Could you make a visible difference? Are you passionate about helping people and improving lives? An exciting opportunity has become available to join our friendly team, as a British Blind Sport National First Steps Project Officer. British Blind Sport is…
Splits & Pieces defend their title as Westfield Trios Champions
‘Splits and Pieces’, the Taunton based team, entered The Westfield Trios Tenpin final with all to lose as they defended their title as 2018 champions. A fierce competition in the 2019 final resulted in ‘Splits and Pieces’ extending their rein…
British Blind Sport supports Coaching Week 2019
British Blind Sport is proud to be an official partner of UK Coaching’s Coaching Week for the second year running, raising awareness of the important role coaches play in helping people with a visual impairment (VI) lead active and independent…
Shining a light on non-disabled people’s attitudes towards inclusive activity with disabled people
The Activity Alliance has released new research entitled Taking part with disabled people: Non-disabled people’s perceptions which explores the attitudes non-disabled people hold in regards to participating alongside disabled people in sport and physical activity. The research, which is the…
British Blind Sport is supporting the Outdoor Kids Sun Safety Code
The Outdoor Kids Sun Safety Code, which launched in 2014, was developed by The Melanoma Fund, Physical Education (AfPE), Child Protection in Sport (NSPCC), UK Coaching and the Youth Sport Trust and remains the only sun protection initiative designed for…
Find A Guide… and run!
British Blind Sport have joined forces with England Athletics and Run Together to relaunch the #FindAGuide campaign helping people living with a visual impairment to find a guide… and run! The #FindAGuide database helps people with sight loss find a…
British Blind Sport Open Registrations for Leicester Have a Go Day
British Blind Sport are pleased to announce that the third event in the 2019 BBS Have a Go Day series will be taking place in Leicester on Saturday 15th June 2019, from 10am to 3pm at Ellesmere College, Leicester, LE3…
Sallie Barker Announced as Interim Chair of British Blind Sport
After the recent sad passing of the British Blind Sport (BBS) Chair, Ken Nash, BBS has announced that Sallie Barker has stepped in as Interim Chair, assuming the role and responsibilities until the position is filled permanently. Sallie, whose career…
Blind runner, Wali, will tackle London Marathon in support of British Blind Sport
Wali is running the Virgin Money London Marathon raising vital funds for British Blind Sport, helping more people living with sight loss to enjoy sport and physical activity. 10 years ago, Wali’s world changed forever. whilst working as an Interpreter…
The RNIB release guide to outdoor play for children with vision impairment
The Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) have recently released a new guide, Messy and Muddy, which explores outdoor play for children living with sight loss. The new guide offers advice for encouraging a child with vision impairment to…