Citizens Advice in West Sussex is offering appointments to specifically give advice around energy, from helping you understand your bills to advice on how you can reduce your costs as
With the aim of increasing the scope and capacity of our tech services, we’re delighted to introduce the newest member of the SSW team: Chris Green! Over to you Chris…
The Priority Services Register is a free support service to help people in vulnerable situations. Energy suppliers and network operators offer it. Each keeps their own register, although some share with
Healthwatch is undertaking a survey into the public’s experiences of using GP services, specifically in the last six months. Perhaps you can help by completing the survey? Who is
Did you know that you may be entitled to Attendance Allowance? You can get Attendance Allowance if you’ve reached State Pension age and you have a physical disability (including sensory
We are pleased to announce new chair dance classes at SSW, every Tuesday at 11am. The Divibe classes are run by Diane Lewis and will last 45 minutes, followed by
Want to help make a difference while you shop in the Amazon app, at no extra cost to you? Simply follow the instructions below to select Sight Support Worthing as
A message from Katie… On 5th December we celebrate International Volunteer Day! This side of 2021 brings us to the end of another challenging year, but our volunteers have provided
apetito is the WSCC meals on wheels service, delivering a two-course hot nutritious meal into clients’ homes 7 days a week, 365 days a year. You can choose from a
As winter is almost here, and with it the cold weather and icy pavements, it may be tricky to get out and about as much as usual. If this is
Blind Person’s Allowance is added to your yearly personal allowance. The allowance is £2520 for 2021/2022. You can claim if you are registered as blind or severely sight impaired with
The wonderful Jacqui is now available on a Wednesday if you need any help with little odd jobs. Jacqui will be available to help with things like changing light bulbs
Hi, I’m James! I’m the new Events and Activities Coordinator for younger people at SSW. I have taken on this position in addition to my role of Leisure Development Officer
How do you like the idea of getting instant access to thousands of RNIB audio books, free of charge, just by using your voice? Well, that’s exactly what RNIB
Members recently enjoyed a great day out at Worthing Golf Club. Matt, the Assistant Professional, spent time with everyone, understanding each member’s needs. He always seems to get the best
With signs of Christmas beginning to appear, we thought we’d give you some SSW festive activities to look forward to. All our events are listed in the What’s On calendar
Local historian Chris Hare is currently involved in a project recording people’s memories of Homefield and Beach House Parks. Chris believes that some members – especially if they were born
Netflix is undertaking a global casting search for a new Netflix Limited Series based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning bestselling novel All the Light We Cannot See. The series will be
We are looking for a motivated and skilled individual to help us to provide our assistive technology service to our visually impaired members, supporting our Tech Advisor. Interaction would either
If you need help with a PIP or benefits application, we can help. Jackie, a member of the SSW team (you can read about her here), has lots of experience
The two AGMs were held on the same day (23rd September 2021) as it had not been possible to hold the 2019/2020 meeting at the usual date or time, due
Let’s meet another of our fabulous trustees! This time we’re getting to know Cherry Ward who runs several of our activity sessions for us as well as her duties as
Staff and volunteers from Sight Support Worthing (SSW) met yesterday with the owners and managers of cafés, restaurants and pubs in Warwick Street, Worthing, to demonstrate how blind and visually
We are starting tech appointments on Monday afternoons. This is to give members an opportunity to book a face to face meeting with Ali, our tech adviser. We’re offering both
The new Worthing Dementia Hub launches on Wednesday 29th September at 46 Goring Road, Goring-by-Sea, Worthing, BN12 2AD. They are hosting a memory café and inviting people affected by dementia
Hello – I’m Gill! It’s always nice to put a face to a voice – and for those of you who listen to the newsletter on CD, it’s high time
Hi, I’m Jackie! I have lived in Worthing for 30 years. I have a 14 year old daughter who was born with congenital cataracts and had seven eye operations at
Sight Support Worthing is pleased to be partnering with the RNIB to offer a Living Well with Sight Loss group, starting Friday 29th October. This is a FREE group for
SSW recently joined forces with Adur & Worthing Councils to give parts of Steyne Gardens in Worthing a summer facelift. Cherry Ward, trustee of SSW, reported that the team planted
Although the feature is called a Talk with a Trustee, this one could be retitled Chat with the Chairman as Barry is actually the chairman of the board of trustees
We’ve said it before and we’re very happy to say it again: our volunteers are vital to the success of SSW. Without this team of dedicated and helpful people we’d
Recently joining the team at SSW is Alison Bates. Alison, who has a vision impairment herself, will be our new Tech Advisor. Welcome to Alison! Here she introduces herself: I am
In our latest interview with a member of the SSW community we meet Frances Jacobs, who is a Trustee, and was a volunteer before that. Hello Frances! Name: Frances Jacobs
Hello to all Sight Support Worthing members! I am honoured to be the new Volunteer Coordinator. I live in Ferring and love this whole area that we are blessed with.
If you’re a regular visitor to our blog, you’ll have seen our posts about our objectives for this year. If not, you might like to look back at the one
Our Executive Board play an important role in SSW and it’s always interesting to find out more about their background. In this insight we meet Bob Smytherman, who is President
We’d like to know about your experiences of accessing information provided by the NHS (or any publicly-funded adult social care) in a format that suits you and your visual impairment.
by Roz Naylor-Smith We held our first Online Art Class back in January and at that point only one of the members taking part had ever used Zoom before and
RNIB and Blind Ambition have facilitated a series of employment advice webinars for job seekers with sight loss. Going under the heading ‘New Year, New Me’, the webinars cover lots
The RNIB is offering Mental Wellbeing Check-ins. These one off sessions are for community members with sight loss who would like to share feelings, explore coping strategies and any further
We have a trip planned to Brooklands Park in Lancing to take part in an adaptive cycling session with Cycall. Join us on 10th June as we take the minibus
We’d love to hear about your experiences of being out in Worthing and travelling around the town. Good or bad, tell us what has affected your ability to manoeuvre the
Take a look at our plans for improving our technology for visual impairment service.
We’re always keen to welcome new members, volunteers or collaborators. With this in mind, we’ve recently placed an advertorial in local newspapers.
In this informal interview, we’re meeting Sight Support Worthing trustee, Dawn O’Donnell.
West Sussex Libraries has recently taken part in a BBC project called the
Any organisation is formed, influenced and representative of the people involved, and especially in the case of a people-focused charity like Sight Support Worthing. We’re planning to introduce you to
The first in a series of blog posts looking at our objectives for the year ahead.
Our team of volunteers undertake all sorts of valuable roles for us; here’s some of the benefits they get from helping us.
Find out about Pauline Anna Strom, another VIP!
