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RNC is at Sight Village Leeds today.

Come visit our stand at the Royal Armouries Museum to learn more about the College and what we offer.

Nathan is here until 3pm. Drop by and say hello.

#SightVillage #Visuallylmpaired #Education #Employment #Empowerment
Nathan is sat the RNC table which has got prospectuses, leaflets, merchandise and a tablet displaying a video.
June 2, 2026 at 8:21 AM
rnc.ac.uk
We've very excited to be at the Science Centre in Glasgow for Sight Village Scotland. Ellie is ready to answer your questions and help you find out more about RNC. Arrive before 3.30pm and make sure you say hello! #SightVillage #VisuallyImpaired #education #employment #empowerment
Ellie is sat at RNC's stand with branded merch including signature strip, prospectuses and flyers, amongst other items. There is an RNC banner behind.
May 21, 2025 at 8:33 AM
retinauk.bsky.social
We'll be exhibiting at #SightVillage London on the 18 and 19 November!

You'll be able to meet us in person and find out more about what we offer. Pre-registration is available and recommended by calling 0121 803 5313 or by emailing sv@qac.ac.uk.

We look forward to seeing you on the day!
Tower Bridge lit up at dusk with event details: "Sight Village London, 18-19 November, 9:30am-3:30pm, ILEC Conference Centre, 47 Lillie Rd, London SW6 1UD". Hosted by Retina UK.
November 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
slcouncils.bsky.social
A great day at #SightVillage London, and what a fantastic event it turned out to be. Our London Engagement Manager had a brilliant time - meeting new people, reconnecting with familiar faces, and sharing the work of #London SLCs across the capital. Thanks to all who stopped by!
Liam O'Carroll, interim Engagement Manager for London Sight Loss Councils, standing at the TPT information stall, talking to a male passer by. Liam O'Carroll, interim Engagement Manager for London SLCs, standing at the TPT stand, in front of their 'Education Service' banner. He is wearing his white Sight Loss Council hoodie, holding his long cane, and smiling at the camera.
November 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
rnc.ac.uk
We're excited to be at Sight Village Central being held at Eastside Rooms in Birmingham! Come visit our stand and learn more about RNC. Nathan and Ellie will be here today until 4pm and tomorrow from 9.30am to 3.30pm. Don't miss this opportunity to speak with us! #SightVillage #VisuallyImpaired
The RNC stand with prospectuses, flyers, signature guides and wristbands. There are two large banners either side plus branded tablecloths.
July 7, 2025 at 9:08 AM
rnc.ac.uk
We're all set for Sight Village Blackpool at the Winter Gardens. Nathan will be here until 3.30pm. Drop by the stand, ask your questions, and find out more about RNC.

#SightVillage #VisuallyImpaired #education #employment #empowerment
Nathan is seated at the RNC stand, which features a large banner in the background. The table is filled with promotional materials, including brochures, flyers, and other merchandise. There is also a tablet on the table showing videos and for people to fill out forms.
September 16, 2025 at 8:43 AM
rnc.ac.uk
We're going to Sight Village! Join us on Tuesday 8 April 2025, at the All Nations Centre, Cardiff. Admission is free, with doors opening at 9:30 am and closing at 3:30 pm. We can't wait to see you there.

#SightVillage2025 #SightVillageWales #SightVillage
Announcement for Sight Village event in Wales. Details: All Nations Conference Centre, Cardiff, on Tuesday, 8th April 2025, from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm. Includes RNC logo and a person smiling.
April 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
newcollegeworc.bsky.social
🎉 It’s a Sight Village day…Lottie from NCW is at the Leeds event today – come and say hello! 👋 She’d love to talk to you about how we inspire, nurture and empower young people with a vision impairment.

📍 Royal Armouries, Leeds, LS10 1LT
⏰ 9:00am – 3:00pm
#SightVillage
NCW exhibition stand at an indoor event, featuring a tall banner about New College Worcester’s specialist education for blind and vision impaired students, alongside a table displaying brochures, a tablet with a video, sweets, pens and a QR code sign.
June 2, 2026 at 8:02 AM
retinauk.bsky.social
We'll be exhibiting at #SightVillage Exeter on 14 April!

