By Pauline Reid Hello! My name is Pauline Reid, and I’m from a small town near Aberdeen, Scotland. Recently, I held a fundraising event to support my chosen charity, and I’m thrilled to share that we raised a fantastic total of £1,200. It was a delightful afternoon tea event, attended by family, [...]
My name is Hayden Smith from Sawbridgeworth, I am running the 2025 London Marathon for VICTA (hopefully in 3 hours and 30 minutes). I work in finance and my hobbies include golf and football. What were the steps you took to organise this event? The first step was to get [...]
Returning runner Mitzy, who ran for #TEAMVICTA in the TCS London Marathon in 2019 and is running again in 2025, is a solicitor based in Norwich, Norfolk. She organised a fundraising event in October at a social Club in Saxlingham Nethergate. “I wasn’t expecting this amount of success, we raised £921, raffle tickets alone fetched [...]
Can you introduce yourselves? I’m Molly and 20 years old and she’s Millie (she’s 19 years old), we’ve been friends for quite a few years and we decided to run the London Marathon together! I was diagnosed with a rare genetic eye disease when I was eight years old. This is an incurable condition which [...]
Run for #TeamVICTA in the 2023 TCS London Marathon as an Own Place Runner and empower children and young adults who are blind or partially sighted.
With the Virgin Money London Marathon fast approaching, we asked #TeamVICTA marathon runners with a visual impairment for their top tips. If you are planning on taking part in this world-famous event yourself, here is some great advice to help you prepare for a smooth run. If you are a sighted runner please take note of [...]
We were excited to launch new, skill enhancing, award based activities in 2018. These give participants the opportunity to add an extra element to their experience by earning a nationally recognised award. VICTA became a provider for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award with a mind to help set standards for other providers striving to run accessible [...]
There is no time to start fundraising like the Christmas present! The run up to Christmas is a great time to raise funds and spread goodwill to all. Spending some time on your fundraising now could really boost your fundraising and help take some pressure off your targets in the New Year. To lend a hand [...]
Written by RP Fighting Blindness A global community united An international community of families affected by one type of inherited sight loss came together in London on 15th September to share experiences, hear from experts and consider how to work together to drive research forward. We are hugely grateful to VICTA for your support of this [...]
The volcanic island of Skomer, a National Nature Reserve off the coast of Pembrokeshire in west Wales, was chosen as the location for delivering VICTA’s first John Muir Discovery Award. Working with the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales, we introduced seven young adults (18 to 29 years) to some of the conservation ideals and [...]
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