On Saturday 18th June, footballers from across the UK attended the annual British Blind Sport National Visually Impaired (VI) Youth Football Tournament and Development Day at thePoint4, Venns Lane, Hereford, HR1 1DT. The players who were aged between 9 to 17 were…
British Blind Sport hits the target in the North West
On Sunday 3rd April, 34 coaches from archery clubs in the North West attended a coach development day at Bamber Bridge, Lancashire organised by British Blind Sport funded by Agincourt 600 to increase the knowledge of coaches who are keen to…
Superman(dy)!!
Ultra fit Mandy Bansal completed the gruelling and infamous Marathon Des Sables for British Blind Sport in April. The “toughest race on the planet” is 6 marathons in 6 days… in the Sahara desert. Mandy explains the toughest elements of…
New National Guide Runner Database
British Blind Sport and England Athletics have today (29th March) launched ‘Find a Guide’, a national guide runner database to support more people with a visual impairment to run. The database is an online tool for anyone aged 18 years or…
Local sporting hero honoured at the Torch Trophy Trust Awards 2016
Michael Smalley, a long-serving volunteer from Loughborough has been recognised for his outstanding contribution to partially sighted football in the local community. Michael received his award at the Torch Trophy Trust Awards ceremony at the Royal Army and Navy Club in London. Presented…
London VI Sport and Physical Activity Forum
The inaugural meeting of the London VI Sport and Physical Activity Forum was held a couple of weeks ago. Jointly hosted by British Blind Sport and London Sport, the forum brought together organisations from across the sport and visual impairment…
Don’t delay, enter the Regency 10k today
BBS to complete the hat trick! British Blind Sport is returning as charity partner for the upcoming Leamington Regency 10k. Organised by Leamington and District Round Table, the event is now in its 12th year and has raised thousands of pounds…
2 Circles keep us running!
2 Circles sponsors new athletic vests to keep us running Award winning business telecommunications specialist, 2 Circles has lent its support to the national charity for visually impaired sport, British Blind Sport (BBS). By sponsoring BBS’s running vests for the upcoming year,…
Chorley Bowman help blind people be right on target
Chorley Bowmen, an Archery club based in Lancashire, is embarking on an exciting new project with national charity, British Blind Sport (BBS), which aims to engage and inspire blind and partially sighted people to take part in Archery. Agincourt 600 is…
Venue announcement for 2016 British Blind Sport Cricket Final
Wormsley To Host BBS Cup Final The 2016 British Blind Sport Primary Club Heindrich Swanepoel Memorial Cup Final will take place at Wormsley the Getty family’s Estate in Buckinghamshire on Saturday 20th August. The tournament, which is the world’s longest running annual disability…