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Fundraisers Kilt Up for RNIB

Fundraisers with sight loss took on a sponsored walk in tartan this Sunday, September 17th.

Posted Wednesday, 20 September 2023 News type: News story

Sight loss group tackling loneliness awarded by Tesco community scheme

A group for people with sight loss in Corstorphine, Edinburgh has been awarded £500 from Tesco’s community grant scheme.

Posted Wednesday, 6 September 2023 News type: News story

Two fundraisers take on a 20-mile sponsored walk on behalf of young people with sight loss

This August on Sunday 20, two fundraisers take on a 20-mile sponsored walk. The Kiltwalk is an annual multi-city event allowing anyone to raise funds for the charities and causes they care about. Reece Watt (24) and Anna MacKenzie (48) will be embarking on the Dundee Kiltwalk to raise funds for Haggeye, a young persons’ campaign forum organised by national sight loss charity, RNIB Scotland.

Posted Monday, 14 August 2023 News type: Press release

Father and son run in the sun for RNIB

Lurgan father of two Nevan Lavery, 52 and his 18-year-old son Adam, have raised an incredible £2,945 for sight loss charity Royal National Institute of Blind People Northern Ireland (RNIB NI).

Posted Thursday, 3 August 2023 News type: Press release

Popular Strabane bar raises £3K to support RNIB

Supporters of the annual Tommy Falconer Memorial golf tournament in Strabane have raised an incredible £3,000 for the Royal National Institute of Blind People Northern Ireland (RNIB NI).

Posted Thursday, 3 August 2023 News type: Press release

Fundraisers take on 4 Kiltwalks for sight loss

Two fundraisers with sight loss are taking on an 18-mile sponsored walk in tartan on Sunday 4 June 2023.

Posted Friday, 2 June 2023 News type: News story

Gail Burns, who had an undetected, detached retina, is running the Edinburgh Marathon this May

A woman who has had two eye operations is aiming to run her first 26.2 miles at the Edinburgh Marathon on May 28th.

Posted Friday, 26 May 2023 News type: Press release

Muirend man Alan Stewart will mark 10 years of sight loss as he embarks on a 14 mile sponsored walk in clan tartan on Sunday, April 30th

The Kiltwalk is an annual multi-city event allowing anyone to raise funds for the charities and causes they care about. Alan, who will wear his Black Stewart tartan kilt, has chosen to raise funds in Glasgow’s Kiltwalk for national sight loss charity RNIB. It's a cause that's important to him and over 180,000 other people who have sight loss in Scotland, as well as their friends and families.

Posted Friday, 14 April 2023 News type: Press release

RNIB volunteer Carole Birch raises over £170,000

Carole Birch, age 72, is a retired teacher. She has been volunteering for RNIB as a Sooty Collector since 2007 and has collected over £170,000.

Posted Monday, 27 February 2023 News type: Case study News type: Your Stories

Jack Davey goes viral on TikTok as he raises £6.8k for RNIB by running the London Marathon

The video shared by Jack's sister of his marathon went viral in October and has now received more than 100,000 views on TikTok.

Posted Tuesday, 29 November 2022 News type: News story