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Autumn 2021
Issue 27
In Vision
The magazine of Devon in Sight
“Creating positive outcomes from the
storm of the COVID-19 pandemic”
Autumn 2021 - Issue 27 Editors & Designers Chief Executive Officer’s
Contents Grahame Flynn
Jennie Benham Update
Disclaimer
Devon in Sight Welcome to the
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does not endorse Autumn 2021 Edition
Chief Executive’s Update 3-5 or recommend any of the Devon in Sight
product or service Magazine - In Vision.
Staff Changes 6-7
that advertises in Throughout the COVID-19
Annual General Meeting 8-9 this magazine. pandemic, Devon in Sight has
continued to provide services in
Devon Sight Loss Forum 10 - 11
Copyright creative and innovative ways.
Keeping you connected 12 - 13 This magazine is In March 2020, at the start of the COVID-19 crisis, we had to
copyright © Devon cancel all our face-to-face work with clients including home
Sidmouth Art Exhibition 14 - 15
in Sight 2021 visits and community based Talk and Support Groups.
Emotional Wellbeing Service 16 - 17
Our Community Support Team contacted all our registered
Subscriptions clients to ensure that they were getting the basics like
Independent Living 18 - 21
The magazine is shopping, prescriptions and information about local voluntary
Sight Loss Speaker Events 22 - 23 FREE and available support services set up during Lockdown.
as a high quality, full
Sight Loss MOT Update 24 - 25 We introduced a weekly programme of Telephone Sight Loss
colour, large print
Speaker Events, so that people isolating in their homes had
Supporting us publication, digitally access to speakers from across Health & Social Care and sight
via email and in audio loss partner organisations.
Community Fundraising 26 - 27 USB format.
We ensured that you all got up to date COVID-19 restriction
Volunteering 28 - 29 To subscribe please information in a range of accessible formats by increasing the
call our Helpline. frequency of newsletters.
Friends of Devon in Sight 30 - 31
In October 2020 we developed a revised service strategy in
Contact us Back Cover response to the on-going crisis, which focused on the key areas
that would make the biggest difference to the lives of people
with sight loss for the remainder of the pandemic, and as we
Devon in Sight is Registered with the Helplines Partnership emerged from the other side.
Devon in Sight is registered with the Helplines Partnership
Helpline 01392 876 666
The strategy focused on the three key areas of Early
Intervention, Emotional Wellbeing and Complex & Crisis Case
Support. We remind you of our current service offer in the
The Helpline is open between 10am and 2pm Monday to Thursday pages of this magazine.
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Chief Executive Officer’s Update “It is really important that we create positive
outcomes from the storm of the COVID-19
Continued... pandemic.”
The commitment of our staff during this crisis has been The good news is that we will be maintaining our Helpline
exemplary but working from home and being unable to and you will all be able to access our Information, Advice and
undertake home visits and group meetings has proved difficult Guidance Service, Emotional Wellbeing Service, the Equipment
for our Community Support Workers. Bursary Fund and the Assistive Technology Partnership.
Radical transformations will be required to overcome the
Across the country people have been re-evaluating their lives
challenges the charity is facing, and are necessary to keep
and taking the decision to change jobs. Devon in Sight has pace with the economic, social and structural changes we are
not been immune to this phenomenon. In the last couple of experiencing.
months our three Community Support Workers Cathy Duffy,
Tracey Agutter and Louise Camies have all decide to move on Nationally, we are sharing our experiences of the COVID-19
from the charity. They have all found new roles closer to their pandemic and the positive changes it has had on our services
homes which fit with their personal circumstances and family with our partners in the sight loss sector. These changes will
have a positive effect on the future support and services
commitments. Whilst we respect their decision to leave this
offered to people who are blind and partially sighted in Devon.
presents us with challenges moving forward.
It is really important that we create positive outcomes from
Our funding from the National Lottery Reaching Communities the storm of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fund came to an end in October 2020. This directly funded
our Talk and Support Groups across Devon and replacing this Please be assured that our Board of Trustees and Staff are all
income stream is proving challenging. working hard to ensure that our clients are not left behind, and
receive the support required at the time they need it.
