Our Autumn / Winter 2023 newsletter is available to read online or download in a variety of formats. Find out all about what’s been going on at Sight Concern Worcestershire since the summer, as well as learning about upcoming events. Sight Lines Autumn / Winter 2023 Please note that the PDF version of the newsletter is fully accessible. All informative images have appropriate alternative text, decorative images have been marked as such to be ignored by assistive technology, a logical ready order has been defined for screen readers, and all headings have marked up appropriately from level one to level 4. However, should you have any difficulties accessing the PDF,

Introducing Sensory Matters by Sight Concern Worcestershire, a specialised information and advice service supported by Action Deafness and funded by Worcestershire County Council. This service is dedicated to providing essential support for anyone in Worcestershire who is hearing or vision impaired or has dual sensory loss. Offering free, impartial, and confidential assistance. For more information visit the news article about Sensory MAtters on the Worcestershire County Council website or read about this new service on the Sensory Matters page of our website.  

Read our client Millie’s inspirational story in the Worcester News Read Millie’s story  

We are really excited about taking part in the Worcester Carnival this weekend, Saturday 1st July. Everyone is welcome to join us, and all the details are below: Our theme is “Bright for Sight – Beach Party” which fits in with the Carnival theme of “Our Colourful World” so we will be wearing bright beach wear!  We are also running a stall in the Carnival Village on Pitchcroft racecourse. Timings: 10am Stall open – we need volunteers to join us on the staill 12.30pm Meet outside the Swan Theatre (for those that want to be there for judging) 1.00pm Assemble on Pitch Croft for judging of walking groups. 2.30pm Meet outside

If you don’t already receive our Sight Lines newsletter, you can read the Summer 2023 edition which was released this month using the link below. You can read it online, download an accessible Word version, or listen to an audio version voiced by our amazing volunteers. Sight Lines Summer 2023

Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum is inviting anyone with a vision impairment to visit their current British Impressionism exhibition, ‘From the Cornish Coast to the Malvern Hills’, for an exclusive viewing and welcome from curators Deborah Fox and Claire Cheshire.    Visitors with a vision impairment are invited to meet at the Museum and Art Gallery, Foregate Street on Wednesday 29th March. Visitors will have the gallery to themselves between 10 am to 10:30 am. There will be supportive group exploration and discussion of the exhibition and the opportunity to chat further over a drink and cake at the Gallery Café. Lift and wheelchair access is provided. For more information

Thursday, 23 March, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the Bradbury Centre, 2 Sansome Walk, Worcester WR1 1LH.  Together with Parkinson Wright Solicitors we are delighted to invite you to our Later-Life Planning event. Join us to learn the importance of creating Wills and Powers of Attorney over a cup of tea and with a slice of cake. In addition to sharing their expertise with us, Parkinson Wright is also generously donating 100% of profits from the first twelve Will bookings made through Sight Concern during April. If you cannot attend our free event, you can still contact them to schedule your Will consultation, but please quote Sight Concern at

Wednesday, 22 February, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Looking for some fun this upcoming half term? Sight Concern Worcestershire’s Eye Explore, in partnership with Pop Up Play Worcester, is a Free half term activity for visually impaired families – come along and create with cardboard! Cardboard creations – what can you make using your imagination and cardboard boxes? This free session is for families in which a parent/carer, child or both have a visual impairment, and is suitable for all ages – siblings and friends are very welcome to join the fun! Light refreshments provided or bring lunch with you on the day. Wednesday 22nd February 11.00 am – 3.00 pm at

Are you passionate about advocating for change? Worcestershire’s Sight Loss Council is on the lookout for new members! Sight Loss Councils, run by Thomas Pocklington Trust, are led by blind and partially sighted members. They tackle local issues and work closely with service providers and businesses to improve the accessibility and provision of their services. This could be your opportunity to join this amazing project and create positive changes for people living with sight loss in Worcestershire. Find out more To learn more and apply online visit Worcestershire Sight Loss Councils. You can also download the Volunteer Role Description (Sight Loss Council Member) You may also like to hear stories

We would like to wish everyone a very happy new year and give a massive thanks for all the fantastic support you gave us throughout 2022! Our Bradbury Centre HQ is open again from today, as are our phone lines.  

Our Annual General Meeting will take place as follows: Date:  Tuesday 24th January 2023 Time: 17:30 Venue: Sight Concern Worcestershire, The Bradbury Centre, 2 Sansome Walk, Worcester, WR1 1LH. If you would like to book a place at the meeting, please call us on 01905 723245, or email Katy Wakefield on k.wakefield@sightconcern.co.uk  Further details of the meeting may appear on this page as they become available.  

Over the festive period, we will be closing our doors from 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, 22nd December 2022, and reopening at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, 3rd January 2023. We wish everyone a peaceful time during this period and all the very best for the forthcoming year!

During the school summer holidays, we ran a series of clay workshops for visually impaired family members, designed to offer an introduction to clay techniques. We are thrilled that these beautiful works are now being celebrated at Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum for all to enjoy!  

Join us today, from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM for our Malvern Connections Group Christmas party, and enjoy some festive nibbles and music. The group takes place at the Guesten Room at Lyttelton Well, 6 Church St, Malvern WR14 2AY. Open to everyone with a visual impairment in the Malvern area, friends and family members are also more than welcome!

Quiz time! Join us today from 2-4 PM for our Redditch Connections Group Christmas party. Enjoy some festive nibbles and Christmas quiz! The group takes place at Christ Church, Matchborough, Ryton Close, Redditch, B98 0EW. Open to everyone with a visual impairment in the Redditch area, friends and family members are also more than welcome!

It’s time to enjoy some holiday cheer, so please join us today, Thursday 8th December from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM. for our Christmas Social  There will be Christmas carols, some light refreshments and a raffle. Open to all of our members and their family and friends. RSVP if you would like to come – call us on 01905 723 245 or email info@sightconcern.co.uk. We look forward to welcoming as many of you as possible! Where: The Bradbury Centre, 2 Sansome Walk, Worcester, WR1 1LH.  

Bromsgrove Connections Group Christmas party

Join us today, Wednesday 30th November, from 2-3:30 PM for our Evesham Christmas party. Enjoy some festive nibbles and sip mulled wine whilst being entertained by singers from the local school. Taking place at the Community Centre (with parking) behind St Mary and St Edwin Church on High Street, Evesham WR11 4EU. Open to everyone with a visual impairment in the Evesham area, friends and family members are also more than welcome!  

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has launched a new service making it easier for partially sighted people to use lateral flow tests in their home. The service has been launched following an ongoing partnership between UKHSA and the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), the Macular Society, Thomas Pocklington Trust, Visionary and Be My Eyes app, to help make testing more accessible. The Be My Eyes app connects people with low to moderate vision with agents from 119 through a live video call. Users can now benefit from live video assistance from NHS Test and Trace staff to help guide them through how to order, use the tests

Sight Concern Worcestershire is a local independent charity that makes a huge difference supporting blind and partially sighted people to lead independent and fulfilling lives. We are a well-managed charity that has reserves which will allow us to pursue our vision, and be creative in our thinking and development. Your support will help us achieve big ambitions. We are seeking a new Chair of Trustees to help guide us through an exciting period of change. We have a committed board, with a great range of skills and experience. Our current Chair has been in post for nine years and will stand down in March 2021.   For further info click here

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