Six people standing on a railway platform at Preston train station, including members of Avanti West Coast and Community Rail Lancashire. A smartly dressed lady standing at the front of the group is wearing black sim specs.
A group of six attendees at a previous Let's Get Active event learning and practising baseball on an outdoor pitch. To the right of the image, a young male attendee holding a bat stands slightly in front of the rest of the players.
Nine people, including Lime staff members stood with London Sight Loss Council members at the end of the sim-spec walk.
Sight Loss Council and Young Voices volunteers, and Thomas Pocklington staff, are sat on a bus creating some of the videos used in the training materials. Two passengers have white canes with them and there is a guide dog sat at the front.
Sight Loss Council volunteers sat around a table having a discussion at a recent conference. A Sight Loss Council banner is in the background.

Sight Loss Councils

Advocating on issues that matter to blind and partially sighted people

Sight Loss Councils are regional groups led by blind and partially sighted people and funded by Thomas Pocklington Trust. Together, we work with organisations to ensure what they do is accessible and inclusive. 

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We asked some of our members, why they joined, what they have got involved in and why other blind and partially sighted people should consider joining Sight Loss Councils in their areas.  Come join us.

Hear from more volunteers about why you should join us

Group of volunteers with their arms around each other, facing away from the camera. They are outside and are all wearing light blue t-shirts.Join usPassionate about making a difference? What to influence positive change? Our Sight Loss Councils, led by blind and partially sighted volunteers, are recruiting new members. Join us today! Read more
Campaigns icon shows loud hailer and links to Sight Loss Councils campaigning work including #DistancingBlind and #StreetsForAllCampaignsSight Loss Councils campaigns push for a society where blind and partially sighted people have the same access to goods and services as everybody else. Read more
A group of seven people of mixed ages, genders and ethnicities. Some are holding white canes and there is one person with a guide dog. The group is standing in front of a red sign that reads, 'South Fylde Line' at a train station. There is an Amazon locker to the left and trees in the background.About Sight Loss CouncilsSight Loss Councils, funded by Thomas Pocklington Trust, are regional groups led by blind and partially sighted volunteers. Together, we use our lived experience to tackle the things that really matter to blind and partially sighted people, every day. Read more

~2M

There are more than 2 million blind and partially sighted people in the UK

1 in 2

working age people have been treated unfairly by others because of their visual impairment

1 in 5

people will be blind or partially sighted in their lifetime

All Aboard Accessibility: Try a Train Event with Merseyside SLC and Avanti West Coast 

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Six people standing on a railway platform at Preston train station, including members of Avanti West Coast and Community Rail Lancashire. A smartly dressed lady standing at the front of the group is wearing black sim specs.Blind and partially sighted passengers invited to ‘Try a Train’ with new Avanti West Coast partnership
People are walking along a path with a woman in a beige jacket and a man using a white-cane to help navigate his way. The path is narrow due to some machinery and fencing to the right of the image.Hammersmith and Fulham Council team experiences street obstacles first-hand
Three people, a woman and two men, are standing slightly to the left of a sign in front of a large building. The people are all holding white walking sticks, and the two men in the centre and to the right are wearing visors. The sign the people are standing next to says ‘Portsmouth Museum and Art Gallery” while an additional sign below is promoting an event for, ‘The Quietness of Feeling’ on the 1st of October.Hampshire Sight Loss Council works with Portsmouth Museum to increase access

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