EASTBOURNE BLIND SOCIETY

Archived Events

Summer Concert

On Friday13th May 2011, The Sovereign Polyphony held their Summer Concert for the members.

The Mayor, Councillor Caroline Heaps, pictured with Janet Paculabo.

The Mayor, Councillor Caroline Heaps, attended part of the concert and enjoyed chatting to members of Eastbourne Blind Society. She had earlier recorded a talk for Eastbourne Talking News Association. She is pictured with Janet Paculabo.

Volunteers Lunch

Volunteers enjoying their lunch On Saturday 16^th April 2011, 60 volunteers and friends attended the annual Volunteers Lunch was held at the Society’s premises.

Jean Whiting being presented with her 15 Year Certificate.

Pam Chittenden being presented with her 5 Year Certificate.

Saroj Dattani being presented with her 5 Year Certificate.

Gill Berry being presented with her 5 Year Certificate.

Brian Bearne being presented with his Special Certificate for devoted service to Eastbourne Blind Society.

Dennis Stringer MBE being presented with his 5 Year Certificate.

The following were unable to attend the volunteers lunch and presentation of awards.

David Garlick (5 Years), Mike Keith (5 Years) and Barry Mansergh (15 Years).

Louis Lushington, grandson of Eastbourne Blind Society member Amy Lushington, used his initiative by raising funds for Eastbourne Blind Society through the sale of sugar mice at his school fair. Louis made and sold the mice raising £20 on behalf of the Society. We are delighted with his donation and very appreciative of Louis's efforts on our behalf. Thank you Louis!

We said a sad farewell to one of our Welfare Officers, Liz Coles, who retired at the end of February. Liz covered the Hampden Park and Willingdon areas. She will be greatly missed by both the members and staff and was a valued part of the Eastbourne Blind Society team.

Liz being presented with her retirment present

Liz Coles being presented with her retirement present by Deirdre Dean, Chief Executive.

Christmas 2010

We were able to rearrange our Christmas Lunch on the 19th of February. Despite the delay, over 60 members attended and had an enjoyable time.

Some of the members enjoying the meal.

Over the meal, the members and lively discussion with people they had not seen for some considerable time.

Unfortunately, this year the Annual Christmas Carol Concert and the Annual Christmas Lunch were cancelled due to very heavy falls of snow which meant that we were unable to send out our minibuses to collect all our members.

The Christmas Tea was celebrated on the 16^th of December and was enjoyed by over 50 members. They were entertained with carols sung by members of the Renaissance Singers (which included Deirdre and Graham!!).

Picture of the members at the Christmas Tea

Picture of the Renaissance Singers at the Christmas Tea

The Eye Clinic Support Service Volunteers held their Sherry and Mince Pies Christmas Party at the Centre in Longstone Road on Friday 17^th December.

In December 2010 Sovereign Polyphony handed the EBS £620 raised via their entertainments with carols & songs. This with grateful thanks to :- Simply Italian Restaurant , Enterprise Centre ,The Harbour Friends , Inglewood Nursing Home & those who gave to the bucket collections.

15/10/10, Sainsbury's Cake Stall

As part of the White Cane Awareness Day, Sainsbury's, Arndale Centre Store, organised a stall outside the store selling home-made cakes and second-hand books in aid of funds for the Society.

The cake stall organised by staff and management of Sainsbury's Arndale Centre Store.

09/07/10, Donation from Tesco

Eastbourne Blind Society are thrilled to be awarded a special donation from Tesco, as their way of thanking the local community for their tolerance during the refurbishment of the store. Eastbourne Blind Society were fortunate to be selected as the recipients of the award.

An HD television set, a DVD player, an MP3 player and some USB memory sticks were donated for use in the resource centre. The TV now makes it easier to demonstrate the "mouse" type of electronic magnifiers. The MP3 player will be used in conjunction with the reader scanners, which scans books and reads them back making it possible to listen to a favourite book any time or place.

Being presented with donation by Gill Fountain The picture shows us receiving the donated items from Gill Fountain, customer services manager, who nominated as for the award in recognition of the support we provided to her mother who was a member of Eastbourne Blind Society.

Volunteers Lunch

Saturday 17^th April 2010

Diana Gearing receiving her Long Service Certificate

Diana Gearing receiving her 10 year Long Service Certificate from Nigel Waterson.

Jean Fox receiving her Long Service Certificate

Jean Fox receiving her 10 year Long Service Certificate from Nigel Waterson.