When I was writing our last newsletter it was our sincere
hope that we would be starting a new programme of Talk and Onwards and upwards!
Support Groups across much of the county. In the present
Grahame
circumstances we will no be able to do this. We are however,
looking at a programme of community based Sight Loss Events
starting in 2022.
Grahame Flynn
Our clients have experienced significant challenges during Chief Executive Officer
the pandemic and will continue to face these as restrictions
continue to lift; many will need support to re-build their
confidence in leaving their homes and to improve their physical Devon in Sight is registered with the Helplines Partnership
Helpline 01392 876 666
and emotional wellbeing after isolating at home for so long.
The Helpline is open between 10am and 2pm Monday to Thursday
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Supporting you “I am passionate about providing high quality
sight loss services across Devon.”
Staff Changes
Judy Pride
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We are pleased to announce that Judy Pride will be joining the
S Devon in Sight staff team in November 2021.
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Judy has been one of our trustees for a number of years but
most of you will know her as the Regional Manager for the
South West Macular Society.
Prior to joining Macular Society, Judy was a Community
Fundraiser for Children’s Hospice South West where she helped
secure funds to build a new Children’s Hospice for Cornwall and
Plymouth.
She has a wealth of experience within the charity sector with
the added bonus of working with people who are blind and
partially sighted across the region.
Judy says, “I am passionate about providing high quality sight
s Judy Pride loss services across Devon. I have worked with Devon in Sight’s
CEO Grahame Flynn, on a strategic level and I am looking
It is with huge sadness that we have to report that our Sight forward to working with him to review our operational service
Loss Advisers Cathy Duffy, Tracey Agutter and Louise Camies offer and sustainability plans at this particularly challenging
have all taken the decision to leave the charity. You may have time”.
met them at our Talk and Support Groups or during home visits.
We are delighted to have attracted someone of Judy’s
During the COVID-19 pandemic employees across the country experience and calibre, to join the Devon in Sight Team.
have been re-evaluating their work/life balance and taking the
opportunity to look for new roles that fit in with their new lives.
With the end of our National Lottery Funding the charity is at
a crossroads. Naturally, they thought this was the right time to
move on. We were very sad to hear that they wanted a change
but respect their decisions.
Devon in Sight is registered with the Helplines Partnership
We would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their
magnificent contribution to Devon in Sight’s work. We wish
them luck in their new roles. Helpline 01392 876 666
The Helpline is open between 10am and 2pm Monday to Thursday
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Voting Membership “Keeping ‘user voice’ at the heart of our charity will ensure that
96th Annual General Meeting we continue to do the very best for people with sight loss in
Devon.”
Dr Adrian Jacobs, Chair of the Board of Trustees cordially Join Zoom Meeting
invites you to Devon in Sight’s 96th Annual General Meeting on
Friday 15th October 2021 at 10am. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86039754598?pwd=V2Q4aTBYel
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The Charity Commission has authorised registered charities to
hold their Annual General Meetings online again this year to Meeting ID: 860 3975 4598
prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
Pass code: 336302
Naturally, we’re disappointed not to be able to see you in
person, but holding the event online means that you can hear
the same presentations, from the safety and comfort of your Voting Membership
own home. We realise that many of you do not use computers
and will not be able to join us. However, we will advise you of Everyone is welcome to join the Annual General Meeting but
major developments in the next edition of In Vison Magazine. in order to vote on a resolution or to submit a question in
It is hoped that we will be able to resume our regular Annual advance, you must be a Registered Voting Member.
General Meetings in person next year.
By becoming a Voting Member you’ll be part of a supporting
If you use a computer and would like to join the meeting online community who understand what it’s like to live with a sight
please use the link in the yellow box. Alternatively, email us on problem. You’ll also receive the In Vision Magazine so we can
enquiries@devoninsight.org.uk and we will send you the link in keep you up-to-date on all the latest sight loss news and give
an email.
you opportunities to help shape and inform Devon in Sight’s
During the AGM we will approve the minutes of the AGM for work.
