Exploring sensory art Sensory Tour at MK Gallery MK Gallery produced a sensory tour especially for VICTA, based on their exhibition of the artwork by Larry Achiampong. The tour facilitator, Julia, took three families on a guided tour of the exhibition, immersing them in the smells, [...]

A month of sporting legends VICTA Sports Activity Week for 14 to 17 years VICTA’s annual Sports Activity Week took place in October half term at the Royal National College for the Blind in Hereford. Participants took part in a range of activities such as Go [...]

Exciting news from the Vault Smartify at the the Science Museum, London VICTA were honoured to be invited to test drive the Science Museum’s New Technicians exhibition! Smartify who produce audio guides for museums and galleries invited VICTA participants to test and make recommendations on the [...]

Our first ever Summer Camp VICTA Summer Camp for 14 to 17s 2022 saw VICTA deliver its first Summer Camp in a safari tented camp at Dearne Valley in Doncaster. It's not only a first for us, but the first of its kind in the UK,  [...]

Surf's up for summer action VICTA Surf ‘n’ Turf at Skern Lodge for 18+ Surf's up! VICTA headed to Devon for a weekend of sea, sand and surfing with our 18+ participants. There was even time for an ice cream on the sea front. Participant Ellie [...]

Our Family Weekends return!  VICTA Spring Family Weekend VICTA were delighted to host our Spring Family Weekend at Dearne Valley in Doncaster, our first since 2019. It was a huge success with 30 families and 18 volunteers taking part in adventure activities such as climbing, raft [...]

Cooking up a jam packed month Joint Family Day in Sussex VICTA joined forces with Blatchington Court Trust, Look Sussex and Sight Support Worthing to provide a day full of adventure and adrenaline!  14 families joined the Family Day which provided many opportunities to network with [...]

Family days & pre-teen adventurers Pre-teen Activity Centre Over the course of three action-packed days, VICTA visited Coldwell Activity Centre in Burnley Our group of six 10-13 year olds got involved in climbing, crate stacking and fire lighting. Not even the pouring rain could dampen our [...]

Self advocates & code breakers Self-Advocacy Course with UCAN Productions Another first for VICTA. We worked with UCAN Productions who delivered an online Self-Advocacy Course. This was facilitated by Hannah and Jake from UCAN Productions, both with lived experience.  It was so well received; it is [...]

Young designers & parent workshops Microsoft Citizen Design VICTA were invited to take part in a Citizen Design project with Microsoft. Participants took part in the testing and designing of an Object Recognizer Application which will eventually be available to the open market! View the full [...]