We have been awarded funding from the Thomas Pocklington Trust to support and train visually impaired people to increase their IT and digital knowledge. Part of this support includes our commissioning a specialist VI IT and digital consultant for four hours a week for 30 weeks. The right person …
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Volunteers wanted
Sandwell Visually Impaired (SVI) is pushing extra hard to recruit volunteers during Volunteers Week (1 to 7 June). Our Volunteers Coordinator, Nigel Self is out and about at events in Sandwell to spread the word about the opportunities available. Nigel said: "By working closely with people who …
Why I volunteer with SVI
SVI volunteer Ravinder tells us why she volunteers with SVI and what it means for her. I decided to reach out to SVI because I wanted to be involved in activities to support visually impaired and blind people. I wanted to learn new skills as well as strategies and effective ways to help …
A taste for archery
You don’t have to see the target or be an elite Paralympian to have a go at archery, as SVI members found out last week. SVI member and trustee, Kevin Betteridge told us more about it. “I recently attended an Archery Have A Go Day organised by SVI and Archery GB at the Portway Lifestyle …
Thank you Belinda!
Huge thanks and congratulations to our (half) marathon fundraiser Belinda Kaur. Belinda smashed it on her fundraising run for SVI on Sunday 7 May at the Great Birmingham Run (Half Marathon). She's smashed her fundraising target too, with a massive £1000 raised so far. That's twice as much as her …
