The Forum in Greenwich
Blind Independence Greenwich
Helping blind and partially-sighted people in the Borough of Greenwich
We are a small but growing London charity with B.I.G ideas to help local people with little or no sight in the Greenwich area, including Blackheath, Kidbrooke, Charlton, Woolwich, Eltham, New Eltham, Plumstead, Abbey Wood and West Thamesmead.
With the right help and support, partially-sighted people in our borough can lead fuller, more independent lives. At B.I.G we offer friendship, and practical day-to-day help and advice, as well as a packed calendar of social events, trips and get-togethers. We work for all Greenwich residents with sight loss problems and reach many low income families who may need extra help to access welfare rights or benefits.
Our mission is to empower visually impaired people in Greenwich Borough to live fuller and more independent lives, benefiting from the generosity of volunteers who in turn widen their own horizons. If you are looking for employment, let us know as we can point you in the right direction.
PRESS RELEASES:
CAN'T SEE? CAN COOK! - a practical cookery course in Greenwich for blind and partially-sighted people run jointly by the RLSB and BIG: Greenwich cooking courseSIGN UP TO THE METROZINE - a monthly newsletter about sports and physical activities for the blind and partially sighted. Click on the Metro website for full details: Metrozine
SUPPORT!
Sponsor Paul Crout, one of our volunteers, who will run the London Marathon in the spring of 2012.Please contact us at B.I.G if you are interested. The proceeds will go towards our Tandem bike project.
Sponsor Trevor Pierce - a swimmer who is on dialysis - to raise money for B.I.G!
Please donate the money collected via our Donate (Paypal) link at the bottom of this page. Thank-you.
Sponsorship Form 1 Sponsorship Form 2 Trevor Pierce Appeal
One of our students (Paul D'wan) learning guitar...and Boy George opening the new B.I.G Music Workshop
A B.I.G THANK YOU to all the following people and organisations:
The Mayor of Greenwich who attended our Annual B.I.G Fair in March. B&Q in Charlton who gave us a B.I.G discount which helped us to raise money for blind and partially sighted people in the borough of Greenwich. Our new partners Royal London Society for Blind People (www.rlsb.org.uk), who sponsored both our Spring newsletter and this year's B.I.G Fair. Finally, all the volunteers, service users and followers who came to show their support. Without you we couldn’t have run this event successfully.
Boy George who opened our new Music Workshop at The Abbey Arms in Abbey Wood in April. Danny Pickett, our leading music workshop volunteer, who not only teaches our blind and partially sighted service users to play guitar but also decorated the Workshop and organized the whole event! The Abbey Arms who held the event in our name, and Paul Fuller and Paper Smile who performed and together raised over £300. Visionary (www.visionary.org.uk) who gave us a grant to launch the project. Finally, everyone who attended and the local press for turning up and giving us a lot of publicity.
Greater London Fund for the Blind (www.glfb.org.uk), who have given us their continuous support and a grant to further develop our services. Our IT support Cortec who sponsored our December newsletter. The Co-Op who have generously supported our healthy eating project. Paul Crout, one of our valued volunteers, who ran the BUPA 10K London Marathon in May. All sponsorship proceeds went towards our Tandem bicycle project which we launched in the summer. If you would like to get involved in the project or sponsor Paul next year please contact the office.
Finally, we would like to thank our dedicated Service Users for all their support because without them our organisation wouldn't be possible. If you want to be included in our B.I.G Thanks then get invoved and become a part of our team! To be kept up to date about our services and events, please fill out the form on the Contact Us page and add your name to our mailing list.
Thank you for visiting our website
WE WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012!
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