Latest

Her Late Majesty The Queen was the RSBC’s Royal Patron and on Monday 19th September, we observed the national holiday to mark The Queen’s funeral. At the Royal Society for Blind Children, we are deeply saddened by the death of our much-loved Patron.

Fifteen-year-old Kyle is living with nystagmus, an eye condition which causes constant involuntary eye movements and his vision to be reduced. He was experiencing blackouts and panic attacks.

In honour of the Queen as our Royal Patron RSBC ran a celebratory Jubilee campaign #JubileeforRSBC. We ran special jubilee-themed activities with the children and young people we support.  

On Saturday 9th April we held a “Family and Friends’ Day’ at the charity’s new Life Without Limits Centre (LWLC) in London. Blind and partially sighted children and young people and their families were invited to tour the Centre and its facilities including the media suite, learning hub, creative suite, accessible kitchen and one-to-one support […]

Jay was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa at the age of four and lost his sight at the age of 12. He became isolated and depressed but gradually gained confidence through the support of RSBC’s Families First team.

When two-year-old Maya was diagnosed as blind at just nine-weeks old, her mum Sharn was devastated. “A year ago, I couldn’t imagine tomorrow,” Sharn told us. “But now I can’t wait to watch Maya grow. I can’t wait to watch her show this world exactly what she’s made of. I can’t wait to watch her […]

RSBC has witnessed an amazing fundraising effort from Stacey, her six-year-old son Teddy and their very determined group of friends from Coventry. Along with her family and local fitness club Bootcamp FM, Stacey took part in the Leicester Winter Wolf Run to fundraise for RSBC.

RSBC is holding an October half term programme of free activities for vision impaired children and young people.

RSBC’s fundraising has gone global for this year’s marathon, with one runner raising a huge £6,500! Sean, from St. Louis in the USA, heard about RSBC from past American runners from Chicago who had recommended RSBC as a great charity to run for. He’s running the London Marathon in pursuit of the Abbot medal, gained […]