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Here you can find all of the latest news about the work we do, the events we run, and the resources we find to support blind and partially sighted people across South Wales. You can also sign up to our local newsletters by contacting your local office

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Investing in Volunteers – Sight Life gains volunteer standards award

9 October 2023
Sight Life is proud to be an Investing in Volunteers (IiV) achiever, having achieved the award the for the first time this year. It shows that we value our volunteers and demonstrates our commitment to volunteering within the organisation. Investing in Volunteers is the UK quality standard for all organisations involving volunteers. Sight Life chairman…

VI Runner Completes the Cardiff Half Marathon in a personal best time.

2 October 2023
A huge well done to Rehnaz Khan for completing the Cardiff Half for Sight Life. She and her guide runner Mark Hutchings clocked a time of One hour fifty-six minutes and thirty-nine seconds. This was a personal best for Rehnaz and she managed the distance in style. Rehnaz said “It feels amazing not only completing…

Breaking News – Sight Life achieves the Investing in Volunteers standard!

2 October 2023

Sight Life is proud to be an Investing in Volunteers (IiV) achiever, having been awarded the quality mark/standard today for the first time.

It shows that we value our volunteers and demonstrates our commitment to volunteering within the organisation.

We will have more information and reactions to this wonderful news soon!

 

About Sight Life 

Sight Life (formerly Cardiff Institute for the Blind) supports people who are blind or partially sighted in south Wales. In 2020/21 we helped more than 3,000 people in Cardiff, Swansea, RCT (Rhondda Cynon Taf), Neath and Port Talbot.

We provide statutory services to people with sight loss on behalf of the local Councils in Cardiff and Swansea.

In cooperation with the NHS, we provide a support service (ECLO: Eye Clinic Liaison Officer) for patients newly diagnosed with sight loss in University Hospital of Wales (UHW “The Heath”) in Cardiff.

Our aims are to ensure that people with sight loss can take part in all aspects of society, including work and leisure.

We offer a range of training, clubs and activities including audio-described theatre trips, confidence building, cooking, drama, employment support, fitness, gardening, IT, music, photography, rambling and yoga to people with sight loss.

Established in 1865, we are one of Wales’ oldest charities. In spring 2022 we returned to being an independent charity after being part of the UK wide RNIB Group since 2009.

We have approximately a dozen staff and annual income in the region of £440,000 from statutory contracts, grants, trusts, The National Lottery, donations and legacies.

Sight Life changed its name from Cardiff Institute for the Blind in 2019 to reflect the fact that we work beyond Cardiff, including Swansea and RCT (Rhondda Cynon Taf). The name change also recognises the fact that we support people with any degree of sight loss, not only those who are blind.

Please support our work and make a donation to Sight Life by clicking donate here. 

To fundraise for us please click fundraising.

To volunteer with us please click volunteering.

Thank you!

Spiro’s Swing Soiree

21 September 2023
Come and join us for a memorial fundraising event -  ‘Spiro’s Swing Soirée’ in memory of Spiro Sueref, beloved employee of Sight Life who sadly passed away 10 years ago. The event is being held at Canton Liberal Club, 301-303 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff CF5 1JB on Saturday 30th September 2023. Doors open at 7pm with live…