2020 and hear reports from our Chair Dr Adrian Jacobs, CEO
If you are a Registered Voting Member you should have
Grahame Flynn and Treasurer Mr Steve Muncer.
received a Proxy Voting Form with your AGM invitation and a
This year we will give an update on our achievements during Post Paid Envelope. Your vote really matters to us.
the National Lottery Reaching Communities Funded Project
which came to an end last October, our response to the
COVID-19 pandemic and the challenges we are facing during
these extraordinary times. The AGM is one of the many ways
To become a Voting Member please ring...
that we hear from our stakeholders. Keeping ‘user voice’ at the
heart of our charity will ensure that we continue to do the very
best for people with sight loss in Devon. Helpline 01392 876 666
The Helpline is open between 10am and 2pm Monday to Thursday
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People in the Lead “The Devon Sight Loss Forum will be a
valuable opportunity for people with sight
Devon Sight Loss Forum loss to influence change.”
As we move into the next stage of the charity’s development
we are keen to increase opportunities for you to get more
involved in shaping our services and reviewing how we are
doing, so we are therefore setting up a Devon Sight Loss
Forum.
The Devon Sight Loss Forum will be a valuable opportunity
for people with sight loss to influence change within Devon in
Sight and sight loss services in Devon.
To make the forum as accessible as possible for people across
the county we will use the same telephone-based system that
has been popular for our Telephone Speaker Events.
We will be holding our first Devon Sight Loss Forum on Tuesday
14th December 2021 (10.30am -11.30am). Please see page 22.
If you would prefer to talk to us on a one to one basis we can
also arrange to give you a quick call to chat through some
ideas and to hear what you think – it’s as easy as that – but
“It only takes one voice, at the right pitch, would be really valuable for us as a charity.
to start an avalanche.” Keeping ‘user voice’ at the heart of our charity will ensure that
we continue to do the very best for people with sight loss in
Dianna Hardy Devon. We would love to hear from anyone who would like to
contribute to the Forum.
Our aim here at Devon in Sight is to help people who are blind
or partially sighted to live life to the full, and we do that by Just call Jennie on 01392 876 666 or email jennie@
providing a range of services which offer both practical help, devoninsight.org.uk
emotional support, and opportunities for groups of people to
meet and support each other.
In the last edition of In Vision Magazine we invited you to help To join the Devon Sight Loss Forum please ring...
Helpline 01392 876 666
us shape the future of our services as we learn to live in a world
with COVID-19.
The Helpline is open between 10am and 2pm Monday to Thursday
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News Desk “Please remember...You are not alone.”
Keeping you connected
Vision North Somerset
We were devastated to hear that our friend and colleague Nina
Farr passed away in July in tragic circumstances.
Nina became the Chief Executive of Vision North Somerset in
September 2019 and was an active member of the South West
Associations Network which is chaired by Devon in Sight’s CEO
Grahame Flynn.
Grahame said, “Nina was such a lovely woman who had worked
at Vision North Somerset for many years before taking over
the role of Chief Executive Officer. We worked together on
W D ATE the South West Associations Network which has made such a
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s Sight Village in 2018 She will be greatly missed for her enthusiasm and commitment
to the voluntary sector and to the service of blind and partially
Sight Village South West sighted people in particular.
Sight Village South West which was due to return to Sandy Park I represented Devon in Sight and members of the South West
Conference Centre, Exeter in September 2021 was postponed Associations Network at Nina’s funeral which was packed. Our
due to on-going concerns regarding COVID-19. thoughts and condolences are with the trustees and staff of
Vision North Somerset and all of Nina’s family and friends.”
The organiser, Queen Alexandra College has announced that
the event will now take place on Tuesday 26 April 2022. We would urge anyone who is finding life difficult to speak to a
colleague, close friend or contact the Samaritans.
