The photo shows Harriet smiling with her talking scales. My name is Harriet and this is my first article for Strive. I am 29 years old, and have an interest in cooking and healthy eating. With this in mind, I wanted to write an article about how eating healthily can effect and [...]
By Ibraheem Iqbal Hi everyone, my name is Ibraheem, but you can call me Ibz. I am proud to be one of VICTA’s Young Ambassadors. I have been given the opportunity to write an article about mental health in this issue. I will begin to outline what is meant by health and fitness then I [...]
By Sonal Sumaria Sea green, olive, dark green, forest green, lime, mint, pear, shamrock, emerald, seaweed, parakeet, sage, jade and viridian are a few of many of shades of green – the colour of nature, peace, life, renewal, energy and safety, I’ve seen and worked with. It’s a colour I’ll never be fed up [...]
By George Upfield My name is George Upfield, I am 23 years old, and I’m a new ambassador for VICTA. I have been asked to write a short article on the subject of wellbeing. I am visually impaired as the result of a brain tumour which crushed my optic nerves when I was nine. [...]
By Owais Niaz I started off playing cricket for fun during my break and lunch times at Joseph Clarke School. After some time playing, I started to improve which caught the attention of the teacher in charge of managing the school cricket team. Noticing my enthusiasm for the sport, she asked me to help [...]
In December 2019 VICTA travelled to the historical city of Prague with a group of 18 to 29-year olds to explore the delights of the Czech Christmas Markets and rich history of the area. While in Prague, we took part in several walking tours around different parts of the city, including the Mala Strana, Prague Castle, [...]
A huge thank you to everyone who entered our Tree for Treats competition, you have completely transformed our tree into something magical! We were blown away by everyone's creativity and choosing a winner was very difficult indeed. Here are the entries for you all to enjoy. Congratulations to [...]
In November a group of young adults with vision impairments attended VICTA's first photography course in London. If you are visually impaired, photography might not be the first skill you would think of trying your hand at but our group proved it can be accessible, enjoyable and really help develop your creative skills. With the [...]
Congratulations to Charlie, Freeha, Kai, Mahalia and Niamh, our first Duke of Edinburgh’s Silver Award group, for successfully completing their two-night camping expedition in the wilds of the Peak District. Four returning members from last year’s Bronze Award were joined by a new team member, who worked diligently together to meet the requirements of the [...]
A group of 14-17 year olds challenged themselves to develop their skills and think about their future as part of the VICTA Youth Career Skills Week. After several days taking part in a series of fun and exciting individual and team challenges that tested communication, teamwork, leadership and problem [...]
VICTA
Challenge House
Sherwood Drive
Milton Keynes
MK3 6DP
admin@victa.org.uk
01908 240831
Charity registration No.
1065029
