Royal Blind

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Trace the story from the organisation’s beginnings back in 1793 to present day.

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COUNCIL

President
His Grace the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, K.T., V.R.D.

Vice Presidents
The Right Hon. The Earl Haig, O.B.E., K.St.J., D.L.
General Sir Michael Gow, G.C.B., D.L.
The Reverend J.M. Shields, M.B.E., L.Th.

Chairman
The Reverend J.M. Shields, M.B.E., L.Th.

Members
General Officer Commanding the Army in the North
Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland
Air Officer Scotland
Assistant Chaplain General, Army HQ, 2nd Division
Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh
Lord Provost of Glasgow
Lord Provost of Dundee
Lord Provost of Aberdeen
Provost, Perth and Kinross
Provost, Inverness
Provost, Nithsdale
Chief Medical Officer, Scotland
F. Kaye, Representative, Royal British Legion Scotland
Chairman, Royal British Legion Scotland, (Women’s Section)
Lady Bruntisfield, President, Royal British Legion Scotland,
(Women’s Section)

Trustees and Members of Council
The Board of the Royal Blind Asylum & School

J.M. Finlay, A.C.l.l. (Chairman)
Provost S. Campbell
I.C. Collee
J. Cook
Dr. J.F. Cullen, M.D., F.R.C.S., F.R.C.S.E.
D.C. Dunn, C.A.
R. Hodge, C.A., F.E.I.S.
Mrs. G.R. Innes, R.G.N.
A.U. Lyburn, O.B.E., M.A., F.F.A., F.C.I.A., F.P.M.I., A.S.A.
Councillor L. Marshall
D.A. Osler, C.B., K.S.G.
J. Ravenscroft, B.Sc., M.A.
Mrs M. M. Sibbald
W.A. Stirling
Mr I. C. Lumsden
J. Watt
R.H. Wilson


EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Convener: A.U. Lyburn

Representing the Board of the Royal Blind Asylum
& School

J.M. Finlay
R. Hodge
Dr. J.F. Cullen
Miss E.M. Notman
R. H. Wilson

Representing the Council
The Reverend R.J. Hall

Representing the Royal British Legion Scotland
F. Kaye

Representing St. Dunstan’s
R. Leader

Auditors
PKF, Registered Auditors,
17 Rothesay Place,
Edinburgh, EH3 7SQ

Bankers
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc,
26 Home Street,
Edinburgh, EH3 9LZ

Solicitors
Pagan Osborne

55/56 Queen Street

Edinburgh, EH2 3PA

Investment Advisers
Aberdeen Asset Management plc
10 Queen's Terrace
Aberdeen AB10 1YG

 

Staff at Linburn

Superintendent: Les Meikle

 

Staff at Gillespie Crescent
Chief Executive: Richard Hellewell

Corporate Services: Alan Skutecki
Facilities and Premises: George Notman
Finance: Donna Henderson
Fundraising and Marketing: Helen Forrest
Human Resources: Robert Howden
ICT Dept: Gary Buckham

 

History

Our history
F
or over 200 years Royal Blind has been helping those who are blind, visually impaired or multiply disabled.

What we do

What we do
We provide three distinct services: The Royal Blind School; the Scottish Braille Press; and Braeside House.

What we do

Who we are
We take real pride in the services we deliver to the community. Find out more about what we do.

Organisation

Our organisation
We are governed by a board of trustees, who are responsible for ensuring that the charity is well managed.

News Updates

Sensory Garden

Over £100,000 raised for sensory garden at Royal Blind School.

 

News Update

Braeside House wins two prestigious awards.

 

Devil Wears Prada

Scottish Braille Press announce three new titles in the Thistle Book series