Sight Matters Day - 29th Sept

Wednesday 29th of September Nottinghamshire's annual Sight Matters Day returns on the 29th of September and this year promises to be bigger and better than ever. Regular updates will be added to…

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Red Cross Seek Views of Carers

Respite Services The British Red Cross, has been asked by NHS Nottingham to do some work to ascertain the views of carers of people with physical & sensory impairments regarding respite services. Focus…

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Fundraisers Face Their Fears!

200ft Abseil This weekend around 60 brave fundraisers took part in the NRSB Abseil Challenge at Jury's Inn, Nottingham. The weather was mostly on our side, with only one real downpour and…

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Is Seeing Believing?

NRSB go Kickboxing! A group from Nottinghamshire Royal Society for the Blind are setting the record straight and have recently undertaken a 90 minute kickboxing class with local Professional Kickboxing Association (PKA)…

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Run Around the World in a Day!

Be a Part of Something Big! On Sunday 6th June the Hilton in the Community Foundation are offering you the chance to be part of a nationwide attempt to cumulatively circumnavigate the…

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Abseil Places Filling Fast!

Places Being Snapped Up! There has already been great interest and a considerable number of registrations for the NRSB Abseil Challenge at Jury's Inn on 17th & 18th July. Reserve Your Place…

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Three New Staff at NRSB

NRSB are pleased to announce three new members to the team, Kay Dear, Alan Hart and Kimberly Bradder have all recently begun work at Our Ortzen Street Office. All the posts are…

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Placement on Dot the Dots

Transcription Placement Available A six month work placement is available on the new NRSB Dot the Dots Transcription service, which transcribes a variety of documents into accessible formats. The placement is a…

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Optelec Focus Day

Wednesday 5th May Optelec, in association with Nottinghamshire Royal Society for the Blind invite you to a Focus Day, showing a wide range of video magnifiers to help with your reading and…

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Skydivers Face Their Fears!

Brave Fundraisers On Saturday 6th March six brave volunteers jumped out of a plane to raise money for NRSB! They flew to an amazing 13,500ft before freefalling for around 45 seconds and…

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Exhibition of Visual Aids

A great chance to find out about what's out there! On Wednesday 10th March Sight and Sound and Visual Eyes will be demonstrating some of their products at the NRSB in Radford.…

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Panto comes to NRSB

2010 Pantomime We all know that Panto season is over the Christmas and New Year period but here at the NRSB we like to save the best 'til last! Come and see…

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Skydive Places Still Available!

Face Your Fears for NRSB! There is still time to sign up for the NRSB Group Skydive Challenge on Saturday 6th March! No Experience Necessary You will be performing a tandem skydive,…

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NRSB Knights Update 2

Update NRSB Knights Visually Impaired Cricket Team continually grew stronger during the 2009 summer season. In September the team took part in their first Inter-County Cricket competition for new, emerging players and…

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NRSB Membership

Changes as a result of IMPACT Over the last few years we have dramatically changed the way we in which we involve visually impaired people in our organisation. This all began with…

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Christmas Hours

Merry Christmas! The NRSB staff would like to say a massive 'Merry Christmas' to all our service users, volunteers and everyone who has supported us in 2009. Support Centre Closed over Christmas…

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New Job at NRSB

Senior Transcription Officer (Part-Time) NRSB require an experienced person to oversee a new commercial Braille and audio transcription service. You will be responsible for marketing and processing orders; whilst building the skills…

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New Phone System - Your Views

Getting You There Quicker On the 25 November we installed a new phone system to help us manage incoming calls more efficiently. We would like your feedback on how this is working…

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Ceilidh Tickets Available Now!

Dust off your Dancing Shoes! Tickets for the first ever fantastic fundraising NRSB Christmas Ceilidh are now on sale so book yours today to be sure of a chance to swing your…

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Join us on Facebook & Twitter

Spread the Word NRSB are always looking for new ways to keep all involved informed of the work we do. Using new media such as Facebook and Twitter will enable us to…

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A Flaming Success!

Thank You A huge thank you to all of those who attended and took part in our 2nd Annual Bonfire Night Fundraiser at Nottingham Castle on November 5th. Brave Soles Around 40…

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Swim & Gym Service Launched

Following the successful summer pilot, swim and gym sessions are now a permanent fixture in the Sports and Healthy Living Service calendar. Working with Notts Uni Building on our great relationship with…

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New NRSB Shop in Hyson Green

New Shop is Now Officially Open!! On Thursday 1st October the new NRSB charity shop in Hyson Green opened its doors to the public! The shop was officially opened by Amanda Bowman…

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Gujarati Talking Newspaper

Happy Birthday! On Friday 25th September Mr Somani, the Editor and Founder of the Gujarati Talking Newspaper, invited everyone involved to come together and celebrate its 12th anniversary. Recognition for Volunteers Sir…

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NRSB Knights v Thurgarton CC

NRSB Knights Vs Thurgaton CC Sunday the 20th September saw a double header for the Knights as they took on Thurgarton Cricket Club in a two match series. With the impressive mansion…

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Dragon Boat Race 2009

The Fourth Annual NRSB Dragon Boat Race was held on Sunday 6th September on the River Trent. A Great Success! NRSB want to say a huge thank you to all the teams…

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Trent Bridge Audio Commentary

Free Audio Commentary Service at Trent Bridge Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club has a new FREE audio commentary service available at Trent Bridge during all domestic home matches. Pick up Your Headset on…

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NRSB Knights Update

A Great Season! Summer 2009 has seen cricket at NRSB go from strength to strength. The cricket team has a new label ‘NRSB Knights’; and a strong squad of players has been…

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New NRSB Website

The Website is now Live! We are pleased to say that the all new NRSB website is now live - as you can see! The site should allow us to deliver more…

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NRSB Store Facelift

Facelift at Stapleford Shop In August of last year our Stapleford shop underwent a massive facelift and re-launch. The new developments have proven extremely popular with the regular customers as well as…

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