You'll be able to meet us in person and find out more about what we offer. Pre-registration is available and recommended by calling 0121 803 5313 or by emailing sv@qac.ac.uk.

We look forward to seeing you on the day!
#Accessible Backdrop of Exeter cathedral. Top left is navy bubble with white font "Sight Village Exeter". On the right are 3 bubbles (navy, light blue and navy) with dates of the event and times "14 April" and "9:00am-3:00pm) and the venue " Westpoint Conference Centre, Clyst St Mary, Exeter, EX5 1DJ".
April 7, 2026 at 11:03 AM
retinauk.bsky.social
We'll be exhibiting at #SightVillage Leeds on 2 June!

You'll be able to meet us in person and find out more about what we offer. Pre-registration is available and recommended by calling 0121 803 5313 or by emailing sv@qac.ac.uk.

We look forward to seeing you on the day!
Backdrop of Leeds city centre. Top left is navy bubble with white font "Sight Village Leeds". On the right are 3 bubbles (navy, light blue and navy) with dates of the event and times "2 June" and "9:00am-3:00pm) and the venue " Royal Armouries, Armouries Drive, Leeds, LS10 1LT".
May 20, 2026 at 3:01 PM
retinauk.bsky.social
We'll be exhibiting at #SightVillage Blackpool on Tuesday 16 September!

You'll be able to meet us in person and find out more about what we offer. Regiser by calling 0121 803 5313 or by emailing sv@qac.ac.uk.

We look forward to seeing you on the day! @qac-official.bsky.social
#Accessible Backdrop of Blackpool tower and a ferris wheel. Top left is navy bubble with white font "Sight Village Blackpool". On the right are 3 bubbles (navy, light blue and navy) with dates of the event and times "Tuesday 16 September" and "9:30am-3:30pm) and the venue "Winter Gardens 97 Church Street Blackpool FY1 1HL"
August 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
retinauk.bsky.social
We'll be exhibiting at #SightVillage Birmingham on 7 and 8 July!

You'll be able to meet us in person and find out more about what we offer. Pre-registration is available and recommended by calling 0121 803 5313 or by emailing sv@qac.ac.uk.

We look forward to seeing you on the day!
Backdrop of Birmingham canal with boats along the side. Top left is navy bubble with white font "Sight Village Birmingham". On the right are 3 bubbles (navy, light blue and navy) with dates of the event and times "7 and 8 July" and "Tuesday: 9.30am - 3.30pm, Wednesday: 9:00am-3:00pm) and the venue "Eastside Rooms Conference Centre, Woodcock Street, Birmingham, B7 4BL".
June 16, 2026 at 1:02 PM
retinauk.bsky.social
It was fantastic to meet so many members of our community and professionals in Glasgow at #SightVillage Scotland this month. Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Retina UK Research Update event, and a special thank you to Dr Brithe Hilgen for sharing her insights.

#RetinaUK  #Scotland
Adults seated in a community meeting, listening to a presenter at the front under ring lights. Five RETINA UK volunteers and staff in matching shirts and caps at an event, one holding a white cane and a guide dog in front. Dr Hilgen wearing glasses speaks into a handheld microphone, gesturing beside a large screen above orange cabinets in a meeting room. Two Retina UK staff members speaking with members of the community at our stand.
March 30, 2026 at 11:30 AM
slcouncils.bsky.social
📍 We're back at #SightVillage Birmingham today!

Volunteers from Birmingham & Black Country and Staffordshire SLCs are sharing how people with sight loss are driving positive change.

