Youth activity break at RNC for 14-17 years

By |2019-09-06T12:05:59+01:00May 22nd, 2018|Categories: Activities, Stories|Tags: , , , , , , |

Our first 14-17 year old trip of 2018 took us to the Royal National College for the Blind (RNC), in Hereford. The start of the trip began with a nice relaxed lunch and an opportunity to get to know each other with lots of new faces in both the young people and the volunteers. In the [...]

Cultural discovery trip to Thailand

By |2019-09-06T12:43:46+01:00May 17th, 2018|Categories: Activities, Stories|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Our first activity of the year was to Thailand. And what an incredible journey it was. Every person present gained so much in so many ways, from learning independence, sharing time, space and emotions to the stunning experience of Thai life. We visited Temples, stayed in small villages and experienced life in Thailand from chicken basket [...]

Weekend driving break in Thetford

By |2019-09-06T12:19:00+01:00May 17th, 2018|Categories: Activities, Stories|Tags: , , , , , , , |

VICTA’s second activity break of 2018 took us away on an energetic weekend to Thetford. More specifically, Thorpe Woodlands Activity Centre, for our second driving break for the 18-29 group. With lots of new faces (including a new VICTA staff member), we all arrived ready to tackle the challenging weekend ahead. Arriving around lunchtime, an afternoon [...]

Family day at Herrings Green Activity Farm

By |2019-09-06T12:13:19+01:00May 17th, 2018|Categories: Activities, Stories|

A wet and windy day greeted us at Herrings Green Farm but it didn’t dampen any spirits as everyone looked forward to starting off the second week of the Easter holidays by spending some quality time with a variety of different birds and animals. In the morning sessions, we got the chance to hold a variety [...]

Thailand Adventure with VICTA

By |2019-09-06T14:16:44+01:00March 6th, 2018|Categories: Activities, Stories|Tags: , , , , , , |

I consider myself lucky to be well travelled. But this is only with family. Destinations and attractions have been numerous, but I have always craved something else; to travel with friends, peers, and experience richer, local cultural experiences than traditional family holidays deliver. Though I have many sighted friends through university, beyond hiking across the UK [...]

Team VICTA Fundraising Twitter Chat Roundup

By |2019-09-17T14:46:31+01:00February 12th, 2018|Categories: Fundraising, Stories|Tags: , , |

On Friday 10th February #TeamVICTA hosted a twitter party to discuss all things fundraising! A big thank you to everyone who joined in and shared ideas. If you missed it fear not! You will find a round up of the highlights here… @VICTAChildren How are you all finding fundraising? Is anyone close to hitting their targets? [...]

Blind Skiing with Seable Holidays and VICTA

By |2019-09-10T10:52:31+01:00January 22nd, 2018|Categories: Activities, Stories|Tags: , , , , , , , |

VICTA recently ran a fantastic ski trip, organised by Seable Holidays, to the Italian Alps. Attendee Eeshma wrote an account of her experience for the Seable website which we have been able to share here: Blind Skiing on the Slopes of Sauze, Italy By Eeshma Qazi How do you feel about skiing? Are you a champion [...]

John joins Team VICTA for a marathon challenge!

By |2019-09-12T10:21:53+01:00January 11th, 2018|Categories: Fundraising, Stories|Tags: , , |

VICTA’s Activities Coordinator, John Smith has decided to step onto the other side of the tracks this year to join our team of runners for the 2018 London Marathon! We are excitedly following his progress and looking forward to supporting John and all of our inspirational #TeamVICTA runners on the big day. John has taken some [...]

Looking back over 30 years of VICTA

By |2019-09-13T15:28:47+01:00December 20th, 2017|Categories: Activities, Fundraising, Grants, Stories, Volunteering|Tags: , , |

This year VICTA celebrated 30 years of our charity. It has been the perfect time to reflect on everything that has been achieved and to look ahead to a positive future for the charity and those we support. Join us in a look back over our growth, there is an abundance of wonderful memories and milestones [...]

Yuletide fun with Bucksvision and Sight Concern Bedfordshire

By |2019-09-10T14:40:44+01:00December 14th, 2017|Categories: Activities, Stories|Tags: , , , , |

VICTA once again teamed up with local charities BucksVision and Sight Concern Bedfordshire to host a Christmas party for families in the local area. We had an unprecedented number of applications, and those families who were lucky enough to receive places arrived full of Christmas spirit! The day kicked off with a delicious buffet lunch in [...]

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