The Mayor of Wolverhampton Clare Darke hosted a Civic Reception in honour of J.W Hunt Cup and its organisers who have been fundraising for Beacon for the past 93 years – helping raise a total £360,000 over its long history.  J.W Hunt Cup committee members were...

Beacon, celebrated the first anniversary of its Fab Lab, a state of the art digital and design facility which offers training for people living with sight loss, with the presentation of brand new equipment thanks to funding from 5/344 T&G Workers Union Benevolent...

Beacon has launched free health checks for the over 40s in Dudley. The scheme, known as Healthy Living Opticians, is based at the charity’s opticians on Wolverhampton Road East in partnership with the NHS.  Trained staff will perform a health MOT which will cover...

Bosses at Beacon showcased the efforts of its 300 plus volunteers with an awards ceremony and tea party today to celebrate Volunteers’ Week (June 1-7).  The charity was keen to highlight the tireless efforts of its invaluable volunteers who support the charity across...

Want to hit bullseye for a good cause?! Beacon is looking for players for its mammoth 24-hour darts marathon at Brewers Fayre Stourbridge on Friday June 7 from 8pm till 8pm the next day. The charity is asking for players to step up to the oche and help raise vital...

Just when you thought Molineux had reached its peak of excitement this season, the home of Wolves FC is to host one more match! This time though it’s the JW Hunt Cup Final which will take place at 7.30PM on 13 May and is a special charity football game to help raise...

intu Merry Hill is working with Beacon to improve visual impaired (VI) customers shopping experiences. The new scheme is being launched on 30 April at intu Merry Hill, Dudley and is designed to support those living with sight loss, with a trained member of staff or...

Beacon recently reopened the VI (visually impaired) Hub in Hanley – previously known as RNIB Resource Centre – and is now opening its doors to the sight loss community around Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent for a Drop-in session. The free Drop-in session, which is...

Beacon’s visually impaired tenpin bowling teams achieved the unthinkable on Saturday and won every trophy at the national blind tenpin bowling finals in Wigan in a flawless performance. The amazing victory saw Beacon’s bowlers take on the best of the best from around...