2009 EVENTS
SUMMER PICNIC 2009
Why not join us for a Summer Picnic at Burrs Country Park?
The event will take place in July or August depending on the weather.
We will give you 48 hours notice of what day it will be.
Society members go free and guides pay £2.
The Society will provide the food all you have to do is 'bring a bottle'
Please call the Society on 0161 763 7014 and leave your name and number and we will contact you nearer the time.
Hope you can make it!
Annual Summer Outing 2009
The Annual Summer Outing for the members of the Bury Society for Blind and Partially Sighted People is to Millstones at Harrogate on Wednesday 26 August 2009.
As you are visually impaired you must be accompanied by a friend capable of guiding and looking after you.
The trip, including lunch will be provided at a cost of £15 per person. Places are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.
After lunch entertainment begins with the resident entertainer and guest artists who will provide music from the war time years.
There is also a gift shop on site for browsing.
Please contact us for further infomation.
Christmas Parties 2009
Christmas Gift Wrapping, December 2009
Ramsbottom Christmas Market, December 2009
Date for your diary!
Thursday October 15th 2009
We are having a Focus day at the Society whereby two companies Optelec and Dolphin will be demonstrating equipment. This includes video magnifiers that enlarge information onto a screen to enable everyday activities such as reading, writing and viewing pictures.
Guide software will also be demonstrated. This is a computer package, that has its in-built screen reader, so it will read out the text on the screen, even while you are typing. It also has its own in-built screen magnifier, so you can enlarge the text on the screen, while you are writing a letter or surfing the internet.
The demonstration takes place at the Resource Centre 36 Bolton Street from 11 am to 3 pm.
So why not come along and just have a look and a play with the equipment and see whether it could be of help to you.
It would be great to meet up!
Hindered by the weather!
Unfortunately due to circumstances beyond our control the sponsored Morecambe Bay Walk had to be cancelled.
Cedric Robinson MBE had to make the decision on Friday 28th August that, due to health and safety issues, the walk could not take place.
We are in the process of organising another sponsored event in the near future as a replacement for the Morecambe Bay Walk, so watch this space and we will let you have further information as soon as possible.
RACE NIGHT
Place your bets!
We are holding a Race Night on 14 August 2009 at Walshaw Sports Club, Sycamore Road, Tottington. Tickets cost £7.50 which includes the price of a hot meal.
There are prizes and raffles and all proceeds go to Bury Society for Blind and Partially Sighted People. Tickets are available from the Resource Centre, 36 Bolton Street Bury.
Under Starter's Orders 7pm for 7.30 pm. Please join us.
Grand Charity Night - 14th March 2009
Update: We are thrilled to announce this evening raised over £300 for the Society and was enjoyed by all who attended!
Rossendale Ladies Choir is holding a charity concert in aid of Bury Society for Blind and Partially Sighted People on Wednesday 11th March at 7:30pm. The concert will be held at Bury Parish Church, The Rock, Bury. Tickets for the event are priced at £6.00 each and are available from the Society Resource Centre, 36 Bolton Street, Bury. For more information please ring 0161 763 7014.
Brand new Society website launched!
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the new website of Bury Society For Blind And Partially Sighted People.
The website has been expanded and updated and now includes more information about services offered by the Society and also the agencies that the Society works with.
I hope that you find the website useful and interesting.
Should you have any ideas or suggestions to make please contact staff at the Society.
Cllr Sheila Magnall, Mayor of Bury
President , Bury Society For Blind And Partially Sighted People
With this new website, the Society aims to reach a wider audience, raising awareness of our work for blind and partially sighted people. We also expect existing clients to use this platform as another way to access information, news and support.
We wish to give a big thank you to Paul Gregory for all his hard work in creating our website.
We would love to hear your thoughts and suggestions about the website. Your feedback is crucial for helping us to develop a high quality and useful resource. Please send your comments to enquiries@buryblindsociety.org or contact us using our usual contact details.
Fundraising News
Hi everyone, just a quick note to say a great big thank you to all our volunteers who did a fantastic job helping out with the Society’s Gift Wrapping Service. This is held each year in Bury’s Millgate Shopping Centre. This year we reached our target of £3000 and went over that by £300. Well done.
The Society can’t function without all our volunteers and so I hope that you enjoyed our thank you party which we held on 16th January.
Our next function is a Grand Charity Concert to be held at Bury Parish Church on Wednesday 11th March at 7.30pm.
We are pleased to say that the concert is by Rossendale Ladies Choir with Soloist Soprano Janet Lancaster. Our very own Diane Trigg (resource centre receptionist) is a member of the choir and we all look forward to hearing her sing.
On the 23rd July fifteen dedicated volunteers took part in a money laundering count held at the Trafford Centre. The proceeds of the Dolphin Fountain were kindly provided by the Trafford Centre with volunteers managing to raise over an incredible fifteen hundred pounds which went towards the charities much needed resources.
Thank you very much to all our volunteers who kindly offered their support.
Morecambe Bay Walk
The society has arranged another Morecambe Bay Walk this year. It's on August Bank Holiday Sunday 30th August 2009 at 2.00pm.
The walk will of course be organised and undertaken by the Queen's Guide Cedric Robinson MBE.
All visually impaired people who would like to come with us will be accompanied by a fully sighted volunteer.
After the successful walk last year we do hope that you will be able to join us.
