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ICC 2016 Dresden

By |2019-09-13T14:19:38+01:00September 21st, 2016|Categories: Activities|Tags: , , , , , |

The 22nd International Camp on Communication and Computers (ICC) took place in Dresden, Germany for 10 days this summer. This is a key date in the VICTA diary, and we are thrilled to be the UK representative and give seven young people the chance to attend this great event. Many of you may be thinking, ‘But what [...]

Dinosaurs by the sea!

By |2019-09-13T14:16:12+01:00June 22nd, 2016|Categories: Activities|Tags: , , , , , |

VICTA Spring Family Weekend 2016 May 2016, Osmington Bay VICTA’s first Family Weekend of 2016 saw us travelling down to Weymouth to stay at PGL Osmington Bay. It was VICTA’s first trip to Osmington Bay and we were not disappointed. The views of the Jurassic coastline were stunning, and the weather couldn’t have been kinder with the [...]

Ciao for now

By |2019-09-13T14:13:04+01:00January 20th, 2016|Categories: Activities|Tags: , , , , , , |

By Mohammed Salim Patel “Ciao for now”… These were the parting words from Damiano at the airport in Sicily. Although, in essence it was bye in person; in reality it would never be bye not only to Damiano but all of those who I spent nine days with in Sicily. This is because of all the memories, [...]

VICTA’s Icelandic Adventure

By |2019-09-13T14:28:35+01:00January 18th, 2016|Categories: Activities|Tags: , , , , , |

Iceland was one wet, windy and wonderful week!  Even though the weather was against us, we didn’t let that get in the way of experiencing everything this amazing country has to offer. On our first day, we visited Hallsgrímskirkja, the largest church in Iceland, and the town hall. Both of these venues offered tactile experiences, the [...]

Booting up as a volunteer back at camp

By |2019-09-13T14:09:25+01:00September 7th, 2015|Categories: Activities|Tags: , , , , |

Written by Matthew Clark One of the greatest experiences of my youth has been three times attending the ICC, an international camp for young people from across Europe who are blind or partially sighted. I have wonderful memories of Vienna 2009, Athens 2010 and Cluj 2012 (Romania). Each camp wasn’t just fun but helped develop skills. An [...]

Wendy’s story at the VICTA family weekend

By |2019-09-13T14:03:09+01:00May 6th, 2015|Categories: Activities|Tags: , , , , , |

Wendy and her family recently attended the Spring VICTA family weekend. She wrote a wonderful post for her blog on Greenwich Parent’s Voice and has very kindly said we can share it here too… thank you Wendy! The car was packed to the brim with teddies and meerkats and us: myself, Chloe 8 and brother Josh 6 who [...]

VICTA and Through Scarlett’s Eyes host our first baby and toddler weekend

By |2019-09-13T13:01:39+01:00December 6th, 2014|Categories: Activities|Tags: , , , , , |

Children enjoying the party VICTA’s first baby and toddler weekend was held in October for families with children aged 0-5 years at New College Worcester. It offered parents the chance to meet other families that may have experienced similar situations and gave them an opportunity to participate in workshops while the children enjoyed activities. Baby and toddler party night [...]

VICTA Supports Britain’s First Blind Cricket Team

By |2019-09-13T15:31:05+01:00November 27th, 2014|Categories: Grants|Tags: , , , |

VICTA recently awarded ‘The Change Foundation’ a grant which contributed to them being able to travel to Nepal for the first ever international female visually impaired cricket match. The Change Foundation (the new name for ‘Cricket for Change’) is a charity which aims to use cricket as the means to change the lives of disadvantaged and disabled young people. Four years ago their development [...]

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