iSightCornwall
@isightcornwall.bsky.social
We help people with sight loss in Cornwall to live their life without limitations. (Est. 1856) https://www.isightcornwall.org.uk/
Please call us on 01872 261110.
Please call us on 01872 261110.
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iSightCornwall - Cornwall's Sight Loss Charity
Inspiring Life without limitations for people living with sight loss.
www.isightcornwall.org.uk
Hello Bluesky! We're Cornwall's sight loss charity, helping people across the county with staying active and independent. For more information, check out our website: www.isightcornwall.org.uk
It's World Kindness Day 2025!
A simple way to spread kindness is to join iSightCornwall's wonderful team of volunteers, who are helping to make a real difference to the lives of blind and partially sighted people in Cornwall!
A simple way to spread kindness is to join iSightCornwall's wonderful team of volunteers, who are helping to make a real difference to the lives of blind and partially sighted people in Cornwall!
November 13, 2025 at 10:20 AM
It's World Kindness Day 2025!
A simple way to spread kindness is to join iSightCornwall's wonderful team of volunteers, who are helping to make a real difference to the lives of blind and partially sighted people in Cornwall!
A simple way to spread kindness is to join iSightCornwall's wonderful team of volunteers, who are helping to make a real difference to the lives of blind and partially sighted people in Cornwall!
With presenter Davina McCall in the news encouraging women to attend their breast cancer screenings, and check themselves regularly; we caught up with iSightCornwall trustee Beatrix Love to ask for her experiences engaging with cancer care as a blind woman:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDN5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDN5...
The iSightCornwall Podcast Special Episode with Beatrix Love
YouTube video by iSightCornwall
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November 12, 2025 at 9:47 AM
With presenter Davina McCall in the news encouraging women to attend their breast cancer screenings, and check themselves regularly; we caught up with iSightCornwall trustee Beatrix Love to ask for her experiences engaging with cancer care as a blind woman:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDN5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDN5...
It was great to welcome Richard and Matt from Associated Optical to The Sight Centre yesterday!
They came in to chat with our Low Vision, Assistive Technology, and Customer Services teams about the latest advancements, new products, and resources for people with sight loss. Thank you so much!
They came in to chat with our Low Vision, Assistive Technology, and Customer Services teams about the latest advancements, new products, and resources for people with sight loss. Thank you so much!
November 7, 2025 at 9:40 AM
It was great to welcome Richard and Matt from Associated Optical to The Sight Centre yesterday!
They came in to chat with our Low Vision, Assistive Technology, and Customer Services teams about the latest advancements, new products, and resources for people with sight loss. Thank you so much!
They came in to chat with our Low Vision, Assistive Technology, and Customer Services teams about the latest advancements, new products, and resources for people with sight loss. Thank you so much!
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!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Thank you to everyone who came to see us at the Community Support Day in St Blazey!
It was brilliant to be able to offer help and support with sight loss and also offer advice and referral information to the Three Harbours and Bosvena PCN team members who hosted and attended the event.
It was brilliant to be able to offer help and support with sight loss and also offer advice and referral information to the Three Harbours and Bosvena PCN team members who hosted and attended the event.
October 17, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Thank you to everyone who came to see us at the Community Support Day in St Blazey!
It was brilliant to be able to offer help and support with sight loss and also offer advice and referral information to the Three Harbours and Bosvena PCN team members who hosted and attended the event.
It was brilliant to be able to offer help and support with sight loss and also offer advice and referral information to the Three Harbours and Bosvena PCN team members who hosted and attended the event.
The inaugural meeting of our Newquay Audio Book Club was a big success!
We welcomed a group of blind and partially sighted book-lovers to Newquay library where they were able to discuss their favourite authors, get to know each other, and of course decide the first book they will read together!
We welcomed a group of blind and partially sighted book-lovers to Newquay library where they were able to discuss their favourite authors, get to know each other, and of course decide the first book they will read together!
September 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The inaugural meeting of our Newquay Audio Book Club was a big success!
We welcomed a group of blind and partially sighted book-lovers to Newquay library where they were able to discuss their favourite authors, get to know each other, and of course decide the first book they will read together!
We welcomed a group of blind and partially sighted book-lovers to Newquay library where they were able to discuss their favourite authors, get to know each other, and of course decide the first book they will read together!
We had a brilliant community drop-in event in Helston! There were lots of fantastic conversations and we hopefully helped and offered support to those who popped in.
Thank you to everyone who came!