Devon in Sight will be exhibiting at the event alongside many
of our local, regional and national partners. For those that have Rest in Peace.
not attended Sight Village before this is a great opportunity
to meet representatives of sight loss services and equipment
manufacturers from across the United Kingdom. Whatever you’re going through...
Whatever you’re going through, a Samaritan will
We will publish registration details in the New Year Edition of
In Vision Magazine. Call Samaritans 116 123
face it with you, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Call
A 116 123will face it with you 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
Samaritan
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Cover Story “Artwork by visually impaired Devon in Sight
clients created a stir in Sidmouth!”
Sidmouth Art Exhibition
Artists engaged in the wider
From Tree to Sea project
worked with a group of
Devon in Sight adults with
little vision at Twyford House
to create art works work in
mixed media.
For many of the participants
it was the first time they had
created art since school.
Devon in Sight’s Tracey
Agutter was delighted to
meet up with the participants
in the project after so many
months.
s Tracey Agutter, Anne Newmarch , Joan Hardy & Anna Aroussi Joan Hardy (96) summed up s Carolyn Roberts
the experience by simply
Artwork by visually impaired Devon in Sight clients created a saying, “It’s wonderful!”
stir in Sidmouth!
The reception was a valuable opportunity for Devon in Sight’s
On Wednesday 21 July 2021, Sidmouth Museum hosted a CEO Grahame Flynn to meet with the people involved in the
special reception to celebrate an art project which took place in project and to thank the funders for their support.
2018 long before anyone had heard of COVID-19!
Grahame said, “Many people who develop sight loss in later
The art exhibition was only made possible with the easing of life stop participating in creative hobbies. But with good task
the Govenment’s COVID-19 restrictions. The informal private lighting and support they can re-engage with some very
viewing was for the participants, artists, funders and friends therapeutic activities such as art and reading.”
and family.
We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Keith Owen
The art work exhibited was created as part of a project called Fund through the Sid Vale Association and Thelma Hulbert
From Tree to Sea, a collaboration between East Devon Area of Gallery for this project.
Outstanding Natural Beauty and Thelma Hulbert Gallery which
included many activities out and about across the region.
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Our Sight Loss Services “Our support helps people adapt to their sight loss,
not to feel alone, and to regain their self-esteem.”
Emotional Wellbeing Service
Common areas of difficulties for those clients we have
supported have been; unexpected sight loss diagnosis, anxiety
around sight loss diagnosis and deterioration of sight, isolation
and loneliness. Very often people don’t want to burden their
family and friends with their concerns and have found the
support from someone outside of their immediate circle
supportive and helpful.
We are able to support people using our service by offering a
Wellbeing Telephone Call. This call is an opportunity to discuss
in confidence anything that is troubling a person which is
related to their sight loss.
Thanks to some generous donors we have funding to refer
people to local Accredited Counsellors, if this is something
that is felt would be beneficial. We can provide 6 one hour free
sessions. These Counsellors have been trained by the RNIB so
have an awareness and appreciation of working with people
with sight loss.
We know from national research, and from what our clients tell
us, that being blind or partially sighted has a significant impact Clients report our support helps them to adapt to their sight
on people’s independence and emotional wellbeing. loss, not to feel alone, and to regain their self-esteem. Our
ability to provide counselling support immediately (the RNIB
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the emotional impact counselling waiting list is 6 months) means crisis situations
on people with sight loss. Many need support rebuilding their have been averted and our clients’ wellbeing has been hugely
confidence to leave their homes after isolating for so long. improved.
In response to these challenges we started a pilot Emotional This service is available to anyone registering with Devon
Wellbeing Service to support people with sight loss who live in in Sight, who lives in Devon and has a diagnosed sight loss
Devon. condition.
Based on our experience of this service over the past 10
months, the biggest impact of our Emotional Wellbeing Service To access our Emotional Wellbeing Service please ring...
Helpline 01392 876 666
is helping people comes to terms with the emotional impact
of their sight loss and preventing the deterioration of people’s
wellbeing and independence.
The Helpline is open between 10am and 2pm Monday to Thursday
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Independent Living “Thank you for my Audio Player... it is
Equipment Bursary Fund wonderful! I didn’t know these things existed.”
