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Sight Support Derbyshire
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Sight Support Derbyshire works with people who are blind or partially sighted in Derby and Derbyshire. Sight loss affects every aspect of life. We provide a range of practical, emotional and social support for everyone from children to the elderly.
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Christmas magic is in the air...
Why not send a charity e-card and donate the cost of cards and stamps?
For a donation amount of your choice send up to 100 e-cards via email, whatsapp or messenger - and know that your donation will be making a difference to local people living with sight loss too.
Illustration of Santa sitting on top of a chimney with a long scroll list in one hand and a laptop in the other. Next to the laptop is a Christmas Card with dashes around it illustrating it has come out of the laptop. Text reads: Send Christmas e-cards and donate the cost of cards and stamps! DontSendMeACard.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Want to make a real difference in your community for just an hour or so a week? Find out more about becoming a befriending volunteer, bringing companionship into the life of an isolated older person living with sight loss. Email [email protected] or phone 01332 292262
A poster with Sight Support Derbyshire logo and two photos. One photo is of a lady sitting between two older people on a sofa. She has an open booklet in her hands that they are all looking at. The second photo is of two gentlemen walking in a park, one of whom has a walking stick. Text reads: Want to invest in your community? Have an hour or two to spare? We're looking for Befriending Volunteers to support people in your area who are blind or partially sighted - and your time could make a real difference. it doesn't take much to brighten someone's week and help them feel included. Why volunteer? Flexible around your life. Make a real impact locally. Full training provided. No experience needed - just kindness and reliability. Go on! Do something amazing today! Call us on 01332 292262 www.sightsupportderbyshire.org.uk Sight Support Derbyshire Reg charity no. 1080986
December 10, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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What an interesting post from @derbyshiredro.bsky.social
We love finding out parts of our history that may have been forgotten. We are still going strong providing a range of services for local people living with sight loss and constantly adapting and changing with the changing needs of society.
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Our #ArchiveOfTheWeek is the Radio Scheme accounts of Derbyshire Association For the Blind, founded 1914, still going strong as Sight Support Derbyshire. The idea in 1927 was making the new world of wireless broadcasting accessible to people with visual impairments by providing radio sets.
Handwritten 1920s financial ledger, showing sums of money (£17 or £18) provided to suppliers including Mohawk Radio Company, Edison Swan Electric Company, Whiteley Boneham and Company and others
December 10, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Santa's coming to Chesterfield! Thanks to our good friends at Elliott and Heath Opticians you can meet him! Book your space now to see him on Saturday 20th December from 11am. £5 a child with funds raised going to Sight Support Derbyshire. Phone 01246 275847 or pop in to the practice.
Against a blue background is the following text in white, next to an image of Santa sitting next to a fireplace with a Christmas tree behind: "Santa's Grotto at Elliott and Heath Opticians! Join us on Saturday 20th December from 11am for some festive fun and a special visit from Santa himself! Elliott & Heath Opticians 79 Newbold Road, Chesterfield S41 7QA. Each child will meet Santa and receive a small gift. Tickets £5 - all proceeds go to Sight Support Derbyshire. Bring your family, spread the Christmas cheer and help support a fantastic local charity! Book early to avoid disappointment! Call 01246 275847 or pop into the practice.
December 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Running any organisation costs money. Without the essentials we can't continue to support 5,000 visually impaired local people every year. That's why we are delighted to have received a generous grant from the wonderful people at the @westonfdn.bsky.social towards our running costs. Thank you!
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November 26, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Our music room project with renowned tabla player Mendi Singh is proving to be a big hit! In week 3 we were joined by guest artist, Ruthie Lindsay who led some wonderful jigs. Confidence is growing and although everyone looks very serious whilst they are concentrating the smiles are wide afterwards!
November 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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A huge THANK YOU to Co-op Members for supporting Sight Support Derbyshire this year. By nominating us you have helped us to receive a fantastic £2,348.94 from the #CoopLocalCommunityFund towards our befriending project for lonely older people with sight loss.

Thank you!

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November 19, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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The second of our four-part webinar series with @sharethevision.bsky.social on using the accessibility features on library reading apps can now be rewatched in full.

This bitesize session focuses on the PressReader app.

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Accessibility Features in Libby in Partnership with RNIB | Libraries Connected Webinars | 2025
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November 19, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Thank you to everyone who joined us on #easyfundraising this week!

Did you know retailers will donate to us when you shop via easyfundraising?

Join via the app this November and we’ll get a £2 bonus!

