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Consultation on York Footstreets Extension
To join this conversation and have your say on this important issue, you can either: Join a city-wide online workshop on Wednesday 23rd September, 2-4pm. For details see: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/footstreets-feedback-online-workshop-tickets-120383260573 or join a meeting for MySight York members ONLY on Tuesday 6th October, 10-11.30am. Please call us to book your place in advance.
Aviva Community Fund – closes 15th July 2020
There is a description of our Home Connections work on the Aviva Community Fund site. It is essentially a collaboration between our staff and a team of volunteers to deliver specialist equipment to people’s homes. There is also a rather nice video showing our staff at work! https://www.avivacommunityfund.co.uk/mysight-york-covid-19-response
Farewell to Karen Froggatt
Chair Jim Wallace added, “MySight York wish Karen good luck. Her professionalism, collaborative style and hard work has enabled the Charity to make significant progress in the last two years with new premises, new branding and dealing with Covid 19 as just some of the major achievements during her tenure as Chief Executive. She will […]
New Chief Executive for MySight York
MySight York Chair Jim Wallace had this to say about Scott’s appointment: “We are very pleased to have secured a chief executive of the calibre of Scott, particularly given his experience of sight loss, to further progress the work of MySight York.” When asked how he felt about his appointment, Scott said, “To say I […]
New Home Connections service
If you would like to use this service or find out more about Home Connections, please call us on 01904 636269. This short video explains more about the service and how it works.
Keeping in Touch during Coronavirus
We can now keep in touch with people living with sight loss in and around York with a regular friendly phone call from one of our volunteers. Volunteers offer a friendly listening ear and the opportunity to share any current concerns about living with sight loss under lockdown. Caroline Robertson explains more about the project […]