Items available under the scheme include:
• Task Lighting for reading
• Liquid Level Indicators*
• Tactile Bumpons
• Devon in Sight Signature Guides
• Smartlite easy to see Analogue Alarm Clocks
• Communiclock - Talking Calendar Clocks
• Sonic 2 USB Memory Stick Players for Audio Books
• Voice Activated Smart Speakers (Very limited supply)
• Partially Sighted Badges
• Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Lanyards and Visual
s A Talking Communiclock Impairment ID cards
• Devon Access Travel Wallets
At the height of the COVID-19 restrictions we started our • Trading Standards ‘No Cold Callers’ Window Stickers
Equipment Bursary Fund. This allows us to provide our clients
with some popular independent living equipment for free. *Please note: Liquid Level Indicators are only made available to
people who have been trained to use them as a replacement or
Since the Equipment Bursary Fund started in November 2020 under close supervision of a friend or relative.
we have supported 107 clients with 297 items of equipment to
the value of £3,810.25. Many of the beneficiaries of this service have gone on to make
one off donations or have set up a regular monthly donation
One of the items available through the fund is the RNIB by becoming a Friends of Devon in Sight. This helps top up the
Communiclock. The clock announces the time and date in fund to maintain this highly valuable service.
RNIB’s natural English, male voice at the touch of a button.
The clock is radio controlled, which means it receives a signal
from the radio transmitter in Anthorn, Cumbria, which enables To access our Equipment Bursary Fund please ring...
the time and date to be set automatically. This is particularly
useful when the clocks change in the spring and summer.
Helpline 01392 876 666
The Helpline is open between 10am and 2pm Monday to Thursday
18 19Independent Living “OrCam Read could help transform the way
Assistive Technology Partnership you read.”
People who have moderate to severe levels of visual
impairment would have difficulties using the device.
The OrCam Read can be used in any environment, including
low-light, and without requiring any internet connectivity. The
device can be easily used to read any kind of printed or digital
text, at home, in the office, or on the go.
It requires the user to be able to hear, with or without a hearing
device. OrCam Read also requires the user to have full control
over their hand movements.
New !
ro d uct OrCam Read has been recognised with the top 2021 Consumer
P Technology Association, Best of Innovation Award, in the
Accessibility category
Tony Shrubb, the South West Territory Manager says,” OrCam
has won numerous global awards for its highly advanced,
personal AI technology. OrCam Read has already been
described as “an exceptional on demand tool to access print in
In January 2021 we started our Assistive Technology work, education and community settings.”
Partnership with Sight and Sound Technology Ltd., the UK and
Ireland’s leading supplier and master distributor of hardware If you would like to arrange for a demonstration of OrCam Read
and software to the blind, visually impaired and those with we can refer you into Sight and South through our
learning and reading difficulties. Assistive Technology Partnership.
Whilst Devon in Sight can’t endorse any particular product,
we do like to keep you up to date with some of the latest
innovative technology that has come to the market.
Introducing OrCam Read
OrCam Read is a personal artificial intelligence (AI) driven
device unlike any other, for anyone who is consistently exposed To access the Assistive Technology Partnership please ring...
Helpline 01392 876 666
to large amounts of text – at work and school, or for leisure
– and can even assist people with mild visual impairment, or
reading difficulties including dyslexia and reading fatigue.
The Helpline is open between 10am and 2pm Monday to Thursday
20 21Our Sight Loss Services
Speaker Events Programme
Our Sight Loss Speaker Events are back! Following the collapse To join a Sight Loss Speaker Event choose the talk that you
of the Bable Telephone Conferencing Service we have moved would like to join from the programme opposite. A couple of
to a new provider called Meet Up Call. minutes before the start time dial the number below. All talks
start promptly at 10.30am and will conclude at 11.30am.
Tuesday 16th November 2021 (10.30am - 11.30am)
Gadgets and Gizmos for the Visually Impaired - An Introduction Dial number 0203 137 8955
to Independent Living Aids, the Equipment Bursary Fund & the
Assistive Technology Partnership.
