We are pleased to invite you to our 20th Annual Forum, to be held on Monday 18 November at Portway Lifestyle Centre, Newbury Lane, Oldbury B69 1HE. Registration starts at 9.30am, lunch is provided and the event closes at 3pm.
We welcome:
- Mayor of Sandwell Councillor Syeda Khatun MBE who will open the day.
- Guest speaker Steve Nutt who will talk to us about his life and times and the work he does to make technology simpler to access for us all.
- Jonathan from the Birmingham Royal Ballet who will speak to us about audio described ballet.
By way of a contrast, we will be entertained by our very own SVI rock choir who will help us to kick off our 20th birthday celebrations.
Transport can be organised for you to get to the event and lunch is provided. There will be a range of interesting exhibitors for you to visit during the day and a raffle will be held to help raise funds for SVI.
After lunch, you can browse the stands or just relax and chat with friends.
If you would like to attend, please complete the Attendance Booking Form 2024 and return by email by Friday 1 November 2024 to info@sandwellvisuallyimpaired.org.uk.
Stand as a trustee
Would you like to take part in our work by becoming an SVI Charity CIO Trustee. You can help shape our service and ensure that it meets the needs of all blind and partially sighted people in Sandwell. You can nominate yourself or someone else. A vote will take place at the annual forum. To find out more and to make a nomination please see the Nomination of trustee form 2024. If you would like an informal chat about what’s involved in being a trustee, then please contact us at SVI. We would love to hear from you.
We hope you will be able to join us. A warm welcome awaits you.
Programme
09.30am: Registration, refreshments and exhibit stands
10.30am: Welcome by Tony Averis, Chair of SVI
10.40am: Opening address by The Mayor of Sandwell, Councillor Syeda Khatun MBE
10.50am: Chair’s and Treasurer’s Reports including Statement of Accounts by Lindsay Delaney
11.10am: Appointment of Accountant 2024/2025 Kate Wright, Fortuna Accountants
11.15am: Entertainment from ‘SVI Rocks’
11.45am: Refreshment break
12.10pm: Election of Trustees
12 20pm: Birmingham Royal Ballet ‘Making Ballet Accessible’- speakers Paul Reeve, Interim Director of LEAP (Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Learning Engagement Access and Participation team), and Hannah MacGregor (Access and Inclusion Officer)
12.30pm: Guest speaker Steve Nutt talks about his life and times and how he strives to make technology accessible to everyone.
1.00pm: Closing address, announcements and thanks
1.10pm: Lunch
1.45pm: Raffle draw
2.00pm: Time to browse exhibitions stands and chat
3.00pm: Close
