Royal Blind's Easter Eggtravaganza kicks off on eBay
At 1900 on Good Friday, Royal Blind's Easter Eggtravaganza went live on auction website eBay. Over 40 pieces of signed celebrity memorabilia were made available to fans and Royal Blind supporters alike. Items range from signed Eastenders character postcards, JLS tour T-shirts to books and audiobooks signed by Ian Rankin, oh and let’s not forget the signed picture of everyone’s... Read More
- Posted on: Monday 1st Apr 2013
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Six Harbour Walk: 5th May 2013
The Six Harbour Walk fundraising event is now in its 15th year. Over the years it has raised funds for various charities and this year it has been agreed that the Royal Blind School in Edinburgh will be one of it’s main beneficiaries. In 2012 the event raised an amazing £28,000 which was distributed amongst various charities. It attracted more than 450 walkers and... Read More
- Posted on: Wednesday 23rd Jan 2013
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National Braille Week: Royal Blind Presses Forward!
Braille is now one of a variety of formats used by visually impaired individuals for reading and writing, and the Scottish Braille Press is busier than ever working to meet the growing demand for printed and audio materials. One of Royal Blind's key services, the Scottish Braille Press was founded in 1891 and over the years has become a vital producer of Brailled materials in Scotland.... Read More
- Posted on: Wednesday 9th Jan 2013
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'Tis the Season to Learn About Braille!
Royal Blind welcomes the holiday season every year with hand-designed Christmas cards and wrapping paper, as well as Brailled gift tags in our selection of festive merchandise! The gift tags are especially unique in that they feature a special “Season’s Greetings” message printed in Braille on the inside panel. There is so much to see throughout during the month of... Read More
- Posted on: Friday 21st Dec 2012
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Creativity at Christmas
This year over 2000 Edinburgh primary school pupils from 17 schools pulled out their pens and glitter to take part in a competition to design a Christmas card for MP Ian Murray. Although none of the Royal Blind School pupils won the overall contest, Ian took time out of his busy schedule to choose his favourite Royal Blind School design and present its artist, Mason Haddow, with a... Read More
- Posted on: Tuesday 18th Dec 2012
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Christmas Cards!
Well it's that time of year again already .... the Royal Blind School Christmas Cards are here! Each year all the children from the Royal Blind School get creative in their art class, making festive designs for the school's annual Christmas Card Competition. This year's wonderful winning designs have come from Myles Flemming at our Craigmillar Park Campus and a jolly group design from Tay... Read More
- Posted on: Wednesday 31st Oct 2012
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