Big-hearted Scots opticians have taken care of the running costs of training frontline eye health workers in Malawi, helping to prevent unnecessary blindness and safeguard the sight of children. They have committed to supporting the | more
£1 million frame sales fundraising for Comic Relief
Specsavers has smashed its target of raising more than £1 million for Comic Relief, since becoming an official supporter in 2015. It is the third Red Nose Day that Specsavers has supported the charity by | more
Love is all around as caring colleague launches life-saving campaign
A big-hearted team member at Specsavers Cheltenham has launched a fundraising campaign to help buy a defibrillator for the local community. Lab assistant James Tombs, 36, launched the ‘Hampers for Hearts’ campaign to help raise | more
Aberdeen opticians host homeless people
Clinical staff at an Aberdeen opticians brought some winter cheer to the city’s homeless with a drop-in event that allowed vulnerable people to have a full sight test. Twenty free pairs of glasses were made up within an hour of the eye tests, and while they waited, hot drinks were served thanks to Starbucks and food was kindly donated by Pret A Manger
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From basic light perception to better than UK driving standard
Optometrist Ryan Burke recently returned from a sight saving mission to Moldova in Eastern Europe to treat 1,600 people in just five days. The trip was jointly organised by a group from Cardiff University and a Romanian pastor. | more
Testing eyes and testing limits on Everest: Sophie Woodburn
“If you’d told me 18 months ago I’d be on a plane returning home from three weeks volunteering on Mount Everest, I would have thought you were crazy. Thankfully, I was fortunate enough to be the winner of a sponsored trip with Eyes4Everest, making this crazy dream a reality.” | more
The benefits of hiring people with disabilities
Optometrist Melanie Brackstone, shares why her Cheltenham-based practices got involved in a project to help people back into work. We first got involved with the Going the Extra Mile (GEM) Project around a year ago | more
Sophie’s Magic Spectacles helps children’s self-esteem
When an author had an eye test, she chatted about her idea for a book to help transform children’s self-esteem and tackle the growing issue of young children suffering with mental health issues – with a specs-wearing character who can see through to the good in people. The optician then went on to help the author get the book published | more
Yuletide yarn for RNIB
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Mother and daughters complete Kilimanjaro charity trek
An optical family have completed their climb of Mount Kilimanjaro raising some £7,000 for charity. Krishna Parmar and her two daughters, Amisha and Jyoti, who run Specsavers stores in Beeston, Ilkeston, Long Eaton and Eastwood, | more