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TravelHands: Help London be more accessible for all. A service pairing VIP and a Londoner to travel together in the city.

Book and register your journey now via: www.travelhands.co.uk

05/10/2026

We’re heading to Alexandra Park with our friends at Metro Blind Sport on Wednesday 21 October, and you’re invited.

We’ll meet at Wood Green Station at 10:15am and set off on a guided walk around the palace and rose garden, keeping an ear out for the park’s wildlife along the way. Lunch is at The Phoenix Pizzeria (at your own cost), and we’ll have everyone back at Wood Green by 3pm at the latest.

Want to join the walk or come along as a volunteer guide? Send us a DM and we’ll sort out the details.

03/10/2026

Our Monthly VIP Club is back in Brent, and you’re invited!

We’ve teamed up with MAB for a relaxed morning of conversation, community and connection. It’s open to visually impaired people, their friends and anyone who wants to come along and meet new people.

Date: Monday 5 October 2026
Time: 10:30am – 12:30pm
Venue: Sudbury Methodist Church, 809A Harrow Road, Wembley, HA0 2LP
Entry: £3
On-site parking available

Want to join us, or need a hand getting there? DM us if you’re interested and we’ll share all the details.

30/09/2026

A walk in the park, together

We’re teaming up with Metro Blind Sport for a guided morning walk around Alexandra Park, followed by lunch with a view of the Palace. Fresh air, good company, and one of the best views in London.

When: Wednesday 21 October
Meet: Wood Green Station, 10:15am
Walk: 10:30am to 12:30pm
Lunch: The Phoenix Bar & Pizzeria, Alexandra Palace (food and drinks at your own cost)
Back at Wood Green: by 2:30pm, 3pm at the latest

Along the way we’ll stop at the Rose Garden, pass the Football and Cricket Club, and look out for wildlife around the Palace. Our volunteers will guide throughout, including at lunch, and we’ll help you connect with station assistance for your journey home.

Want to join us? Send us a DM and we’ll save you a spot.

28/09/2026

Our CEO, Ishan Jha accepted the award on behalf of everyone who makes Travel Hands what it is: the volunteers who give their time to travel alongside visually impaired Londoners, and the travellers who trust us to help them get where they want to go. This recognition belongs to all of you.

Thank you to The Faith & Belief Forum for a wonderful evening and for shining a light on the work being done to make London a more inclusive city. We’re more determined than ever to keep going 💛

27/09/2026

For most people, that just means the commute home happens under streetlights instead of daylight. For many visually impaired people, it changes how the whole day is planned. Low light makes kerbs, steps and platform edges harder to read, poorly lit streets become harder to judge, and a route that felt easy in July can feel very different by November.

None of this means people stop travelling. It means the world around them needs to keep up. Well-lit stations, clear tactile paving, staff who offer help without assuming, and neighbours willing to walk alongside someone all make the difference between staying in and heading out.

That’s what Travel Hands is here for: making sure independence doesn’t depend on the season.

If you’re visually impaired and want support with a journey this autumn, or you’d like to volunteer as a sighted guide, the link is in our bio.

26/09/2026

It’s National Eye Health Week, and here’s your nudge. 👁️

A routine eye test checks a lot more than whether you need new glasses. It can pick up signs of conditions like glaucoma and diabetes early, often before you notice anything yourself.

So if it’s been more than two years, book it in. It’s quick, and many people in the UK can get one free on the NHS.

And for everyone already living with sight loss, we’re here too. Our volunteer Guides help VIPs get where they’re going, on their own terms, every week of the year. Link in bio.

23/09/2026

Who’s it for? Anyone with a visual impairment, their friends and family, and anyone curious about volunteering with Travel Hands. Everyone’s welcome.

When: Monday 5 October 2026, 10:30am to 12:30pm
Where: Sudbury Methodist Church, 809A Harrow Road, Wembley, HA0 2LP
Entry: £3, with on-site parking available
More details: contact Rita on 07510 127893

Come say hi. We’d love to meet you.

23/09/2026

Every Wednesday at 11am, one of our Guides meets the same person for the same walk. Same route, same market stall, same running joke.

Nothing about it is remarkable. That’s the point.

Most conversations about sight loss and mobility jump straight to infrastructure — tactile paving, audio announcements, step-free access. All necessary. But the gap that keeps people at home isn’t usually a missing ramp. It’s not having anyone to make the journey with, and the confidence that comes from doing a route enough times that it stops being a decision.

That’s what we’re funding when we fund a Guide pairing. Not a rescue. A repeat.

We’ve supported over 1,500 assisted journeys with more than 400 visually impaired Londoners. The ones that change things are rarely the first journey. They’re the fortieth — the point where someone walks a stretch alone because they’ve walked it enough times with someone else.

£10 a month funds one of those walks. £25 funds a week of them.

If your organisation is looking at accessibility commitments this year, this is what community-powered mobility looks like in practice. Happy to talk.

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Telephone

+442039661650

Website

https://www.travelhands.co.uk/

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