Pauline Godwin receiving her Long Service Certificate

Pauline Godwin receiving her 5 year Long Service Certificate from Nigel Waterson.

During February 2010, Eastbourne Blind Society was one of the three local nominated charities taking part in the Eastbourne Waitrose Community Matters fundraising initiative.

Deirdre Dean, Chief Executive being presented with the cheque for £525.00 by Tracy Roberts of Waitrose.

Thanks go to those who nominated the society, to those who supported the Society and to Waitrose.

Health and Wellbeing Event 9th & 10th April 2010

Eastbourne Blind Society exhibited at the Health and Wellbeing Event organised by the Central Eastbourne Partnership Patients Forum at the Winter Gardens on Friday 9^th and Saturday 10^th April.

Picture of our stand at the Winter Garden

Deirdre Dean gave a presentation on the services provided. The event provided a useful networking occasion and was also effective in bringing notice of our services to the general public.

Picture showing some of the Arts and Crafts

Picture showing some of the equipment available to assist Visually Impaired People.

Picture of Steve presenting cheque

Sunday 28^th February 2010, Eastbourne Resident Steve Markwick arranged a Charity Jazz Night at the Saffrons Sports Centre in aid of funds for Eastbourne Blind Society. A local band, Blueshift provided the entertainment

The photo shows Steve presenting the Cheque for £580.00 to Deirdre Dean, Chief Executive and Lucy McCance, Senior Welfare Officer.

Picture of cheque presentation In January 25^th 2010, the Society was presented with a cheque for £1895.00 by the Provincial Grand Lodge of Freemasons of Sussex under their Sussex4Sussex Grant Scheme. This will enable the Society to purchase a Poet BE Scanner / Reader for their Resource Centre.

Persentation of Poet BE Reader Scanner The official presentation of the Poet BE to the Society. Peter Butler, Charity Steward; Deirdre Dean, Chief Executive of Eastbourne Blind Society; David Dick, Resource Officer of Eastbourne Blind Society; Roy Le Croisette, Master of Southbourne Lodge;George Gower, Almoner; Sylvia Gower, member of Eastbourne Blind Society (seated)

	EASTBOURNE BLIND SOCIETY



Archived Events
Summer Concert

On Friday13th May 2011, The Sovereign Polyphony held their Summer Concert for the members.

The Mayor, Councillor Caroline Heaps, attended part of the concert and enjoyed chatting to members of Eastbourne Blind Society. She had earlier recorded a talk for Eastbourne Talking News Association. She is pictured with Janet Paculabo.



Volunteers Lunch
On Saturday 16^th April 2011, 60 volunteers and friends attended the annual Volunteers Lunch was held at the Society’s premises.

Jean Whiting being presented with her 15 Year Certificate.

Pam Chittenden being presented with her 5 Year Certificate.

Saroj Dattani being presented with her 5 Year Certificate.

Gill Berry being presented with her 5 Year Certificate.

Brian Bearne being presented with his Special Certificate for devoted service to Eastbourne Blind Society.

Dennis Stringer MBE being presented with his 5 Year Certificate.

The following were unable to attend the volunteers lunch and presentation of awards. David Garlick (5 Years), Mike Keith (5 Years) and Barry Mansergh (15 Years).



Louis Lushington, grandson of Eastbourne Blind Society member Amy Lushington, used his initiative by raising funds for Eastbourne Blind Society through the sale of sugar mice at his school fair. Louis made and sold the mice raising £20 on behalf of the Society. We are delighted with his donation and very appreciative of Louis's efforts on our behalf. Thank you Louis!

We said a sad farewell to one of our Welfare Officers, Liz Coles, who retired at the end of February. Liz covered the Hampden Park and Willingdon areas. She will be greatly missed by both the members and staff and was a valued part of the Eastbourne Blind Society team.



Liz Coles being presented with her retirement present by Deirdre Dean, Chief Executive.



Christmas 2010

We were able to rearrange our Christmas Lunch on the 19th of February. Despite the delay, over 60 members attended and had an enjoyable time.

Some of the members enjoying the meal.

Over the meal, the members and lively discussion with people they had not seen for some considerable time.
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Unfortunately, this year the Annual Christmas Carol Concert and the Annual Christmas Lunch were cancelled due to very heavy falls of snow which meant that we were unable to send out our minibuses to collect all our members.

