SHEFFIELD VISUALLY IMPAIRED WALKING GROUP

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Group news and views and other items of interest

GROUP PHOTOGRAPHS AND NEWS ITEMS WANTED!
Please send any photos to us and we will put them on the website - sviwg_webmaster@proton.me.
Please send articles for Newsletter to Gail Fagan (tel: 0114 2667764 / email: gail.fagan@guidemail.co.uk)

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FIONA AND KEIRIAN - ITEMS FOR DONATION

Fiona and Keirian have the following items they wish to donate which were from Keirian's Grandmother;-

  • VictorReader Stratus, Daisy CD digital talking book e-reader including a few book CDs (If registered as visually impaired can get sent more CDs by RNIB on a regular basis)
  • Talking clocks x2 (both small square clocks)
  • Liquid level indicator for a mug
  • Various hand-held magnifying glasses including 3 light-up magnifiers
  • BBumperStops tactile dots
  • Couple of pairs of sunglasses (quite small size)

SUE'S BIRTHDAY THANKS

To all those who came on the Coach ramble thank you for singing on my birthday. It was a lovely surprise and made my day.

SVIWG COMMITTEE

Current members:

  • Sue Hill - Chair
  • Martin Wing - Vice Chair
  • Pauline Bullivant - Secretary
  • Stan Wainwright - Treasurer
  • Gail Fagan - Newsletter
  • Eileen Ingham - Walk Coordinator
  • Margaret Patrick - Social Secretary, co-opted member
  • Christine Hewitt, Hilary Myers, Judith Morton - co-opted members

Election of Officers:

All members are willing to stand again with the exception of Chris Hewitt who has stepped down from the Committee.

Chris has been a long standing member of the group and an excellent Chair, also Membership secretary.
On behalf of the group we Thank You Chris for your hard work and look forward to meeting on social occasions and walks.

Anyone in the group who would like to take on any role or indeed join the Committee please let Sue know or anyone on the Committee.

HOW TO DESCRIBE A CANAL TOW PATH TO SOMEONE WHO CANNOT SEE

Adrian Childs writes in the Guardian as he led his friend on a walk.

SIGHTED GUIDE TRAINING (UPDATED)

We have now set a date of Thursday 3rd October 2024, 10am to approx 1pm.
This allows for members who have put their names down for any holidays they may have.

Sue will be contacting all to confirm they can still come to the meeting. I hope this date suits most of you.

Older News
Peak Park Rangers Walk 22/7/21

VOLUNTEER GUIDES NEEDED

If you are interested, please click here for more information.
Some of our walkers describe their experience in this "Walk and Talk".

You can also look at this brilliant short documentary film, developed by Sheffield Hallam University Students, featuring members of our group.