Helen, Author at Sightline

Sightline Awarded National Lottery Funding

Sightline Telephone Befriending is celebrating after being awarded funding from The National Lottery Reaching Communities Programme. This invaluable funding will help Sightline to continue to provide the service which was launched back in August 2018 for at least the next 5 years…

Simon’s Sightline Story

When he was 7 years old, he lost sight in one of his eyes. As he grew up, he went to a mainstream school and was bullied a lot. He was told by teachers that he wouldn’t amount to anything and this understandably affected him a lot…

Jean’s Sightline Story

Person holding a mobile phone up to their right ear.

I chose to volunteer having seen an advert in my place of work, and I had been looking to take on something for me, whereby I could make a difference to someone else as well hoping I would enjoy the experience too…

Tina’s Sightline Story

I first realised something was wrong when I couldn’t see the colours when I was painting. At age 45 my vision was almost perfect so developing an eye condition was something I had to get used to as my sight deteriorated rapidly. I can see several shadows at once which move around a lot, it’s quite disorientating!

Jessica’s Sightline Story

I joined Sightline as a Volunteer Telephone Befriender just over six months ago. I am now retired from nursing and was looking for a volunteering role that I could use some of the skills I have gained over the years. More importantly, as I now live on my own, I can understand how people with limited or no sight can become very isolated without interaction with other people…

Miller Homes Funding Success

Image shows Miller Homes Development Sales Manager Andy Brooks with Sightline Marketing Manager Rebecca Billington, Charity Director Ian Edwards and Services Manager Andrea Allinson. Andy is holding a phone up to his right ear and everyone is smiling towards the camera.

We have received £1,000 from Miller Homes to further the work we do to tackle the loneliness and isolation felt by people who are visually impaired across the North West and beyond…

Frank’s Sightline Story

Paul seems to have many issues and has overwhelming feelings of isolation and loneliness which can sometimes be difficult to hear. I try to take heart that I am providing him with some much-needed friendship and support, albeit from a distance…

Lisa’s Sightline Story

I joined the team of volunteer telephone befrienders with Sightline in April 2022. I connected with a member of the Sightline staff on LinkedIn, and she approached me for an initial discussion as the charity needed telephone befrienders to undertake a weekly call with people who are sight impaired. I also volunteer with Age UK and wanted to find more to do in the same vein…

Jason’s Sightline Story

Close up photo of a mobile phone being held.

Sightline’s telephone befriending service has provided me with the opportunity to share my life experiences so far. I also enjoy listening to the stories my befriender shares with me; the conversations range from our families to our interests and hobbies with everything in between thrown in too!