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  1. Volunteers, staff and dogs stand outside a barn decorated with bunting and wave at the camera.
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    Author: Volunteering Team
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    All throughout June, our Volunteering Coordinators and local volunteering staff have been busy throwing Local Volunteer Awards across over 20 of our local sites featuring guest speakers, entertainment performances and plenty of snacks and goodies to go along with it.

  2. Three copies of spring/summer 2023 Forward magazine, spread out in a fan shape on a table.
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    Author: Annabel Williams

    This year marks an incredible eight decades since the very first issue of Guide Dogs’ flagship magazine, Forward, was published. The celebratory 80th anniversary edition of the magazine is out today, and I don’t want to give too many spoilers about its contents, but it does have some extra pages so we could fit everything in!

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    Author: Content Team

    We’ve got a fantastic range of jobs - over 400 roles - at Guide Dogs. So this week, we’re asking the Workshop team all about their role and how they can help people with sight loss.

  4. A smartphone lying on a table, with someone's hands either side as it about to use it.
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    Author: Phil Bowers

    One of my best friends once said to me that “there is no point getting old if you don’t get clever”, and she was right. But I think what she was really trying to say was, as you get older and things become difficult to do, you find other solutions or coping strategies. Here are my tips for somebody who may have had a recent diagnosis of a visual impairment, and some easy strategies and suggestions to deal with everyday barriers. Most of these strategies involve technology, but of course, some are just simple tips.

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