When you dial in your should hear a welcome message and
As part of Devon in Sight’s Technology Partnership, we are
holding music before the presentation starts.
delighted to invite Tony the South West Territory Manager
for Sight and Sound to join us at this event. Sight and Sound During the main presentation you will be able to hear
Technology are the UK’s leading provider of hardware and the conversation but not participate in the call. However,
software to the blind and partially sighted. questions can be submitted in advance by ringing the Helpline.
Depending on the nature of the presentation the host may
Hosted by Grahame Flynn and Jennie Benham with special
open the call up to questions from listeners.
guest Tony Shrubb - Sight & Sound Technology Ltd.
Calls from your home telephone are charged at the standard
Tuesday 14th December 2021 (10.30am -11.30am) rate or are FREE if daytime calls are included in you supplier
agreement. Calls from mobiles are charged at the standard
People in the Lead - The Devon Sight Loss Forum
network tariff.
As we move into the next stage of the charity’s development All events should finish within 60 minutes.
we are keen to increase opportunities for you to get more
involved in shaping our services and reviewing how we are Please note that all Devon in Sight Sight Loss Speaker Events
doing, so we are therefore setting up a Devon Sight Loss are recorded so that they can be shared on our website.
Forum.
The Devon Sight Loss Forum will be a valuable opportunity
for people with sight loss to influence change within Devon in Recordings of previous Sight Loss Speaker Events can be
Sight and sight loss services in Devon.
found on our website...
Hosted by Grahame Flynn and Judy Pride.
www.devoninsight.org.uk
22 23Influencing Change in the Sight Loss Sector
Sight Loss MOT Update
It was a natural progression for us to start looking at a specific
version of the Sight Loss MOT for Children, Young People and
their families (CYPF). This version reflects the different care
and support available to children and young people with sight
loss, and provides information and resources to help people
navigate issues around Special Needs Education, and the
transition into work and independent living.
The draft framework was developed in partnership with Laura
Hughes of Moorvision, a Devon-based charity providing a range
of support to children and young people affected by sight loss,
and their families. We have completed a consultation with
national sight loss partners and work will start shortly on a
Devon specific framework in consultation with local partners.
The National Visionary Conference 2021
In 2016 we developed a new Assessment and Outcome We are delighted to have been invited to share our work at the
Framework called the Sight Loss MOT to ensure that everyone National Visionary Conference in November with delegates
who comes to Devon in Sight gets the very best support. from across the Sight Loss Sector. Visionary is a membership
organisation of over 110 local sight loss organisations and
Based on national research and best practice, the Sight Loss 20 national partners. They connect organisations with each
MOT looks at over 50 key issues; such as making sure that other, develop their skills and organisational health and share
people understand their diagnosis, have access to the right information and best practice from across their network.
statutory care, access to independent living equipment and the
We would like to thank Thomas Pocklington Trust for their
latest assistive technology, social activities, financial support
financial support with this project.
and emotional support. The Sight Loss MOT has had a powerful
impact on the people we support here in Devon.
The MOT has now been adopted by over 20 local sight loss For more information about the Sight Loss MOT please ring...
Helpline 01392 876 666
charities across the United Kingdom who have also been
keen to improve the quality of their services and evidence the
impact of their work.
The Helpline is open between 10am and 2pm Monday to Thursday
24 25Summer 2021 “Thankwould
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The Jump for Sight Challenge 2021
Devon in Sight’s, Chief Executive Officer, Grahame Flynn
hosted the Jump for Sight Challenge 2021 at Dunkeswell
Airfield, Honiton on Saturday 11th September. This year we
were joined by ten staff from TOTUS Engineering Limited.
We would like to thank Team TOTUS for taking the plunge...
Grahame said, “You may be asking yourself, ‘Why would anyone James Bishop, Steve Carter, Jon De Cruz, Danielle Johnson,
jump out of a perfectly serviceable aeroplane?’. To witness the Mark Jones, Torin Knee, Matt Knight, Paul Lane, Zak Ramsden
nervous anticipation of the jumpers, and looks of horror quickly and Lloyd Taylor.
followed by delight, is amazing!”