Thank you to everyone who came!
September 18, 2025 at 9:25 AM
We had a brilliant community drop-in event in Helston! There were lots of fantastic conversations and we hopefully helped and offered support to those who popped in.
Thank you to everyone who came!
Thank you to everyone who came!
One of the easiest ways to make your home, office, or business more accessible is using a simple tactile sticker.
Known as a Bumpon, these bright raised stickers can be placed to help you quickly and easily navigate using touch alone.
Dom explains more in our latest video: youtu.be/OhoNxzYdBBc?...
Known as a Bumpon, these bright raised stickers can be placed to help you quickly and easily navigate using touch alone.
Dom explains more in our latest video: youtu.be/OhoNxzYdBBc?...
Bumpons: What are they and how can they help?
YouTube video by iSightCornwall
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August 14, 2025 at 9:02 AM
One of the easiest ways to make your home, office, or business more accessible is using a simple tactile sticker.
Known as a Bumpon, these bright raised stickers can be placed to help you quickly and easily navigate using touch alone.
Dom explains more in our latest video: youtu.be/OhoNxzYdBBc?...
Known as a Bumpon, these bright raised stickers can be placed to help you quickly and easily navigate using touch alone.
Dom explains more in our latest video: youtu.be/OhoNxzYdBBc?...
Today is National Avocado Day! Avocados are great at helping to keep your eyes healthy, being rich in vitamins A, C and E as well as lutein.
July 31, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Today is National Avocado Day! Avocados are great at helping to keep your eyes healthy, being rich in vitamins A, C and E as well as lutein.
Today is National Avocado Day! Avocados are great at helping to keep your eyes healthy, being rich in vitamins A, C and E as well as lutein.
Vitamins A, C and E and lutein are antioxidants which help protect our eyes from harmful oxidants which can speed up cell degeneration.
Vitamins A, C and E and lutein are antioxidants which help protect our eyes from harmful oxidants which can speed up cell degeneration.
July 31, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Today is National Avocado Day! Avocados are great at helping to keep your eyes healthy, being rich in vitamins A, C and E as well as lutein.
Vitamins A, C and E and lutein are antioxidants which help protect our eyes from harmful oxidants which can speed up cell degeneration.
Vitamins A, C and E and lutein are antioxidants which help protect our eyes from harmful oxidants which can speed up cell degeneration.
Par Dance Club had a lovely summer party this week with members and volunteers donning their summer outfits and enjoying party food alongside their dancing.
A big thank you to the club organisers and volunteers for arranging such a fun day! 💃🕺
A big thank you to the club organisers and volunteers for arranging such a fun day! 💃🕺
July 18, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Par Dance Club had a lovely summer party this week with members and volunteers donning their summer outfits and enjoying party food alongside their dancing.
A big thank you to the club organisers and volunteers for arranging such a fun day! 💃🕺
A big thank you to the club organisers and volunteers for arranging such a fun day! 💃🕺
We had a busy and brilliant event at Truro Community Library for VisionZone Truro 2025!
A huge thank you to everyone who came along, and thank you to Optelec UK - solutions for Low Vision for inviting us, and to all of the library staff for being so helpful!
A huge thank you to everyone who came along, and thank you to Optelec UK - solutions for Low Vision for inviting us, and to all of the library staff for being so helpful!
July 16, 2025 at 10:51 AM
We had a busy and brilliant event at Truro Community Library for VisionZone Truro 2025!
A huge thank you to everyone who came along, and thank you to Optelec UK - solutions for Low Vision for inviting us, and to all of the library staff for being so helpful!
A huge thank you to everyone who came along, and thank you to Optelec UK - solutions for Low Vision for inviting us, and to all of the library staff for being so helpful!
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NHS England has just published the updated Accessible Information Standard, which makes clear how NHS and social care services in England must provide information to blind and partially sighted people in a way they can read.
It's a step forward - here's what's improved:
#MyInfoMyWay 1/7
It's a step forward - here's what's improved:
#MyInfoMyWay 1/7
July 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
NHS England has just published the updated Accessible Information Standard, which makes clear how NHS and social care services in England must provide information to blind and partially sighted people in a way they can read.
It's a step forward - here's what's improved:
#MyInfoMyWay 1/7
It's a step forward - here's what's improved:
#MyInfoMyWay 1/7
Our Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service turns 18 today!
Presented to the charity in 2007 by HRH Duchess of Gloucester, The Queen's Award rewards excellence in the voluntary sector through groups working within their communities and is the equivalent to an MBE.
