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Mumsnet features CHECT

Mumsnet features CHECT

Mumsnet is featuring the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust as its guest campaign this week. To mark World Sight Day, the parenting website is helping to raise awareness of retinoblastoma by showing our Uninvisible Friend campaign on its website. Each month Mumsnet chooses a...
CHECT launches ‘Uninvisible Friend’ campaign

CHECT launches ‘Uninvisible Friend’ campaign

The Childhood Eye Cancer Trust has today launched a multichannel campaign – featuring characters Alice and her ‘Uninvisible Friend’ Dot – to raise awareness of retinoblastoma (Rb). The campaign aims to educate parents about the disease and its symptoms. Children with...
Colchester members’ day in pictures

Colchester members’ day in pictures

Around 80 people descended upon Colchester Zoo on Saturday for our regional members’ day. It was a fabulous day and feedback from guests was that they really enjoyed meeting other families and watching the animal demonstration. Congratulations to the 14 children who...
Ride4Sight 2018

Ride4Sight 2018

A 30-strong team of volunteer cyclists rode into a rain-swept Nottingham after a gruelling 300km, two-day ride in aid of the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust. Vision Express’ Ride4Sight, celebrated the optician’s 30 years of trading by focusing on all things ‘30’,...
Taxi drivers raise £3,000 for Hawwa

Taxi drivers raise £3,000 for Hawwa

The drivers of a Peterborough taxi firm have raised nearly £3,000 in support of a local baby girl who is battling retinoblastoma. Shabir Ahmed, manager of Peterborough Cars, was heartbroken when his beloved granddaughter Hawwa Amel Hussain was diagnosed with...
Back to school – children’s eye tests

Back to school – children’s eye tests

The new school year has begun and there’s so much to think of – but is an eye test on your to do list? In our guest blog by Vision Express, they explain why it’s so important to get your children’s eyes checked and answer some frequently asked questions… With ‘back to...