Wilberforce Trust

05/10/2026

We are looking for prizes for our Christmas Raffle, which is fast approaching!

Physical items and gifted experiences are perfect, and help us raise as much money as possible! If you are from a local business or organisation and would like to support our raffle, and raise money for our childrem's group, Club Wilber, please get in touch.

Please call 01904 760037 or email [email protected]

03/10/2026

Our Outreach Coordinator, Anne, will be at the 50+ Festival Information Fair on Tuesday. Anne will be on hand with information and advice on our services and how we might be able to support those with sensory loss.

This annual event takes place at York Theatre Royal cafe bar Tuesday 6th October, 10am-12pm. Alongside us will be lots of other organisations and stalls tailored for those over 50 in York.

02/10/2026

Join us on 28th October for a Smart Glasses Social and learn more about Smart Glasses and how they might be able to support your sensory impairment.

This event is open to all. To book, scan the QR code or by emailing our YorSensory team on [email protected]

Wednesday 28th October, 1pm
Wilberforce House, The Grove
York
YO24 1AN

01/10/2026

Last weekend we returned to Wild Things Forest School for our second session of the year. This one was themed around Autumn and we were lucky to have the most perfect, September day for it.

The wonderful Emma, welcomed the families back and they were able to free play within the forest school with a range of activities and crafts. The mud kitchen was a firm favourite as always, with some of the children creating the most magical feasts for the adults, including an imaginative Christmas Dinner!

There were wooden stamps and crafts, instruments and books and plenty of trees and dens to explore. The workbench area is always really popular with the children able to safely learn how to hammer and use small tools. This time they could create a decoration with their initial on.

For those that wanted something a bit more relaxed the pond area has a hammock and there was conker painting and places to draw.

These sessions are a brilliant way for the children to gently learn to play and explore the outdoors and they have the best time each time we visit. Thank you again Emma for giving us another sensory and playful adventure of an afternoon.

30/09/2026

Throughout the year we share hints and tips for day to day concerns that people with a visual or hearing impairment may be challenged with. Many of these have been provided by clients with lived experience.

This month is all about bank notes...

For more information and advice from our YorSensory team contact them on-
01904 202292
[email protected]
https://wilberforcetrust.signvideo.net

27/09/2026

This week is and one of the themes around the wek has been children's eye health.

Did you know that 1 in 5 children are living with an undiagnosed vision problem?

Regular sight tests are vital to detect and treat problems early, helping them get the best start in life. Sight tests are free (on the NHS) for under 16s, and under 19s in full-time education.

Contact your local opticians this weekend and get the kids booked in.

25/09/2026

The day is almost here!! The brilliant Rachel Kenny is braving a skydive this weekend, raising funds for ourselves and for our neighbours, St Leonard's Hospice.

Rachel is the wife of our newest Ambassador, Andrew Kenny, who also raised money for us with a cycling challenge in 2024.

Please support Rachel as she puts her fears to one side and help her raise lots of money for two great causes!

Thank you for taking the time to visit my GiveWheel page and supporting my chosen charities - The Wilberforce Trust and St Leonard's Hospice. Please help …

24/09/2026

This week is National Eye Health Week, with each day looking at a different theme around good eye health, and things we can do day-to-day to support this.

Today's theme is Live Well To See Well and we instantly thought about healthy eating and the foods we can pick that benefit our eyes. So leafy greens, oily fish, eggs, nuts and seeds.

Tesco have produced this brilliant 'Now We're Cooking' recipe collection, 100 of their favourite recipes curated into clear, simple steps and different accessible formats. Click the link to download your copy and also find audio versions, BSL and closed caption videos. A braille copy is also available by request-

https://realfood.tesco.com/accessible-recipes/

21/09/2026

We're in the middle of a big project here, reviewing our quarterly newsletter, InSight. We would like to say a big thank you to the volunteers who came in today, and are coming in tomorrow, to help us with getting the letters out to all of our written subscribers, and making phone calls too.

Without their help we wouldnt be able to contact the hundreds of people registered with us, to find out of they would like to still receive InSight, and in what format they would like to receive it.

Putting labels and stamps on envelopes, stapling letters and making phone calls. All small jobs when broken down, but together they are helping us bring this project to a close.