This morning, the team also met Birmingham's Lord Mayor and demonstrated sight loss simulation glasses.
Taryn, Birmingham and Black Country SLC member, stands beside Birmingham's Lord Mayor at the SLC stand during Sight Village Birmingham. The Lord Mayor is trying on sight loss simulation glasses while the volunteer looks on and discusses the experience with him. Sight Loss Council volunteers and Birmingham's Lord Mayor stand together at the Sight Loss Councils exhibition stand at Sight Village Birmingham. The Lord Mayor is wearing sight loss simulation glasses. The stand features information materials, long canes, an award certificate and a Sight Loss Councils banner, with other exhibitors and visitors visible in the background.
July 8, 2026 at 11:44 AM
qac-official.bsky.social
We are excited to share that Sight Village, a QAC Enterprise, has been shortlisted for 'Charity Impact Award - Large Enterprise' and 'Digital Technology Innovation' categories in the Lord Mayor of Birmingham’s Charity, Business, and Culture Awards 2025.

#BirminghamAwards #SightVillage
"Promotional graphic for the Lord Mayor of Birmingham’s Business & Culture Awards. The image features the Lord Mayor of Birmingham’s Charity logo at the top left. Text reads: ‘QAC Sight Village SHORTLISTED Charity Impact Large Enterprise.’ At the bottom, it says: ‘Lord Mayor of Birmingham’s Business & Culture Awards, 17th October 2025, lordmayorawards.co.uk/tickets/’. Millennium Point logo appears bottom left." "Promotional graphic for the Lord Mayor of Birmingham’s Business & Culture Awards. The image features the Lord Mayor of Birmingham’s Charity logo at the top left. Text reads: ‘QAC Sight Village SHORTLISTED Digital and Technology Innovation.’ At the bottom, it says: ‘Lord Mayor of Birmingham’s Business & Culture
August 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
lookuk.bsky.social
Join LOOK UK today at Sight Village London for our seminar celebrating the voices of visually impaired young people. Meet our incredible mentors, hear their journeys, and discover how peer support is transforming lives.
#SightVillage #SightVillageLondon
Three of the LOOK team standing behind a table with LOOK leaflets on it, they are all wearing blue look t-shirts. Behind them is a large yellow and blue look banner with yellow balloons on the corner.
November 19, 2025 at 7:30 AM
lookuk.bsky.social
Join LOOK UK today and tomorrow at Sight Village London for our seminar celebrating the voices of visually impaired young people. Meet our incredible mentors, hear their journeys, and discover how peer support is transforming lives.
#SightVillage #SightVillageLondon
Three of the LOOK team standing behind a table with LOOK leaflets on it, they are all wearing blue look t-shirts. Behind them is a large yellow and blue look banner with yellow balloons on the corner.
November 18, 2025 at 11:44 AM
lookuk.bsky.social
Join LOOK UK tomorrow and Wednesday at Sight Village London for our seminar celebrating the voices of visually impaired young people. Meet our incredible mentors, hear their journeys, and discover how peer support is transforming lives.
#SightVillage #SightVillageLondon
Three of the LOOK team standing behind a table with LOOK leaflets on it, they are all wearing blue look t-shirts. Behind them is a large yellow and blue look banner with yellow balloons on the corner.
November 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
lookuk.bsky.social
Join LOOK UK tomorrow and Wednesday at Sight Village London for our seminar celebrating the voices of visually impaired young people. Meet our incredible mentors, hear their journeys, and discover how peer support is transforming lives.
#SightVillage #SightVillageLondon
Three of the LOOK team standing behind a table with LOOK leaflets on it, they are all wearing blue look t-shirts. Behind them is a large yellow and blue look banner with yellow balloons on the corner.
November 17, 2025 at 1:06 PM
slcouncils.bsky.social
As #SightVillage Birmingham comes to a close, thank you to everyone who visited the Sight Loss Councils stand over the past two days.

A highlight was Louise Connop's session with the Rail Delivery Group on accessible rail travel, Passenger Assist and travelling with confidence.

