Notice of Annual General Meeting of the Society for the Blind of Dewsbury, Batley & District Held Via Zoom at 2:00 P.M. 30th September 2020 **See instructions on how to join in*. Agenda Chairmans Welcome Apologies for absence Minutes of last AGM Matters arising from those minutes Chairmans report Financial report and presentation of accounts […]

Welcome to the latest news roundup from KVIN for September 2020! We are excited to announce details of Valli Rally 2020, our big fundraiser in partnership with Valli Opticians, further details below. We also have news of our usual services and other useful information to share, read below for a busy news roundup. Contents; Our […]

Yesterday we had a busy socially distanced day moving our Huddersfield Office! Luckily, we didn’t have to travel far as our new office space is still within Brian Jackson House. We are now based in Room G3 which is on the ground floor, the first door on the left around the corner from the main […]

This year’s National Eye Health Week (NEHW) will take place from 21 to 27 September 2020, promoting the importance of good eye health and the need for regular eye tests for all. Vision really matters. Sight is the sense people fear losing the most, yet many of us don’t know how to look after our […]

Dust off those walking boots, the Valli Rally 2020 is coming this September! We are excited to launch this year’s Valli Rally to raise funds for KVIN in partnership with Valli Opticians. Join our family friendly walk during National Eye Health Week between the 21st – 27th September 2020. Our target is to walk a […]

This week KVIN staff and volunteers had a session with Angela Cawthra from West Yorkshire Trading Standards SAFER project. We learnt about different scams that are common at the moment in Kirklees and got some tips to help people keep safe from them. Here is a summary of what was covered; Mail in the post; […]

Welcome to the latest news roundup from KVIN for August 2020! Typically, things are quieter during August as so many of us go on holiday, this isn’t the case this year and we have as much news as ever to share with you. Read on for details of our services and new developments as well […]

Getting through lockdown for anyone was never going to be easy but when you team that with a visual impairment it makes life more interesting to say the least. So what can people do if you’re usual activities are cancelled or limited by lockdown restrictions? Since March, we at KVIN, have had a weekly focus […]

Lockdown is easing, businesses are opening, and many are returning to lives similar, okay not the same, as before. Yet there still seems to be a fair amount of reticence within VI communities about whether to venture out and what to expect. The first thing to remember though is that everyone’s expectations in terms of […]

Quite often as visually impaired people we not only have to adapt to the rigors of a life with sight loss but also the changes we have to make in terns of doing or accessing daily tasks, goods or services differently. Making these changes can be often more expensive or time consuming, for example, the […]