Sight Support Derbyshire SSD

Sight Support Derbyshire SSD Sight Support Derbyshire (reg. charity no. 1080986) supports visually impaired adults and children We also have an office in Chesterfield.

Formerly Derbyshire Association for the Blind, Sight Support Derbyshire was established in 1914 to support soldiers returning from World War One. In 2012 we changed our name to reflect the fact that many of the visually impaired users of our services are not actually registered blind. We support 4,000 people in Derbyshire by offering rehabilitation, sports and leisure services, home support, low v

ision assessments and more, with most of our services delivered by a team of committed and experienced volunteers. To find out more about volunteering, or to make a donation, visit our website. You can also follow us on Twitter

Our head office in Wentworth House, Derby is open from 9am to 5pm Monday to Thursday. Our aim is to extend our services to benefit every visually impaired person in Derbyshire.

Less than two weeks to go until the start of our Big Give match funding appeal! For one week only from noon on Monday ...
11/06/2026

Less than two weeks to go until the start of our Big Give match funding appeal!

For one week only from noon on Monday 22nd June until 5pm on Monday 29th June, donations to our appeal will be DOUBLED! This is a fantastic opportunity to raise vital funds to support our Befriending Project, matching amazing volunteers with local older people living with sight loss who are isolated and lonely.

Can you help?

- Make a donation when the campaign opens (see comments)
- organise a cake sale or dress down day at your work place, school, college, church, sports club, social group etc with all donations going to the campaign
- Spread the word! Please like and share our social media posts so we can reach as many people as possible - and hopefully reach our target!

NCVO
Global's Make Some Noise

* Only donations made via the Big Give site between noon on Monday 22nd June and 5pm on Monday 29th June will be eligible for match funding
* £1,250 available in match funding. Any money raised over and above this will not be matched but will still support our Befriending Project

Less than two weeks to go until the start of our Big Give match funding appeal! For one week only from noon on Monday ...
10/06/2026

Less than two weeks to go until the start of our Big Give match funding appeal!

For one week only from noon on Monday 22nd June until 5pm on Monday 29th June, donations to our appeal will be DOUBLED! This is a fantastic opportunity to raise vital funds to support our Befriending Project, matching amazing volunteers with local older people living with sight loss who are isolated and lonely.

Can you help?

- Make a donation when the campaign opens (see comments)
- organise a cake sale or dress down day at your work place, school, college, church, sports club, social group etc with all donations going to the campaign
- Spread the word! Please like and share our social media posts so we can reach as many people as possible - and hopefully reach our target!

NCVO
GGlobal's Make Some Noise

* Only donations made via the Big Give site between noon on Monday 22nd June and 5pm on Monday 29th June will be eligible for match funding
* £1,250 available in match funding. Any money raised over and above this will not be matched but will still support our Befriending Project

Less than two weeks to go until the start of our Big Give match funding appeal! For one week only from noon on Monday ...
09/06/2026

Less than two weeks to go until the start of our Big Give match funding appeal!

For one week only from noon on Monday 22nd June until 5pm on Monday 29th June, donations to our appeal will be DOUBLED! This is a fantastic opportunity to raise vital funds to support our Befriending Project, matching amazing volunteers with local older people living with sight loss who are isolated and lonely.

Can you help?

- Make a donation when the campaign opens (see comments)
- organise a cake sale or dress down day at your work place, school, college, church, sports club, social group etc with all donations going to the campaign
- Spread the word! Please like and share our social media posts so we can reach as many people as possible - and hopefully reach our target!

NCVO Global's Make Some Noisee

* Only donations made via the Big Give site between noon on Monday 22nd June and 5pm on Monday 29th June will be eligible for match funding
* £1,250 available in match funding. Any money raised over and above this will not be matched but will still support our Befriending Project

Less than a month to go until our Summer Raffle draw and we have some fantastic prizes to give away thanks to the genero...
08/06/2026

Less than a month to go until our Summer Raffle draw and we have some fantastic prizes to give away thanks to the generosity of local Derbyshire businesses.

For just £1 you could win one of the following amazing prizes AND know you are supporting local people living with sight loss.

