 10,000 visitors make Guide Dogs’ Warwickshire Gala Day the biggest yet! 10,000 visitors and temperatures reaching 28 degrees centigrade made Guide Dogs’ Gala Day - held on Saturday 26 July - the biggest and best yet for the charity. Over 200 people braved the day’s heat and humidity to take part in the first Gala Day Fun Run, running alongside guide dog owner Dave Heeley, who recently ran seven marathons, on seven continents, in seven days. Other highlights of the day included a flypast by a Hurricane from the RAF’s Battle of Britain Memorial flight collection, and the opportunity to experience Art4All – a gallery of tactile art that visitors were encouraged to touch and feel, challenging the assumption that art can only be enjoyed by sight. Help usNominations have now closed and we have received many stories of loyalty, intelligence and bravery. Whether the guide dog has given their owner the confidence to go back to work, the freedom to travel far and wide, or averted a potentially risky situation, any of the dogs could be named Guide Dog of the Year 2008.  There are so many ways to help. You could: Sponsor a Puppy through its training Leave a lasting gift in your will Go green and recycle phones, inkjet cartridges and more Events Why not get a group involved and take on the challenge of one of our team events. Or how about life on the open road with our spectacular Le Tour event. Take on the ultimate event – run a Marathon. NewsAfter a three-year-old child was knocked over by a cyclist and broke his leg on the shared surface at the junction between Northcroft Lane and Northbrook Street. The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association is again slamming this street design that has been described as a potential 'death-trap'. In 2006 the charity, which has been campaigning against the implementation of shared surfaces for three years, specifically identified the shared surface in Newbury as dangerous. Hybrid and electric vehicles are fast becoming the fashionable mode of transport but blind and partially sighted people have raised serious concerns about the threat these ‘quiet’ vehicles pose to their safety.  The UK Vision Strategy is a ground-breaking VISION2020 UK initiative to develop a unified plan for action on all issues relating to sight loss and eye health. Fashion label 'Red or Dead' and Guide Dogs join forces, combining fashion and fundraising to raise money for charity. Guide dog owners and representatives from 66 guide dog schools and 25 countries met for the International Guide Dog Federation (IGDF) and Assistance Dog International (ADI) conferences. The event aims to celebrate the life-changing difference that a guide dog can make. About us Read about the history of guide dogs and how the charity began. Find out more about the process of becoming a guide dog owner. Discover the new educational resources available for teachers. |
