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British Blind Sport is pleased to confirm the 2019 date for the charity’s National Youth Swimming Gala as Saturday 30th March. The prestigious event will take place in the West Midlands at the University of Birmingham’s Sport & Fitness Centre,…

British Blind Sport is delighted to announce the creation of a new role to coordinate the successful ‘First Steps’ project – assisting visually impaired children to take their first steps into fun physical activity to promote a healthy sporting habit for…

Jamie lost his sight because of a brain tumour that was diagnosed when he was a baby. Despite the daily challenges he faces, Jamie is fun and adventurous boy who really enjoys being active. He was often left out of activities because it…

12 o’clock today marked the official launch of the 2018 British Blind Sport Christmas Appeal. Last year, the BBS Christmas Appeal exceeded all targets and raised £1,599.85 to support the BBS Youth Fund! This year, British Blind Sport have been…

British Blind Sport is excited to announce the launch of a new set of guidelines, designed to support and enable people with visual impairments to take part in group-walking activities. According to the Activity Alliance, 90% of people living with…

Through the support of caring people around her and British Blind Sport, BBS member Millie Hayter has found a sense of passion, direction and positivity that she struggled to find before. Millie was born partially-sighted and has coloboma, nystagmus and…

Trustees Week is an annual week-long celebration of the work and efforts of the 1,000,000 trustees, who volunteer their time to make important decisions across the 200,000 registered charities in the UK. This week, British Blind Sport (BBS) would like…

This week marks the return of the #IWillWeek campaign, promoting social action among 10 to 20 year olds. Social action includes activities such as campaigning, fundraising and volunteering, all of which create a double-benefit – supporting communities and young people…

British Blind Sport are proud to announce that The Learning and Performance Institute has shortlisted our e-Learning course for the 2019 Learning Awards. The annual learning sector celebration recognises outstanding achievement, best practice and excellence in corporate learning and performance. The…

Unless you are within the visually impaired community, there is a high chance that you haven’t heard of goalball before. If you fall into this category then you are missing out! There are few games that involve jingling balls hurtling…