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Bites and Bytes

Cooking classes and IT training sessions provide opportunities for blind and partially sighted people to learn new skills, connect with their community and build confidence and resilience....

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Geranium Day 2019

On 24th April our shops and supporters came together to celebrate our annual fundraiser, Geranium Day. Across London bake sales, fun days, coffee mornings and raffles were held to raise funds for GLFB....

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A smiling man features on the cover of Spring 2019’s edition of Insight.

Spring 2019 newsletter- now online!

Your support is changing the lives of blind and partially sighted people across London. From funding sports and social activities to providing counselling and home-visiting support, it all makes a huge difference....

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Robin (right) and his wife Lindsey

Robin Davies – Why I am running for GLFB

GLFB is immensely proud to have a handful of plucky runners taking part in the 2019 Virgin Money London Marathon in support of our work....

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Soap through social enterprise: The GLFB visit CLARITY.

As the longest-serving member organisation of the Greater London Fund for the Blind (GLFB), CLARITY is one of the UK’s first social enterprises and has been training and supporting disabled people to access meaningful employment since 1854. ...

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Ashleigh’s story

Ashleigh, aged 15, who has been blind since birth, developed a love of music at a very young age and thanks to professional tuition is able to play the piano, drums, organ, guitar and saxophone....

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Virgin Money London Marathon 2019: Team GLFB

Please note - places for the 2019 Virgin Money London Marathon are now closed but you can register your interest for 2020 places by contacting fundraising@glfb.org.uk   Register your interest We have a number of places available for the 2019...

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GLFB Fundraisers

We are looking for talented and passionate people to join our growing team.

We are looking for talented and passionate people to join our growing team. If you have the right skills, along with the belief that every blind or partially sighted Londoner should be able to lead their life to the full, please...

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Building confidence through IT training.

Supporter Newsletter Autumn 2018

The latest edition of your supporter newsletter, Insight, is now available. To view and download the newsletter, please click here. The newsletter is our (small) way to say ‘thank you’ to our supporters for helping fund vital services for blind and partially...

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Talking News Islington - live recording session funded by the GLFB

Bringing the news to life

This year Talking Newspapers Islington (TNI) received a grant from the Greater London Fund for the Blind to help fund their mission to bring news to life. We sent Andy Naylor, our volunteer journalist, along to see the difference the...

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