The Beacon Centre for the Blind has been supporting disabled people to boost their digital skills to help them cope with the Coronavirus pandemic. Expert staff from the charity have been teaching people with sight loss and other long-term conditions the skills they...
Message from Pauline Heffernan Hello everyone, I am writing to let you know that, having been privileged to serve as a Beacon Trustee since 2010 and Chair since 2015, I have decided to stand down with effect from 30th June, 2020. Whilst it has been a difficult...
Beacon is kicking of 2020 by challenging the Black Country to complete 10,000 miles over the year and help it raise money for the blind. With the New Year well under way the charity is appealing to fitness fanatics and newbies alike to sign up and help smash the...
Beacon has launched a survey to better understand the sight loss community when voting following the recent general election. The survey, brainchild of Beacon CEO, Lisa Cowley, came about after many people were still reporting varying experiences from voting. Lisa...
As many of us make room for our new gifts from Christmas Beacon is appealing to the public to not let unwanted gifts go to waste, but instead donate them to one of six shops. Beacon is asking the public to help stock its shops for the start of the New Year which are...
Two referees will attempt to run a marathon from Molineux Stadium to the Hawthorns on November 30th whilst passing non-league grounds in an aim to raise £500 for Beacon. The Whistle Foundation, a local charitable group, is marking the upcoming two-year anniversary of...
