Press Releases
Below are the latest press releases from Royal Blind. If you need any further information or have a media enquiry please telephone Amy Morrison, Marketing Department on 0131 229 1456 or email amy.morrison@royalblind.org
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National Braille Week 4th-11th January
CELEBRITY chef Tony Singh has teamed up with children from the Royal Blind School in Edinburgh to create a special Braille recipe book in celebration of National Braille Week 2012. The cookbook is being produced in Braille and also in large...
Christmas Cards designed by Royal Blind Pupils are ON SALE NOW!
Looking for some charity Christmas cards that are one of a kind? Each year, pupils at the school take part in a Christmas Card design competition and the winners are chosen by staff and visitors at the school. This year all of the designs have...
Praise from local MP Ian Murray
Ian Murray, MP for Edinburgh South has praised the Royal Blind in his recent eMagazine. He has expressed his delight that Forward Vision has been nominated in the Scottish Care National Care Home Awards and has been listed as a finalist...
UK Association for Accessible Formats adopts UEB as the braille code for the UK
In an important decision for braille this week, UKAAF agreed to adopt Unified English Braille (UEB) as an official braille code in the UK. Standard English Braille (SEB) has been the recognised code in the UK since the 1930's. ...
6 Year Old Lucy Aims to Change Lives with a Wave of Her Magic Wand
Lucy Campbell, aged six, from Musselburgh will be taking part in Glow in the Park, a children’s sponsored walk which will raise money for Edinburgh based charity Royal Blind. Lucy has so far managed to raise over £92 for the...
Less than Two weeks until Glow in the Park!!!!
We are all getting very excited as we get closer to our annual children's sponsored walk, Glow in the Park 2011, only a few weeks left now. With nearly 350 people already registered so far, we are counting down the days until we get to see all...
Rabbies Girls Tickets NOW on sale.....
We are so happy to be able to invite you again to a fantastic Girlie night out, a unique burns night just for the ladies. It truly is the perfect way to beat the January blues and have a glamorous and fun event to look forward to. You can...
Top UK Crime Writer Ian Rankin's New Novel 'The Impossible Dead' released today in Braille
Top UK crime writer and loyal Royal Blind supporter Ian Rankin has ensured his new novel ‘The Impossible Dead’ is released simultaneously in print and in Braille this week. 'The Impossible Dead', is the second of the...
Glow in the Park registration now open!!!!
After an extremely successful first year Glow in the Park is back and will once again help to launch Light Relief Week 2011. REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!!!! On Saturday 29th October 2011 we will once again be opening the gates to West Princes'...
Win a luxury break at the Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh
Following the success of last year we are again running a Light Relief Week 2011 Prize Draw, this year in association with the Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh. Please help us to raise valuable funds by purchasing a book of tickets and this...