Presented to the charity in 2007 by HRH Duchess of Gloucester, The Queen's Award rewards excellence in the voluntary sector through groups working within their communities and is the equivalent to an MBE.
July 11, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Our Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service turns 18 today!
Presented to the charity in 2007 by HRH Duchess of Gloucester, The Queen's Award rewards excellence in the voluntary sector through groups working within their communities and is the equivalent to an MBE.
Presented to the charity in 2007 by HRH Duchess of Gloucester, The Queen's Award rewards excellence in the voluntary sector through groups working within their communities and is the equivalent to an MBE.
The Rotary Club of Redruth have donated a brilliant £1,250 to iSightCornwall following a 'quacking' good fundraiser at Cornwall Gold!
The Rotarians hosted The Great Golden Duck Race which saw 1,373 rubber ducks entering the Tolgus Stream, competing for prizes and raising money for charity.
The Rotarians hosted The Great Golden Duck Race which saw 1,373 rubber ducks entering the Tolgus Stream, competing for prizes and raising money for charity.
July 10, 2025 at 9:29 AM
The Rotary Club of Redruth have donated a brilliant £1,250 to iSightCornwall following a 'quacking' good fundraiser at Cornwall Gold!
The Rotarians hosted The Great Golden Duck Race which saw 1,373 rubber ducks entering the Tolgus Stream, competing for prizes and raising money for charity.
The Rotarians hosted The Great Golden Duck Race which saw 1,373 rubber ducks entering the Tolgus Stream, competing for prizes and raising money for charity.
A huge thank you to the team and customers at Specsavers St Austell for raising a brilliant £84.33 with an iSightCornwall collection tin!
Every penny popped in the tin will be spent helping to support blind or partially sighted people in Cornwall.
Every penny popped in the tin will be spent helping to support blind or partially sighted people in Cornwall.
July 9, 2025 at 8:47 AM
A huge thank you to the team and customers at Specsavers St Austell for raising a brilliant £84.33 with an iSightCornwall collection tin!
Every penny popped in the tin will be spent helping to support blind or partially sighted people in Cornwall.
Every penny popped in the tin will be spent helping to support blind or partially sighted people in Cornwall.
No other charity does what we do in Cornwall. But a recent surge in demand for our services means that we need the help of our Cornish community more than ever.
We're calling on local businesses and community groups to support us and help us to meet this demand.
We're calling on local businesses and community groups to support us and help us to meet this demand.
July 4, 2025 at 11:01 AM
No other charity does what we do in Cornwall. But a recent surge in demand for our services means that we need the help of our Cornish community more than ever.
We're calling on local businesses and community groups to support us and help us to meet this demand.
We're calling on local businesses and community groups to support us and help us to meet this demand.
We had a brilliant sight loss awareness drop-in event in sunny Falmouth yesterday!
Thank you so much to everyone who came along, we hope you found it useful! A big thank you also to the exhibitors who joined us.
Thank you so much to everyone who came along, we hope you found it useful! A big thank you also to the exhibitors who joined us.
June 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
We had a brilliant sight loss awareness drop-in event in sunny Falmouth yesterday!
Thank you so much to everyone who came along, we hope you found it useful! A big thank you also to the exhibitors who joined us.
Thank you so much to everyone who came along, we hope you found it useful! A big thank you also to the exhibitors who joined us.
A huge thank you to Porthleven Christadelphians who have raised £225 for iSightCornwall with their wonderful coffee morning!
As a local charity we rely on community donations to deliver our vital services so we are hugely grateful for your support! Thank you!
As a local charity we rely on community donations to deliver our vital services so we are hugely grateful for your support! Thank you!
June 13, 2025 at 10:38 AM
A huge thank you to Porthleven Christadelphians who have raised £225 for iSightCornwall with their wonderful coffee morning!
As a local charity we rely on community donations to deliver our vital services so we are hugely grateful for your support! Thank you!
As a local charity we rely on community donations to deliver our vital services so we are hugely grateful for your support! Thank you!
Scam Alert! We've had a number of our clients tell us they have been targeted by a scam in which fraudsters use their Tesco Mobile account to order an expensive phone.
If you have been affected by this scam, contact Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040 and contact Tesco Mobile on 0345 301 4455:
If you have been affected by this scam, contact Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040 and contact Tesco Mobile on 0345 301 4455:
June 12, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Scam Alert! We've had a number of our clients tell us they have been targeted by a scam in which fraudsters use their Tesco Mobile account to order an expensive phone.