The Christmas Tea was celebrated on the 16^th of December and was enjoyed by over 50 members. They were entertained with carols sung by members of the Renaissance Singers (which included Deirdre and Graham!!).




The Eye Clinic Support Service Volunteers held their Sherry and Mince Pies Christmas Party at the Centre in Longstone Road on Friday 17^th December.


In December 2010 Sovereign Polyphony handed the EBS £620 raised via their entertainments with carols & songs. This with grateful thanks to :- Simply Italian Restaurant , Enterprise Centre ,The Harbour Friends , Inglewood Nursing Home & those who gave to the bucket collections.

15/10/10, Sainsbury's Cake Stall

As part of the White Cane Awareness Day, Sainsbury's, Arndale Centre Store, organised a stall outside the store selling home-made cakes and second-hand books in aid of funds for the Society.
The cake stall organised by staff and management of Sainsbury's Arndale Centre Store.


09/07/10, Donation from Tesco
Eastbourne Blind Society are thrilled to be awarded a special donation from Tesco, as their way of thanking the local community for their tolerance during the refurbishment of the store. Eastbourne Blind Society were fortunate to be selected as the recipients of the award.
An HD television set, a DVD player, an MP3 player and some USB memory sticks were donated for use in the resource centre. The TV now makes it easier to demonstrate the "mouse" type of electronic magnifiers. The MP3 player will be used in conjunction with the reader scanners, which scans books and reads them back making it possible to listen to a favourite book any time or place.
The picture shows us receiving the donated items from Gill Fountain, customer services manager, who nominated as for the award in recognition of the support we provided to her mother who was a member of Eastbourne Blind Society.



Sponsored Cycle Ride
Michael Pemble, a pupil at Willingdon Community School, completed a 5 mile sponsored cycle ride as part of the community-based projects scheme at the school. He learned about Eastbourne Blind Society through his grandfather and chose us to benefit from his hard work. He did all the organisation by himself and raised a magnificent £56.00.
The money raised will go towards purchasing additional equipment for the resource centre which means that it will be of benefit to all our members.

Michael presenting the money raised to Graham, our office manager.




Volunteers Lunch Saturday 17^th April 2010


Diana Gearing receiving her 10 year Long Service Certificate from Nigel Waterson.

Jean Fox receiving her 10 year Long Service Certificate from Nigel Waterson.

Pauline Godwin receiving her 5 year Long Service Certificate from Nigel Waterson.



During February 2010, Eastbourne Blind Society was one of the three local nominated charities taking part in the Eastbourne Waitrose Community Matters fundraising initiative. Deirdre Dean, Chief Executive being presented with the cheque for £525.00 by Tracy Roberts of Waitrose. Thanks go to those who nominated the society, to those who supported the Society and to Waitrose.



Health and Wellbeing Event 9th & 10th April 2010

Eastbourne Blind Society exhibited at the Health and Wellbeing Event organised by the Central Eastbourne Partnership Patients Forum at the Winter Gardens on Friday 9^th and Saturday 10^th April.
Picture of our stand at the Winter Garden
Deirdre Dean gave a presentation on the services provided. The event provided a useful networking occasion and was also effective in bringing notice of our services to the general public.
Picture showing some of the Arts and Crafts

Picture showing some of the equipment available to assist Visually Impaired People.






Sunday 28^th February 2010, Eastbourne Resident Steve Markwick arranged a Charity Jazz Night at the Saffrons Sports Centre in aid of funds for Eastbourne Blind Society. A local band, Blueshift provided the entertainment The photo shows Steve presenting the Cheque for £580.00 to Deirdre Dean, Chief Executive and Lucy McCance, Senior Welfare Officer.



In January 25^th 2010, the Society was presented with a cheque for £1895.00 by the Provincial Grand Lodge of Freemasons of Sussex under their Sussex4Sussex Grant Scheme. This will enable the Society to purchase a Poet BE Scanner / Reader for their Resource Centre.
The official presentation of the Poet BE to the Society. Peter Butler, Charity Steward; Deirdre Dean, Chief Executive of Eastbourne Blind Society; David Dick, Resource Officer of Eastbourne Blind Society; Roy Le Croisette, Master of Southbourne Lodge;George Gower, Almoner; Sylvia Gower, member of Eastbourne Blind Society (seated)

Archived Events

Summer Concert

Volunteers Lunch

15/10/10, Sainsbury's Cake Stall

09/07/10, Donation from Tesco

Sponsored Cycle Ride

Volunteers Lunch