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Merton’s COVID-19 helpline goes live Monday 23rd March Email: help@mvsc.co.uk Phone: 02086852272   Merton Voluntary Service Council (MVSC) is working with the voluntary sector in the borough to mobilise a volunteer taskforce to help isolated households and those at risk from COVID-19. Anyone who puts themselves forward will be asked to support people who are […]

It is with great sadness MertonVision announces that from today (Tuesday 24th March), in line with government recommendations, we will be closed until further notice. We will endeavour to continue to offer advice and guidance by email and phone and to offer help where possible. We wish you all well in these difficult times.

Home visits ceased as from yesterday 17th March   We will be updating you this week with regards to continuing contact by phone to see if we can help our clients   We will also be providing a drop off service from Friday if service users need anything.   This will probably involve buying supplies […]

To all our clients, volunteers and supporters MertonVision would like to announce, that following recent government guidelines, we will not be hosting any group activities until further notice. The Centre however will remain open for phone and email enquiries and we shall continue to provide advice and guidance This policy will be updated as and […]

Quick report on how it went on Sunday:   Finishing times: Julie Quester 2hrs 49 minutes Alan Taylor 2hrs and 36 minutes   Both exhausted but absolutely enjoyed the experience.   Sponsorship to date is £420 ..with a little more to come

We are very happy to announce that the position of Support Worker to the Service Manager has been filled. Further announcement to follow. We would like to thank again all those who applied and expressed an interest in our charity

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.