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Please note that recruitment for the Support Worker vacancy is now closed. We received a fabulous response and wish to thank everyone who applied!

In May 2019, Merton Library and Heritage Service successfully won £94,826 of funding from Arts Council England for Project Sense.   The Project has seen Merton transform its seven children’s libraries into themed sensory spaces: Artic, Forest, Jungle, Space, Weather, Under the Sea and Circus. It has provided an annual FREE events and activities programme for […]

MertonVision Trustee   Do you have the skills we’re looking for?   MertonVision is looking for new trustees who can bring their skills, perspectives and experience to its management board.   We are a long-established, highly regarded, local sight loss charity offering much needed support to visually impaired children and adults living in Merton. We […]

MertonVision held our first grand fundraising Christmas raffle in December! The raffle was very successful and we were delighted that Hannah Doody, Director of Social Services was able to draw the winning ticket on Christmas Eve. The total prize money of £1,618.00 was divided equally between the lucky winner Mrs B Alexander and the charity. […]

From the 30th January 2020 the Apple store at Bluewater Shopping Centre, Kent are starting info/training sessions to help people with a visual impairment adapt/use their iPhone or iPad. Depending on demand they hope to hold the sessions fortnightly.

Following the fabulous success of MertonVision’s first Christmas raffle, we will be holding another Christmas raffle this year and a summer raffle as well! The summer raffle will take place over the Wimbledon Fortnight, June 29th – July 12th. We are now looking for a celebrity to draw the winning ticket for the summer raffle […]

Job vacancies Support Worker to the Service manager LOCATION: MertonVision HOURS: 28 hours per week SALARY GRADE: £22,750 per annum Pro rata JOB PURPOSE: To support the Service Manager to carry out his duties and provide support to overcome practical tasks that are difficult due to his visual impairment. To support members of the Management […]

Thank you so much to The Wimbledon Club and WSM Business Advisory, who chose MertonVision as their Charity Of The Year for 2019! The Wimbledon Club raised an amazing total of £3,802! Their generosity has ensured the continuation of our IT support sessions – this year our tutor has taught and assisted nearly 70 vision […]

We close at 12pm December 24th and re-open 9am January 6th Wishing all our clients, supporters, Trustees and volunteers a very Happy Christmas If you should have a query during this time please contact Social Services Duty first response 020 8545 4388