Volunteer Awards 2023

We’re so fortunate to have almost 200 volunteers giving their time to help others at Beacon.  Together, they complete around 20,000 hours of volunteering each year across a variety of roles from telephone befriending and helping out in our shops to supporting...

What’s On June 2023

We have lots of activities taking place at Beacon and in the community each month. You can find details of some of the sessions taking place in June below. If you are interested in joining any of our sessions, please call us on 01902 880 111 or email...

Footballing fundraiser final to be held

THE final of a fundraising football competition that’s been raising money for the Beacon Centre for the Blind for 97 years will be held at Molineux next week. The JW Hunt Cup was launched in 1926 and since then has been entertaining non-league crowds year after year,...

Tributes paid to cup stalwart

TRIBUTES have been paid to a Vice President of the JW Hunt Cup who has passed away.  Over the years, the JW Hunt Cup has had many loyal and generous committee members, none more so than Manmohan Singh Maheru, who died on Sunday (April 23). Known affectionately as...

What’s On May 2023

We have lots of activities taking place at Beacon and in the community each month. You can find details of some of the sessions taking place in May below. If you are interested in joining any of our sessions, please call us on 01902 880 111 or email...

Accessible voting

Being able to vote freely and independently is key to the electoral system in the UK but if you are living with sight loss or another disability having your say at the ballot box hasn’t always been straightforward. Some of the barriers blind and partially...