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Bury Society for Blind & Partially Sighted People is a charitable organisation that provides a variety of services which aim to enhance the quality of life for all visually impaired people within the Metropolitan Borough of Bury.
Welcome to the website of Bury Society for Blind and Partially Sighted People. We are a local charity offering equipment, information and support to visually impaired people in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury. This website gives an overview of what we offer at our Sight Loss Centre as well as up-to-date news and features.
If you have any questions that are not answered by this website please Contact Us or pop in to the Centre. See the map of our Bury Town Centre location.
100 Club Winners - March 2021
Congratulations to the winners of our March 100 Club.
- 1st No. 183 £108.30
- 2nd No. 225 £54.15
- 3rd No. 79 £18.05
Civic Buildings Consultation
To have your say on the future of the Civic Buildings in Bury, Ramsbottom and Prestwich you can visit the One Community Bury website for more information.
Sight Loss Sector Charter
We are delighted to be part of the Sight Loss Sector Charter launched at a recent Visionary Conference.
Community Hubs
Bury Council's Community Hubs are reaching out to clinically extremely vulnerable people providing help with food shopping and collecting prescriptions. For more details call 0161 253 5353.
Covid Update
As we are now in a National Lockdown you are strongly advised to stay at home and only make essential journeys to, for example, medical appointments and food shopping.
For the latest information on restrictions you can follow the link here to the Bury Council website.
Stay Safe and follow the current guidelines.
Centre Update
Our Early Intervention Team are still here for you during lockdown. Services are by pre-arranged appointment only, fully compliant with government safety guidelines. Don't forget we can do your assessments virtually or over the phone on 0161 763 7014 if you are nervous about having a home visit. Please read the latest VI Link information bulletin for further updates.
Donations Update
Due to the National Lockdown, we are unable to receive bric-a-brac donations for the forseeable future. Why not use your bric-a-brac to raise funds for us via Facebook Marketplace.
Latest Information Bulletin - Links Below
As a Charity we rely on donations and fundraising to continue our support for people living with sight loss. If you would like to make a donation to help us please click the 'donate' button below, which will take you to our paypal donation page.
Thank you.
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