Catherine Brabin Catherine is based up North in Lancaster, and brings with her a background of working with children and young people in the HE sector. Catherine studied Theatre and English Literature at university and has first-hand experience of growing up with a visual impairment, after being diagnosed with Stargardt’s [...]
Thank you to the London Institute of Photography who welcomed VICTA back for our annual photography course with a group of creative 18 to 29s. Our students really excelled in expressing how they view the world through the art of photography and post-production. From exploring street photography to experimenting with light painting, our students were [...]
Returning runner Mitzy, who ran for #TEAMVICTA in the TCS London Marathon in 2019 and is running again in 2025, is a solicitor based in Norwich, Norfolk. She organised a fundraising event in October at a social Club in Saxlingham Nethergate. “I wasn’t expecting this amount of success, we raised £921, raffle tickets alone fetched [...]
We are delighted to share that VICTA's Parent Services have been announced as winners in the LUXlife Parent & Baby Awards 2024. Winners in the category 'Most Enriching Child-Young Adult Social Support Non Profit Organisation 2024 - UK', it is a wonderful recognition of the supportive community we have built together. We'd like [...]
Every year throughout the month of October we celebrate Blindness Awareness Month. As a charity supporting children and young adults with sight loss, VICTA will be marking this month to help put a spotlight on vision impairments and help raise awareness of eye conditions and how being blind or partially sighted can effect daily life. [...]
Love your Eyes for World Sight Day 2024 This year World Sight Day takes place on Thursday 10 October 2024 and will highlight the critical importance of prioritising child eye health, and give children everywhere the opportunity to love their eyes.  As a charity supporting children and young people with vision impairments, [...]
After a super successful kick off event for their Corporate Challenge, we caught up with Ellie from the Highfield team to find out more! What drives you to fundraise for VICTA? Having volunteered for VICTA for many years, I have seen the impact VICTA has on children [...]
Jared Levy Jared hails from New York and brings with him a background working in sports camps in America as a Counsellor and Programmes Regulator, as well as experience working with children and adults with additional needs. In 2013 he followed his heart and made the move across the pond [...]
Can you introduce yourselves? I’m Molly and 20 years old and she’s Millie (she’s 19 years old), we’ve been friends for quite a few years and we decided to run the London Marathon together! I was diagnosed with a rare genetic eye disease when I was eight years old. This is an incurable condition which [...]
This was my 10th London Marathon and it just gets better every year. London is the most beautiful Marathon in the world. I was honoured and grateful to run for VICTA again, it was so special. How was training as part of #TeamVICTA? I had my all clear from my physio in May 2023 [...]
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