Mary’s Golf Fundraiser
Mary lost her eye last year in a golfing accident, but after a period of recovery has bravely stepped back onto the golf course with the support of her friends at St. Clement’s Ladies golf club. Mary decided to organise a fundraiser for EYECAN, where her friends were made to wear an eye patch to […]
Paint pouring workshop
Activity Club member Zoe recently led a paint pouring workshop with our Wednesday Activity Club members. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves and had lots of fun creating their individual artworks. Peter, who usually spend his time working in the garden came inside for the day to join the workshop.
Closer to home Event
The Government of Jersey are running a Closer to Home event on Thursday 9th February 9:30am – 12:30pm at St Clement’s Parish Hall, La Grande Route de la Côte, St Clement. This event will bring together lots of services in one place, in a relaxed and informal environment and it’s free to attend. The focus […]
EYECAN Christmas Raffle Results
EYECAN’s Christmas Raffle has just been drawn and we have the winning tickets. 1st prize £1000: 0763 2nd prize £200: 0214 3rd prize £50: 0571 Thank you to everyone who bought a ticket. Special thanks to G4S Secure Solutions Jersey for once again sponsoring our Christmas Raffle. Merry Christmas everyone.
Samares School’s Year 6 Christmas Carols
Samares School’s Year 6 had a brilliant time singing Christmas carols to our social club members. The children talked to everyone they met and discussed what Christmas meant to them. Our members were thrilled to welcome the children to Westlea Centre. Thank you Samares School for giving us such a wonderful time.
Public Consultation on Assisted Dying
The second phase of public consultation on assisted dying proposals has been launched and will run for a 12-week period until Saturday 14 January 2023. Islanders are being asked to put forward their views on how an Assisted Dying Service in Jersey can be delivered. The full consultation report, summary and accessible versions can be […]
International Day of Persons with Disabilities: Not all Disabilities are Visible.
Whilst most people are very considerate towards Islanders with sight loss, we hope the following points will help clear up any misunderstandings: Most people with sight loss won’t look any different from anyone else. Very few people with sight loss are completely blind, most have some useful vision left. Some people with impaired sight use […]
Amar Latif’s Birthday
Today is Amar Latif’s Birthday. Amar is a British entrepreneur, television personality and professional traveller who had lost 95% of his vision by his late teens due to retinitis pigmentosa. In 2004 he founded Traveleyes, a travel agency which specialises in tours for blind and partially-sighted travellers
Diabetic Eye Disease Month
Diabetic retinopathy is one of the leading causes of blindness in the developed world, yet it is largely preventable. If you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes, it is important to have your eyes screened annually by the diabetic retinal screening service at the General Hospital/Overdale. The staff there are highly specialised in diabetic […]
EYECAN November 2022 Newsletter
Hello once again to all friends of EYECAN. We hope you are keeping well, and that life is treating you kindly. Staff changes to EYECAN Those of you who visit the Centre regularly may have noticed some new faces amongst the staff team. EYECAN is pleased to welcome Catherine Swemmer as the Charity’s Finance Manager, […]
