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 …
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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 …
Seeing in Isolation
Seeing in Isolation is a creative collaboration with SVI, arts organisation Multistory and photographer Karren Visser. It shares stories from SVI members and aims to challenge people’s understanding of sight loss. Created from July 2019 to August 2022, the final project resulted in a digital …
