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volunteers needed to help visually impaired people get out<br />
and enjoy the festive season<br />
by Guide Dogs<br />
Sight loss<br />
charity<br />
Guide<br />
Dogs has<br />
launched<br />
an appeal<br />
this festive<br />
season for<br />
volunteers<br />
in<br />
Nottinghamshire who could help local people with<br />
sight loss get out into the community.<br />
The charity’s volunteer ‘sighted guides’ help people<br />
with a vision impairment by guiding them around<br />
their local area, for a couple of hours a week or a<br />
fortnight.<br />
Partnerships are matched based on common<br />
interests and the service helps people with sight loss<br />
build their confidence and do the things they enjoy.<br />
Elizabeth Felgate, My Sighted Guide Volunteering<br />
Manager for Nottinghamshire, said: “The pandemic<br />
has led to many people with sight loss feeling isolated<br />
and losing their confidence.<br />
“Volunteers can give as much or as little time as<br />
they like – just a few hours a week can make all the<br />
difference to someone.”<br />
Volunteers must be 18+ and an Enhanced Disclosure<br />
check is required as part of the role. Full sighted<br />
guide training will be provided for new volunteers by<br />
Guide Dogs.<br />
To find out more, contact Elizabeth Felgate via Elizabeth.Felgate@guidedogs.org.uk,<br />
call 0800 781 1444 or visit www.guidedogs.org.uk/volunteering<br />
To advertise call 0115 926 9777 or email: sarah@ngmagazines.org.uk 29
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