SVI’s women’s group was pleased to raise a grand total of £66.72 for Macmillan cancer care at our March daytime group. We welcomed Hilary Gwilt from Macmillan to talk to us about cancer awareness. Hilary was extremely caring and sensitive in the way she approached this difficult but very …
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We won’t turn a blind eye to sight loss!
National Eye Health Week 2018 roundup SVI members and supporters were out in force in the six towns of Sandwell during National Eye Health Week at the end of September. We were spreading the message of the importance of a regular eye check and asking people why their vision matters to them. We …
Learn about a new way of accessing audio books
Borrowbox taster session At: Central Library, West Bromwich On: Monday 18 March from 2.00pm to 3.30pm SVI has been working with Sandwell Library Service and we are delighted to tell you about a new and exciting way of listening to audio books. Sandwell libraries are about to launch a new …
Calling all SVI men! Your group, your way.
We are pleased to invite you to join us at our first Men’s Group meeting on Monday 4 February from 2.00 to 3.30pm at our base at West Bromwich Town Hall. We have been running a Women’s Group for several months and it’s been a great success. We have now been given funding from a Healthy Sandwell …
Grant boost for SVI
We have been been awarded a council grant to buy computer equipment. The £1,000 town grant from Sandwell will increase our capacity for volunteer workers to work alongside paid staff. "The grant will enable us to purchase up-to-date equipment and we will install accessibility software so that the …
