So the new £20 note comes into circulation tomorrow!Just 1 day until the new £20 note is released! Have you noticed that our Chief Cashier’s signature is on all our notes? The new £20 note is our first note to feature the signature of Sarah John, our current Chief Cashier. TheNew20.co.uk #TheNew20
We hold regular sessions using equipment from Living Paintings, they are really well received by our membersNew artwork just in!
These fabulous little fishes (courtesy of Peter Boex) will soon be used to create the 'feely' pictures for our Touch to See version of 'Tiddler' by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.
So exciting!
[Photo shows wooden carvings on an MDF board of several fish - taken from Axel Scheffler's illustrations in 'Tiddler'.]
Thank you Ron and Lulu of Waste Management Services for a really interesting talk for our members on all aspects of recycling. What we can and can't put in our blue bins and why!
This morning our members are enjoying a visit from Lisa & her dog, Coco the labrador from Dog's Trust, Shoreham
The many faces (or should that be hairstyles!) of Pat's People! Thank you so much for entertaining our members again this afternoon
Very impressive skating for someone with such a limited field of vision!We're right there with you, Libby! 💕
Researchers' discovery could improve diagnosis and lead to new treatments for AMD
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Researchers have identified a new protein linked to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) that could offer new hope for the diagnosis and treatment of the dTimeline Photos"Living Paintings enables Imogen to paint a picture in her ‘mind’s eye’. She can feel around the raised pictures and follow the description enabling her to feel the ‘checks’ in Rupert Bear’s scarf or sunflowers in Van Gogh’s painting." - Imogen's mum
Our tactile and audio books can open up a world of images blind and partially sighted people aren't able to access. If you know someone who might like to borrow our free resources, please get in touch with our friendly library team by calling 01635 299771 or emailing library@livingpaintings.org. You can also join as a library member by visiting our website buff.ly/2Mncobz.
[Photo shows Imogen feeling a tactile picture of a sunflower from a picture book about Van Gogh.]
Are you a relative, partner, friend or carer of someone with a visual impairment?
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Researchers at City, University of London are working on a research study to explore whether family and friends of visually impaired people are receiving theSimplyhealth supports counselling service for people devastated by sight loss
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Simplyhealth has once again provided vital funding towards our counselling service for the next two years, to help people with macular disease access the emoThank you to Flukes Ukulele Band for a very entertaining afternoon, our members had a great time providing accompaniment and extra vocals!
Macular Society has put together a list of apps that may be of use to people with a visual impairment. Why not see if any of them could be useful to you or someone you know?
www.macularsociety.org/best-apps
Thank you so much Bob our President and the MC, David the piper and pianist (sorry about the piano!) and Peter star entertainer and crowd pleaser! for helping us along with our Burns event. There was food (the haggis went down a treat as did the bagpipes!), drink, poetry and musical entertainment with much singing and even a little dancing - a good time was definitely had by all!
Looking forward to seeing you soon BobToday - I will be MC for Sight Support Worthing members annual "Burns Lunch".
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.We are hosting a Health & Wellbeing Event on Thursday 27th February at 48 Rowlands Road between 10am-1pm.
This free event is open to the public and will feature organisations providing care and support services, as well as those involved in addressing a wide range of health-related problems including sight and hearing loss, maintaining fitness, dementia, and social isolation.
If you, or someone you care for, want to find out more information from any of the organisations represented, then please come along with no booking required. Free tea and coffee will be available, and Adur & Worthing Wellbeing Hub will also be on hand to provide blood pressure and MOT health checks on the day.
If you would like to speak to your County Councillor then please come along to Worthing Football Club on the 7th March 2020 to get your questions answered.