Volunteer stories

Check out these stories from our amazing members. Hear their experiences, learn about their Sight Loss Council work and why they feel you should join us:

Sight Loss Council member Paul is sat on a black chair facing the camera. He is wearing a red fleece jacket and jeans . There is a Sight Loss Council banner to his right. The banner says: ‘Led by blind and partially sighted volunteers, we tackle local and national issues, and improve the accessibility of services.’ It also shows the website address: www.sightlosscouncils.org.ukPaul Hopkins: volunteer and join us
Sight Loss Council member Julie is sat on a black chair facing the camera. She is wearing a red chequered dress and has bobbed brown hair. There is a Sight Loss Council banner to her right. The banner says: ‘Led by blind and partially sighted volunteers, we tackle local and national issues, and improve the accessibility of services.’ It also shows the website address: www.sightlosscouncils.org.ukJulie: volunteer and join us
Sight Loss Council member Paul is sat on a black chair facing the camera. He is wearing a cream t-shirt with a band of multi-coloured stripes. There is a Sight Loss Council banner to his right. The banner says: ‘Led by blind and partially sighted volunteers, we tackle local and national issues, and improve the accessibility of services.’ It also shows the website address: www.sightlosscouncils.org.ukPaul Goddard: volunteer and join us
Sight Loss Council member Meena is sat on a black chair facing the camera. She is wearing a black dress with a multi-coloured flower design on the sleeves, and has long brown hair. There is a Sight Loss Council banner to her right. The banner says: ‘Led by blind and partially sighted volunteers, we tackle local and national issues, and improve the accessibility of services.’ It also shows the website address: www.sightlosscouncils.org.ukMeena: volunteer and join us
Sight Loss Council member Anela is sat on a black chair facing the camera. She has long dark hair and is wearing a green dress. There is a Sight Loss Council banner to her right. The banner says: ‘Led by blind and partially sighted volunteers, we tackle local and national issues, and improve the accessibility of services.’ It also shows the website address: www.sightlosscouncils.org.ukAnela: volunteer and join us
A photo of four people, taken from behind. They are wearing white t-shirts with the word 'volunteer' written across the back, in light blue. They are linking arms and the person on either end of the line has one arm raised, in a cheer.‘Blind people are getting a voice’ – Ines’ story
The sight loss council team round a large conference deskLaura Kennedy
Image showing 2 people walking on street, one with a guide dogA voice for the local community
Image showing Laura Greeves presenting to a group of peopleLaura
Josh presenting award to YvonneYvonne
Mohammed, Sight Loss Council memberMohammed
Jack Moffat standing on a green field wearing his Durham VI cricket kitMoving the goalposts: Jack’s Story #MakeSportAccessible
natalie standing at the front of 6 other judo teammates with the British logo in the backgroundNatalie Greenhough: “There are so many ways for VI people to get active” #MakeSportAccessible
‘Volunteering has raised up my confidence’ Mary Gilbertson
‘You’re not on your own’ – Gary’s story
Jules LeeInfluencing Change: An interview with Jules Lee
Natalie smilingMy university experience as a visually impaired student

Feeling inspired to join us?

Drop our friendly volunteering team a line to get your application started. volunteering@pocklington-trust.org.uk

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