Thank you so much for kindly donating the canes to Oasis church in Colliers Wood who is sending a team to Burundi. The canes will be given to a local charity called “Kanura”, which look after blind children and young people.
‘Just to let you know that the white canes you donated were received with thanks by the blind children at a school in Burundi. The headteacher was so grateful as children can now move round with no-one holding their hands’.
Photo of the smiling children holding up their new white canes
Just for fun, answers below, don’t peek and good luck: How many months have a Friday 13th this year? 2. What does Au stand for in the periodic table? 3. George Orwell famously travelled to fight in which conflict? 4. What is the most sold flavour of Walker’s crisps? 5. In which year did The Beatles split up? 6. […]
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Sheiding in 2020 Shielding is not being able to leave your home at all Shielding is using social distancing within the home Shielding is sleeping in separate bedrooms when you want a hug Shielding is not going out into the fresh air Shielding is not being able to go outside to empty your own bin […]
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Calling all Strictly fans! MertonVision would love to start ballroom dance classes at the centre followed by a social tea dance There would be two teachers per class. One of our teachers was the former world champion in Latin, and runner up in Ballroom Teachers are trained with the VI dancer in mind, […]
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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 […]
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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.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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
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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
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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 […]
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