Sight for Wight News (week commencing Monday 2nd March 2020)
Tuesday 3rd March The Swimming Group are swimming at the Waterside Pool in Ryde from 8.00pm till 8.45pm. The pool is closed to the public whilst the group swims. There are male and female volunteers to help you get in and out of the pool as well as Lifeguards to...
New Eye Care Guide from PHE and SeeAbility
SeeAbility have worked with Public Health England on their new eye care reasonable adjustments guide to support people with learning disabilities to ask for simple changes to get eye care equality. The guide contains advice on how reasonable adjustments can make eye...
Coronavirus
Whilst there have been no cases of the coronavirus identified on the Isle of Wight at present, with the steady spread of the coronavirus infection across Europe and with a number of isolated reports in the UK involving those who have recently travelled to places where...
Sight for Wight News (week commencing Monday 24th February 2020)
Tuesday 25th February Laura will be at the Our Place Community Drop-In session at the West Wight Community Centre in Moa Place, Freshwater. Come along to say hello between 10.15am and 12 noon, and enjoy a free cup of tea or coffee. The Swimming Group are swimming at...
Sight for Wight News (week commencing Monday 17th February 2020)
Tuesday 18th February The Swimming Group are swimming at the Waterside Pool in Ryde from 8.00pm till 8.45pm. The pool is closed to the public whilst the group swims. There are male and female volunteers to help you get in and out of the pool as well as Lifeguards to...
Stakeholder Consultation Meeting
A Stakeholder Consultation Meeting is being held on Tuesday 11th February 10:00am - 1.00pm. Please note that Millbrooke House will be closed until 2:00pm to enable all staff members to attend this important meeting.
Sight for Wight News (week commencing Monday 10th February 2020)
Tuesday 11th February The Swimming Group are swimming at the Waterside Pool in Ryde from 8.00pm till 8.45pm. The pool is closed to the public whilst the group swims. There are male and female volunteers to help you get in and out of the pool as well as Lifeguards to...
ASDA Green Token Scheme
A huge thank you to ASDA and customers for supporting Sight for Wight with a £500 cheque from their Green Token Scheme. The amount was doubled in celebration of the ASDA Foundation 30th birthday. Above (left to right): Ruth (volunteer), Clare (ASDA Community...
Sight for Wight News (week commencing Monday 3rd February 2020)
Tuesday 4th February The Strollers will be meeting for a stroll in Ryde. They will meet for coffee at Bartletts Farm Cafe at approximately 10.45am. After the stroll, lunch will be at Appley Manor 12.15 pm. Please contact Laura on 522205 or email members@iwsb.org.uk if...
Caravan & Motorhome Club IOW Raise Money!
The Caravan & Motorhome Club IOW have very kindly agreed for us to be one of their chosen charities to support this year, alongside Prostate Cancer Support IOW. Their first fundraising event took place at Appley Manor where they held a raffle at the members’...
Maritime Archaeology Trust Visit
The Maritime Archaeology Trust is running a project which involves taking artefacts from WWI shipwrecks just off the Isle of Wight, along with some stories of the war at sea in WW1, around to visual impaired groups so they can handle them and enjoy learning about...
Sight for Wight News (week commencing Monday 27th January 2020)
Tuesday 28th JanuaryThe Swimming Group are swimming at the Waterside Pool in Ryde from 8.00pm till 8.45pm. The pool is closed to the public whilst the group swims. There are male and female volunteers to help you get in and out of the pool as well as Lifeguards to...
