At our May meeting we had a talk from Shona Boyle from Henshaw’s, a charity supporting people living with sight loss. the society provides services for them and their friends and family to help them live with their disability . The aim is to empower people with sight loss to live an independent life, through development of skills, confidence and self esteem.
Shona gave us a history of the charity which started in Manchester in 1833 and how it has evolved and changed over the years, initially for the blind now for anyone with sight loss.
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They do great work and it was a pleasure to hear about the history and changes over the years.
Rose Marginson