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Sight for Wight Education Programme

This week (1st April) we were invited to Lanesend Primary School to deliver Education Programme sessions to two of their classes. The children learnt about how to keep their eyes healthy and already knew a few ways to keep their eyes healthy before our visit! They...

Theatre Trip

    IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Saturday 19th July 2025 - Apollo Theatre, Newport 7.30pm - Tickets £10.00 This is the classic story of Cockney flower-seller Eliza Doolittle who is taught to "talk more genteel" by Professor Henry Higgins so that she may pass as a...

Dress for Less Charity Fashion Event

Come and join us for a at the Masonic Lodge, 26 Castle Rd, Cowes for an afternoon of fashion. Our volunteer models will demonstrate a wide variety of fashions, all available to purchase, from Wedding outfits to your every day essentials, all pre-loved quality brands....

Towns Women’s Guild Present Cheque

On Wednesday 19th March 2025 we were invited to the Towns Women's Guild at the Broadway Centre, Sandown to meet the group and be presented with a cheque after being their Charity of the Year. While we were there, Lisa, our CEO briefly chatted about the Charity and...

CEO Lisa Hollyhead to Retire

Following years of "tireless dedication", the much-loved chief executive of Sight for Wight has announced her retirement. Lisa has been CEO of the IW Society for the Blind since 2020, having first started working for the charity in 2018. This year marks the charity's...

Dress for Less Fashion Show

Welcome to our Ladies Charity Fashion Event! Come and join us for a at the Masonic Lodge, 26 Castle Rd, Cowes for an afternoon of fashion. Our volunteer models will demonstrate a wide variety of fashions, all available to purchase, from Wedding outfits to your every...

Sight for Wight Education Programme

This week (21st & 22nd January) we were at St Marys Primary School delivering Education Programme sessions to some of their classes. We learnt about sight loss, how to keep your eyes healthy and played some sight loss related games such as learning about braille,...

CHRISTMAS CLOSURE

Just to let you know that Millbrooke House will be closed from 1pm on Friday 20th December and will re-open on Monday 6th January 2025. On behalf of everyone at Sight for Wight we would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Short Story Writing Competition Award Ceremony 2024

Celebrating our 15th annual Short Story Writing Competition, Sight for Wight held the Awards Ceremony at The Riverside Centre, Newport on Friday 6th December to a full house!  This year’s theme was ‘A Funny Thing Happened When……’ Once again, we secured an enviable...

Charity Ball

On Saturday 27th July Medina Lodge No. 35 held a Charity Ball in Cowes, to raise money for Sight for Wight, which is their chosen charity this year. There was a fabulous cabaret of Tony Mears and his wife Julie Wilson who entertained with songs from the 60's and 70's....