All sessions are FREE unless otherwise stated.
Oswestry Group meets on Wednesday 3rd May. Oswestry group members have Canal boat trip. Rachel will contact you re arrangements as places are limited to 12.
Ludlow Group meets on Monday 8th May 10.30 am -12.30 pm at St Peters Church, Henley Road, Ludlow SY8 1QZ
We will be having a craft session from ‘Scrappies’!
Shrewsbury Cycling at Sundorne Sports Village-Wednesday 17th May 10.30 am-11.30 am
We will be having our cycling session at Sundorne Sports Village, Sundorne Shrewsbury SY1 1RQ
Shrewsbury group meets on Monday 22nd May Roy Fletcher Centre, 12-17 Cross Hill, Shrewsbury SY1 1JE
We will have an update on the work of Healthwatch & Guide Dogs.
If you need any more information on anything above please do contact me on 01743 342163 or shls@shropshire-rcc.org.uk
Other Useful Information:
Accessible banking – I have recently been contacted about a guide on accessible banking for blind and partially sighted people which can be found here:
https://www.choose.co.uk/guide/accessible-banking-for-blind-partially-sighted.html
The guide contains information on current accessibility issues that you may have experienced and what banks are doing to help people with visual impairments.
Sensory Impairment Teams – changes to Contact Details
The telephone numbers for both Sensory Impairment Teams have recently changed. The new numbers are:
· Shropshire Sensory Impairment Team – 01743 250529
· Telford & Wrekin Sensory Impairment Team – 07973 454562
The Telford & Wrekin Sensory Impairment Team has relocated. Their new postal address is:
Telford & Wrekin Sensory Impairment Services,
House 5, Princess Royal Hospital, Apley Castle, Telford. TF1 6TF.
The Rehabilitation Officer for the Visually Impaired in Telford is still Bernadette Bate-Rogers and her e-mail address is unchanged –bernadette.bate-rogers@telford.gov.uk