ABOUT US

We are a self-help group of blind and Vision Impaired people in the Leigh area; we are located in the centre of Leigh and serve Leigh and the surrounding districts.

The group was started in May 2002, when it was realised there was a need for a social club for blind and Vision Impaired people in the local area. We have 20 members and would warmly welcome any new members.

Meetings are relaxed and friendly, they are held in the Conservative Club Railway Road Leigh, on the 2nd 3rd & 4th Tuesdays of each month from 1.00 - 3.30pm.

The next scheduled meeting is on Tuesday 27/7/2010

Subs are just £48.00 for the year, payable in monthly installments of £4.00 per month and includes some subsidised trips. Tea /coffee and biscuits are available at a cost of 50p.

The bar is open for those who may wish to purchase a drink.

Members of the group will enjoy a variety of activities and outings during the year.

Here are some of last years events.

May we went to T he Palace Theatre to watch a production of Joseph.

May 20th saw guest speaker Joe from the Grassroots project bringing us upto date on preventing burglaries.

June 10th Emma Walker came to visit us with information from the Open City project.

July 8th a Speaker from Direct Payments came to give us some information about the Direct Payment scheme.

July the 9th saw us going on a trip we went on the Kittywake canal boat from Wigan's famous Pier, were we enjoyed a 4 hour cruise taking in the scenery and had a Buffet Lunch onboard.

On the 6th August we weare off on a trip to Windemere Lake with our friends, we enjoyed a cruise around the Lake and then took the train to Haverthwaite before returning by coach to Wigan.

The 26th of August we had our annual Garden Party we had a great day socialising with our friends from, i'm not sure how but the weather held out for us.

22nd September were off again this time we had a trip to Skipton were we had a 4 hour cruise on the Dalesman, lunch was served to us aboard the boat. There was enough time at the end of the cruise to do a quick tour of the famous Skipton market before heading back to Leigh. The sevice onboard the Dalesman was excellent, and our coach driver John from Road Runner tours was also excellent he went above and beyond the call of duty, THANK'S JOHN.

AS A VOLUNTARY GROUP
We gratefully accept donations however small, we also accept donations of equipment that may be of use to our group. If you would like to donate anything to our club we can be contacted via the e-mail address on the Home page.

MISSION STATEMENT

The objectives of the group are:

To be a source of support, friendship and information to blind and partially sighted individuals.

To raise awareness, within the wider community, of issues relating to blind and partially sighted individuals.

We aim to achieve the above objectives by means of the following:

· Holding regular meetings
· Organisation of social/recreational activities and events
· Development and maintenance of links with outside groups and professionals
· Development of information sources and links wherever practicable
· Maximising the potential of individual members whenever practicable

(This is the agreed mission statement of the group known as The Visionaries
at 18/11/03)