#VisionForChange
Louise Connop and Dominic Lund-Conlon sit at the front of a seminar room during their presentation at Sight Village Birmingham. Louise holds a microphone while addressing the audience, while the looks on. Rows of attendees are seated facing the stage area. Staffordshire SLC members sit behind the Sight Loss Councils exhibition stand at Sight Village Birmingham. The stand displays information leaflets, sight loss simulation glasses, long canes, keyrings and a runner-up award certificate. A large Sight Loss Councils banner stands beside the table, with visitors and exhibitor stands visible throughout the exhibition hall.
July 8, 2026 at 4:01 PM
slcouncils.bsky.social
📍 Come and see the West Midlands Sight Loss Councils at #SightVillage Birmingham today and tomorrow!

Meet our volunteers, learn how people with sight loss are driving change, and catch Senior Engagement Manager Louise Connop's talk on accessible rail travel at 12.30pm today.
Louise Connop, Senior Engagement Manager, and Sergeant Jo Pritchard, volunteer sighted guide, stand behind the Sight Loss Councils exhibition stand at Sight Village Birmingham. The stand features a large Sight Loss Councils banner, information leaflets and promotional materials on a black-covered table. Other exhibitors and attendees can be seen in the background of the exhibition hall. Several Sight Loss Council members and visitors are gathered around the Sight Loss Councils exhibition stand at Sight Village Birmingham. SLC member, Taryn is speaking with a visitor across the information table, while Tony is seated beside leaflets, promotional materials and an award certificate. The exhibition hall is busy with attendees, exhibitor stands and a guide dog visible in the background.
July 7, 2026 at 9:50 AM
slcouncils.bsky.social
Today’s the day! #SightVillage London is underway.

We don’t have a stall this year, but our London Engagement Manager will be out and about, networking and spreading the word about London SLCs.

If you’re attending, do pop by and say hello to @pocklington.bsky.social! 👋
pocklington.bsky.social Thomas Pocklington Trust @pocklington.bsky.social · Nov 17
In #London tomorrow? Want to experience the latest low vision and sight related tech? Join Sydney and team at the free Sight Village event in the #ILEC Conference Centre in the Earl’s Court area of London today.

For more info or to book your free tickets visit: https://f.mtr.cool/sxelvabsyn
November 18, 2025 at 9:52 AM
retinauk.bsky.social
We'll be exhibiting at #SightVillage Birmingham on the 7th and 8th July 2025. 

You'll be able to meet us in person and find out more about what we offer.

We look forward to seeing you on the day!

#RetinaUK #InheritedSightLoss #Birmingham
#Accessible Backdrop of Birmingham canal. Top left is navy bubble with white font "Sight Village Birmingham". On the right are 3 bubbles (navy, light blue and navy) with dates of the event and times "7th and 8th July" and "Monday: 10am - 4pm and Tuesday: 9:30am-3:30pm) and the venue "Eastside Rooms Woodcock Street Birmingham B7 4BL".
June 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
retinauk.bsky.social
We'll be exhibiting at #SightVillage Scotland!

You'll be able to meet us in person and find out more about what we offer. Pre-registration is available and recommended by following the link in our bio, by calling 0121 803 5313 or by emailing sv@qac.ac.uk.

We look forward to seeing you!
#Accessible Backdrop of Glasgow Kelvingrove museum. Top left is navy bubble with white font "Sight Village Scotland -Glasgow". On the right are 3 bubbles (navy, light blue and navy) with dates of the event and times "Wednesday 21st May" and "9:30am-3:30pm) and the venue "Science Centre: 50 Pacific Quay, Glasgow G51 1EA".
April 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
rnc.ac.uk
RNC is at Sight Village London today until 4pm and tomorrow, Wednesday 19 November, from 9:30am to 3:30pm at ILEC Conference Centre. Tom is ready to discuss our courses and support for students. If you're attending, stop by! #SightVillage #Education #Employment #Empowerment #VisualImpairment
The RNC exhibition stand with prospectuses, flyers, signature guides, wristbands, and a branded tablecloth. A single banner stands beside the table, highlighting how RNC supports visually impaired students through sport
November 18, 2025 at 10:36 AM