Sports Camp 2017

By |2019-09-10T15:10:38+01:00September 19th, 2017|Categories: Activities, Stories|Tags: , , , , , |

VICTA and the Royal National College for the Blind (RNC) teamed up in August to deliver our very first ‘Sports Camp’. Sports which are accessible for young people who are blind or partially sighted can be a hugely positive outlet throughout life. Sports encourage confidence, provide a platform for young people to expand friendships, promote inclusion [...]

‘Around the world’ VICTA Family Weekend Fun!

By |2019-09-10T15:18:34+01:00August 30th, 2017|Categories: Activities, Stories|Tags: , , , , , |

ArouhndAs we reached the height of the summer holidays, we found ourselves heading down south to the seaside for our August Family Weekend. We were once again visiting the stunning PGL Osmington Bay, with its fantastic cliff-top location and coastal views. Thankfully the sun shone (most of the time) and the weekend was enjoyed by every [...]

Joint Family Day with Bucksvision and Sight Concern Bedfordshire-2017

By |2019-09-11T12:49:22+01:00May 25th, 2017|Categories: Activities, Stories|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Due to the success of last year’s collaborations between VICTA and BucksVision, we were thrilled to kick off the summer with another Joint Family Day. This year was made even bigger and better, thanks to the addition of Sight Concern Bedfordshire, and all 3 organisations were excited for what the day would hold. Thankfully, the weather [...]

VICTA discover the real Cyprus

By |2019-09-11T12:56:15+01:00May 5th, 2017|Categories: Activities, Stories|Tags: , , , , , , |

For VICTA’s first international trip of 2017 we travelled to the beautiful island of Cyprus. This was a dual location trip, with the first half spent on the coast in Paphos and the second half in the Troodos mountain range. After a very early morning and a long day travelling, our group were thrilled to spend [...]

Dinosaurs by the sea!

By |2019-09-12T13:37:31+01:00June 22nd, 2016|Categories: Stories|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 [...]

Volunteer Jamie is putting himself through the paces for VICTA

By |2019-09-12T18:05:56+01:00January 6th, 2015|Categories: Stories, Volunteering|Tags: , , , , , |

VICTA volunteer Jamie has pledged to support us in a series of fundraising events across the year. I’m sure many of you know Jamie, who has volunteered on several of our activities over the last few years. He is a loyal volunteer and we’re sure you will all enjoy following his progress. Jamie has seen first-hand [...]

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