Vision Norfolk

Client since 2015

Vision Norfolk (formerly the Norfolk and Norwich Association for the Blind) is one of Norfolk's oldest charities and the fifth oldest Association for the visually impaired and blind in the United Kingdom.

Its mission is to help Norfolk's 20,000 people with poor sight remain independent and confident.  Sight loss affects all age groups and the Association supports everyone from new born to those over 100 years of age.   Last year its community workers made nearly 7,000 separate visits to individuals in their homes and there were over 6,000 visitors to the five equipment centres in Norwich, King's Lynn, Great Yarmouth, Cromer, Watton and our Mobile Centre.

In Norwich it has a residential home for 37 residents and 20 sheltered flats as well as a volunteer presence in all four hospital eye clinics in the County.  It has a busy sports and leisure programme and over 200 active volunteers give generously of their time to deliver these essential aspects of the charity.  The Bradbury Activity Centre, located in Norwich, acts as a hub for all that the Association does for Norfolk's visually impaired and blind - whatever the age and wherever they are in the County.

The Association receives no state funding of any sort instead relying entirely on legacies and donations.

Client News

LOCAL BUSINESSES COME FORWARD TO HELP SIGHT LOSS CHARITY OPEN NEW KING’S LYNN HUB

2nd Dec 2024

Norfolk’s sight loss charity has a new home in the historic centre of King’s Lynn – which has been completely...

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PEOPLE LIVING WITH SIGHT LOSS IN GREAT YARMOUTH INVITED TO FIND OUT WHAT SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE OVER A CUP OF TEA

18th Nov 2024

Great Yarmouth’s St George’s Theatre Café has got together with sight loss charity Vision Norfolk to hold a special drop-in...

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NEW CLASSES AIM TO HELP VISION IMPAIRED PEOPLE USE TECHNOLOGY TO LEAD INDEPENDENT LIVES

10th Nov 2024

Vision impaired laptop users are being offered the chance to learn how to make their technology work for them, with...

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INTREPID QUINTET – INCLUDING BLIND CLIMBER – RAISE THOUSANDS FOR NORFOLK’S SIGHT LOSS CHARITY

7th Nov 2024

Five members of staff at Norfolk’s sight loss charity – including one who has been blind since birth – have...

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VISION IMPAIRED YARMOUTH PEOPLE GET CRAFTY AT NEW MONTHLY RUG-MAKING WORKSHOPS

4th Nov 2024

Crafty vision impaired people in Great Yarmouth have been discovering the joys of rug-making, thanks to a new joint initiative...

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WORKSHOP PLANTS THE SEED OF GARDENING ENTHUSIASM FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH SIGHT LOSS

17th Oct 2024

A dozen vision impaired people from the Norwich area have been introduced to the joys of gardening thanks to the...

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INTREPID QUINTET TO TACKLE BRITAIN’S THIRD HIGHEST MOUNTAIN TO SUPPORT NORFOLK’S SIGHT LOSS CHARITY

19th Jul 2024

Five members of staff at Norfolk’s sight loss charity – including one who has been blind since birth – are...

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VISION IMPAIRED GROUP GET ABOARD STEAM TRAIN AND PADDLE STEAMER FOR SENSORY TRAVEL DAY

18th Jul 2024

A group of vision impaired people enjoyed a special sensory travel day, travelling on the Bure Valley railway and the...

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BLIND NOVICE BAKER CARRIES OFF BAKE OFF PRIZE

11th Jul 2024

A Norwich woman who has been blind since the age of six has carried off the inaugural ‘Norfolk Vision Impaired...

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EYE CLINIC STAFF MAKE ANOTHER FOUR FIGURE DONATION TO NORFOLK’S SIGHT LOSS CHARITY

20th Jun 2024

People living with sight loss in Norfolk will continue to receive support to live independent lives thanks to the latest...

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SIGHT LOSS CHARITY ISSUES GENERAL ELECTION POLLING GUIDANCE FOR NORFOLK’S VISION IMPAIRED VOTERS

14th Jun 2024

Norfolk’s sight loss charity has issued guidance to the county’s vision impaired voters about how they can cast their ballot...

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CHARITY’S VOLUNTEERS CELEBRATED WITH SPECIAL PENSTHORPE VISIT

12th Jun 2024

The contribution made by volunteers to Norfolk’s sight loss charity was celebrated during National Volunteers Week with a special visit...

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