What’ Happening!
Weekly Meetings:
Bedford Hall 1.30pm – 3.00pm every Wednesday. Please arrive at 1.15pm for tea and coffee.
WAG Timetable:
Monday
ESL: 10.30am – 12.30pm
Braille: 1.30pm – 3.00pm
Tuesday
Braille: 10.30am – 12.30pm
Book Club: 1.30pm – 3.00pm
Wednesday
Braille: 10.30am – 12.30pm
Craft: 11.00am – 1.00pm
WAG: 1.30pm – 3.00pm
Itinerary for March:
| 04 March | Presentation: Mariama: Autism Voice – Wellbeing Workshop |
| 11 March | Presentation: Workshop by The Money Charity |
| 18 March | Presentation: Mordecai Sawyers |
| 25 March | Presentation: Introduction to Loss – Ella Newman-Greaves |
Volunteering:
Are you interested in volunteering in an Admin role?
Please contact ancella.george@croydonvision.org.uk
Job Fair:
- Interested in work or training? Want support to stay well in the workplace? Join the South London and Maudsley Careers Fairs for service users, carers, and volunteers. Poster attached. They will be having employers from most sectors – retail, hospitality, logistics, admin, media – and they will certainly be pre-screening and advising candidates on the day.
- The Croydon Vision Job Fair will take place on Wednesday 17th Please put the date in your diary.
ESL:
Join us every Monday from 10.30am -12.30pm. Please come along with your mobile or tablet device.
Vacancies:
Please see attached Advert and Job Description for exciting vacancies with Merton Vision.
- Accessible IT Support Trainer
- Support Assistant to Volunteer Services Manager
Useful Information:
There are 4 main blood groups (types of blood) – A, B, AB and O. Your blood group is determined by the genes you inherit from your parents. Each group can be either RhD positive or RhD negative, which means in total there are 8 blood groups.
February 2026: Observances
- Retinitis Pigmentosa month
- National Heart Month
- Oesophageal Cancer Awareness Month
A day to promote efforts to tackle issues such as poverty, exclusion, and human rights.
Dr. Peter’s Corner:
This week’s write up is on ‘Sudden Loss of Vision’. Please see attachment.
Help Needed:
Bedford Hall setup/reset (moving tables, chairs, setting/resetting furniture layout as needed):
- Mondays through to Thursdays from 09:00 to 10:00 every morning.
- Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 15:00 to 16:00 every afternoon.
Please contact Ines, if you can assist on any of these days.
Members Corner:
From one normal day to another, then a sudden change in my life. The changes came and so did my lifestyle. I can suffer with blurry vision, dry eyes, shortsightedness, sciatica, low back pain, anxiety and panic attack all in one day.
One day when attending Croydon JobCentre I was talking to my key worker about my situation and she introduced me to a lady named Orline. Orline then referred me to attend a Working Age Group at Croydon Vision. I never heard of this organisation before, but I was informed that they provide activities for blind and partially sighted people. I knew that this place is very close to her heart from the way she explained it to me, so I took the opportunity to attend. I was very cautious to begin with, but when I attended, to my surprise, from being a shy non-communicative person they made me feel welcome and a part of the family straight away.
I have been learning new skills since then and receiving retraining on my previous skills every time I attend the group meeting. This has been a real life changer for me and a big bonus to be able to speak confidently, laugh and learn at the same time and feel free to be myself. I have gained so much which is a real feel-good factor for me even though I still have the same health conditions. The main person in the group who has helped me tremendously and believes in me is Ancella (great woman). This is the now and the future for me which is endless and I am so thankful that I can be a part of Croydon Vision.
Pierre Bardouille