Press Releases
Below are the latest press releases from Royal Blind. If you need any further information or have a media enquiry please telephone Helen Forrest, Marketing and Fundraising Manager on 0131 229 1456 or email helen.forrest@royalblind.org.
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It’s guinea pig therapy for blind nursing home residents
Staff at Royal Blind’s award winning Scottish care home have discovered a new way of helping residents with dementia - by giving them the opportunity to spend time with guinea pigs. Activity sessions with Cheeky and Thomas have now...
Mary wins Lifetime Achievement Award
A TEACHER who devised a world-leading communication system for blind and disabled children has won a major award for her pioneering work. Mary Lee, a Principal Teacher at the Royal Blind School in Edinburgh, triumphed in the lifetime achievement...
Congratulations to Rebecca Fleetwood
Congratulations to Rebecca Fleetwood who is the lucky winner of our Leona Lewis competition. Rebecca, from Hull, was picked from a host of entrants who text our donation line to enter the competition and donate £1 to Royal Blind....
Try & Score raises a fantastic £21,000
Try & Score 2010 was another successfull night for Royal Blind, raising £21,000 for the Royal Blind School Appeal. 320 guests gathered together at the Sheraton Grand Hotel on 6th May to take part in the great Sporting Quiz...
Scots teacher up for top award
A Scottish teacher who gave a voice to hundreds of disabled children across the world has been nominated for a prestigious teaching prize. View STV coverage by clicking here View Scotsman coverage by clicking here Mary Lee, a...
Helpful bus stops are talk of the town
BUS stops which "speak" to blind passengers using "talking timetables" are being used as part of an innovative trial taking place in the Capital. To view Edinburgh Evening News coverage click here Using a special key...
Come along and visit us
We would like to extend an invitation to all who are interested in our work, to come along and visit us at our Friends and Family Open Day on Friday 11 June 2010. The event is being held at the Craigmillar Park Campus of the school in...
The stage is set for Try and Score
The stage is ready, questions are set, sporting celebrities confirmed and there is a buzz of exciting growing for Try and Score 2010. Tonight is the night of our big event and who will walk away with those fab trophies this...
Pupils witness democracy in action
Pupil's from Edinburgh's Royal Blind School have seen democracy in action - by making a ground-breaking trip to the Houses of Parliament. Jamie Fitchie, Emily McCullough and Sinead Bradley headed to London to find out more about how...
Johnny DEPP helps raise a crackin' total for school appeal
Our celebrity Eggstravaganza auction came to a close this weekend with the signed creation from Johnny Depp selling for an awesome £3900. The film star’s donation formed part of a unique collection of Faberge-style eggs, each...