* £250 kindly donated by Lubrizol
* A set of beautiful nesting bowls kindly donated by our dear friends at Denby Pottery
* A family adventure day at the amazing Mount Cook Adventure Centre
* Four tickets to a home game at Derbyshire County Cricket Club
* A distillery tour for two kindly donated by White Peak Distillery
* Two tickets for an afternoon or evening of festive fun watching Snow White at Derby Arena thanks to Derby LIVE
* A signed cricket bat kindly donated by Derbyshire Cricket Foundation Ltd
* Plus delicious food and drink vouchers from Morley Hayes, the Houseboat Restaurant, Longbow Venues and Bespoke Inns

Draw will take place on 1st July 2026 so make sure you get your tickets on time!

Link in comments. Good luck!

We are ! Would you like to make a real difference to the lives of local people who are feeling lonely and isolated?We a...
04/06/2026

We are ! Would you like to make a real difference to the lives of local people who are feeling lonely and isolated?

We are looking to recruit a part time coordinator for our Befriending Project, covering Derby and the south of the county. Working in conjunction with Volunteer Coordinator and our other Befriending Coordinator who covers Chesterfield and the north of the county, you will help recruit volunteers and match them with local older people with sight loss who are lonely and need someone to talk to.

This role comes with great job satisfaction, witnessing the huge difference that human contact can make.

"Thank you. I feel connected to the outside world again! I hope her visits never stop"

15 hours per week
£25,818 WTE
Based in Derby
We will remain open to applications until the position is filled.

For more information see link in first comment

It was lovely to get together with some of our wonderful volunteers yesterday and thank them for all they do for local p...
04/06/2026

It was lovely to get together with some of our wonderful volunteers yesterday and thank them for all they do for local people living with sight loss. From befriending, to helping out in the office, to fundraising, to being on our Board of Trustees, our volunteers make a difference every day for which we are so grateful. Thank you so much!



To find out more about volunteering with Sight Support Derbyshire, visit our website (link in comments)

Our next Information Day will take place a week today, on Wednesday 10th June 2026 from 12 noon to 2.30pm at the St Thom...
03/06/2026

Our next Information Day will take place a week today, on Wednesday 10th June 2026 from 12 noon to 2.30pm at the St Thomas' Centre & Coffee Bar in Chesterfield. If you or someone you know is experiencing sight loss our Information Days are a great way to access a range of information and support all in one place. Visit our website to find out more or phone 01332 292262. There's no need to book - just pop in. We look forward to meeting you.

Have you ever felt like there's something missing in your life, or that you'd like to make a difference in your communit...
03/06/2026

Have you ever felt like there's something missing in your life, or that you'd like to make a difference in your community but are not sure how?

This why not find out more about volunteering with Sight Support Derbyshire? We are desperately in need of people willing to give up an hour or so of their time each week to visit an older person with sight loss who just needs some company, and maybe help with small tasks such as reading letters.

Find out more by visiting our website (link in comments) or calling Fiona on 01332 292262.

"At 2 o'clock on a Thursday afternoon my doorbell goes and in comes my lifeline ... she has lightened my life"This is ju...
02/06/2026

"At 2 o'clock on a Thursday afternoon my doorbell goes and in comes my lifeline ... she has lightened my life"

This is just one of many comments we receive from older visually impaired people who are visited by one of our amazing Befriending volunteers.

This we recognise all our fantastic volunteers and the time they give to make someone else's life better. Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts 🙏

(If you would like to find out more about volunteering with Sight Support Derbyshire we would love to hear from you. Please visit our website using the link in the comments)

(If you would like to make a donation to support our Befriending Project please watch this space for the match funding campaign 22nd-29th June where all donations will be doubled! Link in comments to find out more)

A message to our volunteers - you are, quite simply, the best!Every day, our volunteers give up their time to make a dif...
01/06/2026

A message to our volunteers - you are, quite simply, the best!

Every day, our volunteers give up their time to make a difference - and not always in the ways you might think!

Take Teresa who kindly came into the office today to spend two hours scrubbing and cleaning our returned collection boxes so that they are all sparkling and ready to be delivered out across Derbyshire once again to collect everyone's small change! It may not be a glamorous task, but without clean collection boxes to place in shops, pubs, cafes etc we would miss out on the £3,500 raised each year from these boxes.

Then there's Mark, who will this year fold around 4,000 raffle tickets for our summer and winter raffle draws! Without someone to fold the tickets, there would be no raffle and we would miss out on the £4,000 raised.

We have many other volunteers doing a whole range of roles and to every one of you we want to say a huge THANK YOU this

(To find out more about volunteering with Sight Support Derbyshire please visit our website - see link in comments)

Address

2a Wentworth House, Vernon Gate
Derby
DE11UR

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+441332292262

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