James Bishop, from TOTUS said, “The past year has been To speak to us about Community Fundraising please ring...
Helpline 01392 876 666
difficult for everyone and being able to support our local charity
has brought our entire company together. Thank you Devon in
Sight for inviting us to take part in the challenge!”
The Helpline is open between 10am and 2pm Monday to Thursday
26 27Supporting us “Volunteering can be a rewarding way to
Volunteering help in your local community”
Corporate Partners
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is the continuing
commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute
to economic development while improving the quality of
life of the workforce and their families as well as of the local
community and society at large. From volunteering knowledge,
time or services, marketing initiatives and events, to making us
your charity of the year, there are plenty of ways for you and
your company to support us.
We are delighted that our neighbours at Splatford Barton,
TOTUS Engineering Limited have become a Corporate Partner.
You can find out more about TOTUS at www.totus.co.uk
s Team TOTUS Helpline Volunteers
There are many different volunteering opportunities available We would like to train a couple of Reception Volunteers to be
at Devon in Sight depending on the time you are able to give; the first point of contact at our Head Office at Splatford.
whether you have an hour or so each week or can give much
more. We are working towards the National Helplines Standard so
people with helpline experience would be most welcome to
Volunteering can be a rewarding way to help in your local
join the team. You would also be trained to demonstrate some
community at the same time as meeting new friends,
of the Independent Living Equipment that is available and help
developing skills and exploring hobbies.
with the administration of the charity and undertake research.
Fundraising Volunteers
We are looking for people to join our team of Community
Fundraising Volunteers helping us to raise the funds we need To speak to us about Volunteering or Corporate Partnership
to support people who are blind and partially sighted across
please ring...
Devon and Torbay. Please encourage your family and friends to
do something amazing for charity this year.
Helpline 01392 876 666
28 29Supporting us “It has never been more important to do your
Friends of Devon in Sight bit to support your local sight loss charity”.
There are a number of other ways that you can help Devon in
Sight financially to continue supporting people with sight loss
across Devon and Torbay.
Make a One Off Donation by Cheque
Please make cheques payable to ‘Devon in Sight’ and send
to: The Office Manager, Devon in Sight, Splatford Barton,
Kennford, Exeter EX6 7XY.
Make a One Off Donation by Bank Transfer
You can make a donation through Online Banking to:
‘Devon County Association for the Blind’
Sort Code: 30-80-37 Account Number: 62326768
Leave us a gift in your Will
Our Ultimate Guide to Leaving a Lasting Legacy to Charity is
It has never been more important to do your bit to support
designed to give an overview of the importance of making a
your local sight loss charity.
will, a will writing check-list and how legacies have supported
Making a regular monthly donation is the best way that you can our work. If you would like a Legacy Pack please phone us on
support your charity during these very challenging times. the Helpline.
Our Regular Giving Scheme ‘Friends of Devon in Sight’ began Please do something today to help us continue supporting
in 2018 with our supporters making monthly donations ranging blind and partially sighted people in Devon.
from £2 to £50 a month.
We are pleased to announce that we currently have 112
registered Friends and we would like to thank you all for your
ongoing contribution to the charity.
For help to make a donation to Devon in Sight please ring...
By becoming one of our Friends you will help more people to
receive the support they need to live happy and healthy lives
and be part of their local community. Helpline 01392 876 666
The Helpline is open between 10am and 2pm Monday to Thursday
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Return Address: Devon in Sight
Splatford Barton, Splatford, Kennford
Exeter, EX6 7XY
01392 876 666
enquiries@devoninsight.org.uk
www.devoninsight.org.uk
Devon in Sight
Splatford Barton, Kennford,
Exeter, EX6 7XY.
Registered Charity No. 1140978. Devon in Sight is
the working name of Devon County Association
for the Blind, a Company Limited by Guarantee.
Company Registration No. 07371472You can also read
