North West campaigns

Regional Campaigns Officer, North West:

Lindsay Armstrong
RNIB Regional Centre
10 Duke Street
Liverpool
L1 5AS

Telephone: 0151 702 5703

By email: lindsay.armstrong@rnib.org.uk

Get involved

Want to make a difference in your region? Fed up of feeling excluded from local services?

Join RNIB campaigns in the North West to push for change in the local authority decisions that impact lives every day. You can contact RNIB campaigns team on 020 7391 2123 or at campaigns@rnib.org.uk. Alternatively you can contact Lindsay directly in Liverpool on 0151 298 3233 or at lindsay.armstrong@rnib.org.uk.

Latest news

The bus campaign comes to Manchester

On 29 April, blind and partially sighted people from across Manchester took part in a Swap with me event as part of our bus campaign, held at the Arriva depot in Wythenshawe.

Challenging Inaccessible Fitness Centres

Alan, one of our campaigners in Liverpool recently campaigned successfully against the decision of his local branch of LA fitness to remove support for blind and partially sighted members.

Eye Pod visits Wallasey Town Hall

On 15 October RNIB's Eye Pod Sight Loss Simulator came to Wallasey Town Hall where it was visited by Wirral councillors and council staff interested in learning more about the four most common eye conditions.

Talking ATM Trial

Anne Rigby our Volunteer Campaign Coordinator in Chester was one of a number of blind and partially sighted people who recently trialled Barclays new talking cash machines at their test centre in Cheshire.

Raising Eye Health up the Agenda

Eye Health Ambassadors in the North West have recently met local authority staff and attended a parliamentary campaign launch as they work to keep eye health on the government agenda.

Tackling cuts to children's services in the North West

Over the last few months, RNIB has been working with Salford City Council in relation to a restructure of the service that supports blind and partially sighted children in mainstream school.

Campaign skills training in the North West

In the North West we are developing a free training package for local blind societies or other local campaign groups on how to speak up for your rights. Get in touch if you're interested

Challenging cuts to ring and ride services in Manchester and Lancashire

Local authorities in both Lancashire and central Manchester have introduced new or increased charging policies for their community transport (often referred to as ring or dial-a-ride) services. We want to hear from you if you have been directly affected by this!