Tasty treats

By |2020-12-03T22:20:33+00:00December 8th, 2020|Categories: Stories|

Beautiful ornaments made from food Now we're in the Christmas mood! Johnathan He, age 14 What Johnathan told us about his decoration: “This decoration consists of Braille on the shortbread dough saying Merry Christmas. We wanted to do this idea since we loved cooking and it was very fun to make. I [...]

Festive lanterns

By |2020-12-03T22:19:37+00:00December 7th, 2020|Categories: Stories|

These lanterns are a wonderful sight Sure to make your Christmas merry and bright! Alana Gratty, age 17 What Alana told us about her decoration: “Alana has made a Japanese lantern, with pipe cleaners, card and stickers, with a battery operated candle inside.” Image description: Alana's lantern is made from blue card [...]

Fingerprinting fun

By |2020-12-03T22:18:29+00:00December 6th, 2020|Categories: Stories|

Fingerprinting at Christmas is so fun to do Personalised decorations especially for you! Emily Mullen, age 3 What Emily told us about her decoration: “Picture showing various fingerprint art on white gift tags depicting Christmas images like Christmas trees, Christmas wreaths, Robins and Reindeer.” Olivia Rae Cudbertson, age [...]

Cute characters

By |2020-12-03T22:17:20+00:00December 5th, 2020|Categories: Stories|

From reindeer to robins it's time for something sweet These cute little characters make any Christmas complete! Ted Lambert, age 4 What Ted told us about his decoration: “A cut-out a reindeer with 4 legs, googly eyes, pipe cleaner antlers and a sparkly red pom pom nose.” Phoenix [...]

Hello Snowmen!

By |2020-12-03T22:15:30+00:00December 4th, 2020|Categories: Stories|

December is here and we’re dreaming of snow These frosty decorations can’t wait to say hello! Charlie Sharp, age 4 What Charlie told us about his decoration: “This is Charlie the snowman he's very giggly and loves feeling all the snow in his hands and even in his large mouth!” Image description: [...]

VICTA Christmas decoration competition

By |2020-12-03T22:56:11+00:00December 3rd, 2020|Categories: Stories|

Welcome to our very special Christmas advent house! Each day we will reveal a new set of amazing Christmas decorations from our competition. Click on today's date to be let inside the window. If you click before the date, the link won't work so keep coming back to find out what's behind each door! [...]

Claire goes ultra with her fundraising!

By |2020-11-04T12:20:13+00:00November 4th, 2020|Categories: Fundraising, Stories|

Taking on your first ultra marathon while on day 195 of a running every day streak may sound like insanity but that's me... bonkers... mad. Those who know me, know that I love to have fun, push boundaries and at the same time help others, so what better way to celebrate the virtual London Marathon? [...]

Interview with BBC broadcaster Peter White by Harriet Smith

By |2020-05-06T13:15:44+01:00May 6th, 2020|Categories: Be inspired, Stories|Tags: , , , |

I recently had the good fortune of interviewing Peter White, a broadcaster I greatly admire. Like myself, Peter has been blind since birth and I was keen to find out more about his experiences working in radio. Radio is something I have always been passionate about. I have enjoyed many of Peter’s BBC Radio 4 programmes, including [...]

Online Takeover – Hosting a Get Together

By |2020-04-17T15:19:04+01:00April 17th, 2020|Categories: Stories|

Our Pre-teen Sleepover due to take place in the Easter holidays has been postponed and so rather than miss out completely, we have brought some of the fun online! Here you will find all the tips you need to recreate your own virtual get-together and stay connected. First things first, you [...]

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