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November 17, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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We'll get a £2 donation this month if you sign up to support us on @easyfundraising.bsky.social via their app! Raise for us for free when you shop this Christmas and get their app now: www.easyfundraising.org.uk/easyfundrais...
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November 13, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Have you got a minute? Please nominate us to be in with a chance of winning £1,000 to help local people living with sight loss. Thanks to the Benefact Group, 10 charities will win £1,000 every day for 12 days in December! We need your nominations - thank you!
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Nominate now! - Movement for Good awards
We could receive a £1,000 donation with your help throught the Movement for Good 12 Days Christmas Draw.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Could 2026 be your lucky year?
If you enter our Winter Raffle it could be!
Tickets just £1 and you could win £250 cash or other great prizes.
And you will be improving the lives of local adults and children living with the daily challenges of sight loss.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Elevenses? Why not take five minutes to ready our latest newsletter! sightsupportderbyshire.org.uk/winter-2025-...
Winter 2025 Newsletter out now! - Sight Support
Our Winter 2025 newsletter is now available.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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This week is #BefriendingWeek and we will be celebrating all things Befriending - highlighting the power of social connection in reducing isolation and loneliness.
Find out about our Befriending Project for visually impaired people: sightsupportderbyshire.org.uk/how-can-we-h...
@befriending.co.uk
We’re supporting Befriending Week. 1 - 7 November
November 3, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Sign up today for the #DerbyCommunityLottery and you could be in with a chance to win the Super Draw of this amazing Nintendo Switch 2 bundle (or cash equivalent). Not only that, but we could win £500 too! Tickets just £1 each.

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Support Sight Support Derbyshire on Derby Community Lottery
Sight Support Derbyshire is offering you the chance to win big prizes and help raise much needed funds.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Our children and young people's group had a great time at 'Mr Pumpkin' this week for our half term activity. If you have a youngster at home with sight loss we would love to welcome them along. Find out more: sightsupportderbyshire.org.uk/how-can-we-h...
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October 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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We offer a Befriending service for older people who are blind or partially sighted and feeling isolated. We match trained volunteers who visit once a week or once a fortnight for a chat.

Just knowing someone is coming can make a huge difference.

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Against a yellow background, in black text, "I feel less isolated knowing I have someone coming to chat to". In the bottom left hand corner is a white rectangle containing the yellow and black Sight Support Derbyshire logo.
October 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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We are pleased to launch our new partnership with Octopus Legacy. In conjunction with the @rnib.bsky.social and local sight loss charities across the country @visionaryuk.bsky.social we can offer a FREE basic Will worth £100, for a limited time only.

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October 21, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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The next activity in our programme for children and young people living with sight loss is a fun evening of bouncing at Oxygen, Derby.

To book your space please contact Rachel King on 01332 292262 or email [email protected]
Against a background of falling autumn leaves is the text: Autumn Programme. For more information contact Rachel King on 01332 292262 or email enquiries@sightsupportderbyshire.org.uk Thursday 13th November 5.30 to 6.30pm Oxygen Derby £7 per person Organised by Sight Support Derbyshire for children and young people with a visual impairment and their families. There is an image of a trampoline and the yellow and black Sight Support Derbyshire logo
October 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Our new social and activity autumn/winter programme is now available. Our activities help address the isolation that can sadly so often go hand in hand with sight loss, especially in older people. Find out more:
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New Social and Leisure Activity Programme Autumn Winter 2025 - Sight Support
Our autumn/winter programme of social activities for adults who are blind or partially sighted is now available
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October 21, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Just a few spaces left for our trip for visually impaired adults to see Jack and the Beanstalk at the Winding Wheel Theatre, Chesterfield, Sun 21st Dec. Touch tour 4pm, performance 5.30pm. This promises to be a fun event - it certainly was last year! Book ASAP!
Inside a theatre are two gentlemen wearing full pantomime dame make up, wearing jeans and jumpers. In between them is a lady with short grey hair and glasses, wearing a huge filly yellow outfit who is grinning broadly.
October 21, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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How amazing is this? A pioneering procedure has seen five patients with an advanced form of dry age-related macular degeneration being fitted with microchips which, when combined with glasses featuring a built in video camera, has restored some of their vision!

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Life-changing eye implant helps blind patients read again
The results are astounding and a major advance, say surgeons involved in international research using the pioneering technology.
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October 21, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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There were 12 winners on the #DerbyCommunityLottery last week. A winning ticket could be a week away - jackpot prize of £25,000 plus the chance to win an iPhone 17 Pro! All whilst supporting local people who are blind or partially sighted.

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Support Sight Support Derbyshire on Derby Community Lottery
Sight Support Derbyshire is offering you the chance to win big prizes and help raise much needed funds.
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October 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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October 20, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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Our last Information Day of 2025 is on Wed 12th November at St Joseph's Catholic Church Hall in Ripley from 10.30-1.00.

Our Information Days are a great way to access a range of information and support all in one place. Find out more: 01332 292262 or

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Sight Support Information Day - Ripley - Sight Support
We are pleased to be hosting our last information event of 2025 in Ripley on Wednesday 12th November 2025
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October 13, 2025 at 9:35 AM