talking News 7 September 2024
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A Bostin’ Night out on the Cut
Back in July our Active 60 group went on a narrowboat trip from Stourbridge to Stourton. SVI member Stevie has written the following article about it for our website. Our first port of call was over the road from the old Billiard Hall in West Bromwich where we assembled to pick-up the mini-bus …
A walk through the woods
As part of our summer activities programme SVI organised a walk though Lightwoods Park and Warley Woods on Monday 12 August. The weather was unsettled on the day and we were under the threat of thunder and lightning due to the recent heatwave, with heavy downpours forecast. This meant that only a …
Inclusive Communities Funding Success
We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve been awarded a small grant of £10,077 from the Inclusive Communities Fund, a £9 million initiative inspired by the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Aligned with Commonwealth Games principles, this funding will focus on activities to bring people together and …