If you have been affected by this scam, contact Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040 and contact Tesco Mobile on 0345 301 4455:
If you have been affected by this scam, contact Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040 and contact Tesco Mobile on 0345 301 4455:
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Volunteers are absolutely vital to the work @isightcornwall.bsky.social do to support blind and partially sighted people across Cornwall.
This Volunteers' Week we simply want to say a huge thank you to all of our volunteers, both past and present, for everything they do. Thank you!
#VolunteersWeek
This Volunteers' Week we simply want to say a huge thank you to all of our volunteers, both past and present, for everything they do. Thank you!
#VolunteersWeek
June 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Volunteers are absolutely vital to the work @isightcornwall.bsky.social do to support blind and partially sighted people across Cornwall.
This Volunteers' Week we simply want to say a huge thank you to all of our volunteers, both past and present, for everything they do. Thank you!
#VolunteersWeek
This Volunteers' Week we simply want to say a huge thank you to all of our volunteers, both past and present, for everything they do. Thank you!
#VolunteersWeek
We're continuing to celebrate our volunteers as part of #VolunteersWeek!
In today's spotlight is the wonderful Barbara who helps out at Bugle Blues Bowling Club. She keeps the club ticking with arranging transport, sorting out the raffle and of course, her amazing cups of tea! Thank you Barbara!
In today's spotlight is the wonderful Barbara who helps out at Bugle Blues Bowling Club. She keeps the club ticking with arranging transport, sorting out the raffle and of course, her amazing cups of tea! Thank you Barbara!
June 4, 2025 at 8:50 AM
We're continuing to celebrate our volunteers as part of #VolunteersWeek!
In today's spotlight is the wonderful Barbara who helps out at Bugle Blues Bowling Club. She keeps the club ticking with arranging transport, sorting out the raffle and of course, her amazing cups of tea! Thank you Barbara!
In today's spotlight is the wonderful Barbara who helps out at Bugle Blues Bowling Club. She keeps the club ticking with arranging transport, sorting out the raffle and of course, her amazing cups of tea! Thank you Barbara!
Happy #VolunteersWeek! A time to shine a spotlight on our incredible team of 150 volunteers - without whom we could not do what we do.
All this week we'll be sharing the stories of just some of the brilliant people who donate their time to help blind and partially sighted people in Cornwall.
All this week we'll be sharing the stories of just some of the brilliant people who donate their time to help blind and partially sighted people in Cornwall.
June 2, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Happy #VolunteersWeek! A time to shine a spotlight on our incredible team of 150 volunteers - without whom we could not do what we do.
All this week we'll be sharing the stories of just some of the brilliant people who donate their time to help blind and partially sighted people in Cornwall.
All this week we'll be sharing the stories of just some of the brilliant people who donate their time to help blind and partially sighted people in Cornwall.
Hear ye, hear ye! We had a fantastic time at Truro Volunteers' Fair yesterday! We even had a visit from Truro's Town Crier!
What a great way to start #VolunteersWeek!
If you missed us, or you'd like more info www.isightcornwall.org.uk/volunteering/
What a great way to start #VolunteersWeek!
If you missed us, or you'd like more info www.isightcornwall.org.uk/volunteering/
June 2, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Hear ye, hear ye! We had a fantastic time at Truro Volunteers' Fair yesterday! We even had a visit from Truro's Town Crier!
What a great way to start #VolunteersWeek!
If you missed us, or you'd like more info www.isightcornwall.org.uk/volunteering/
What a great way to start #VolunteersWeek!
If you missed us, or you'd like more info www.isightcornwall.org.uk/volunteering/
We had a fantastic time in Newquay for our Sight Loss Awareness drop-in event yesterday and some great feedback.
One person who popped in told us: "This has been incredibly useful, I had no idea about half of what was out there to help people with sight loss. Thank you so much!"
One person who popped in told us: "This has been incredibly useful, I had no idea about half of what was out there to help people with sight loss. Thank you so much!"
May 21, 2025 at 11:12 AM
We had a fantastic time in Newquay for our Sight Loss Awareness drop-in event yesterday and some great feedback.
One person who popped in told us: "This has been incredibly useful, I had no idea about half of what was out there to help people with sight loss. Thank you so much!"
One person who popped in told us: "This has been incredibly useful, I had no idea about half of what was out there to help people with sight loss. Thank you so much!"