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Dress to impress this party season

Posted 16/12/25 | Advice

Party season is upon us and if you want to wow the crowds, we have tips to get you out of the door, looking fab-u-lous! PENfriend laundry labels ca...

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Make Christmas with sight loss as smooth as Nigella's gravy...

Posted 15/12/25 | Advice

If this will be your first year cooking Christmas dinner with sight loss, or if you’re sighted and hosting someone with sight loss for the first ti...

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The Scarecrows’ Wedding comes to BBC One this Christmas Day – Available in braille

Posted 09/12/25 | News

BBC One is staging a charming Christmas Day wedding and everyone’s invited… Tune in on Christmas afternoon for a delightful animated film based on ...

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Make the most of your TV this Christmas

Posted 19/11/25 | Advice

Whether you’re looking forward to festive films, Christmas specials or the King’s Speech, there’s plenty you can do to make sure visual impairment ...

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Seasonal sale offers

Posted 19/11/25 | News

Whether you’re Christmas shopping or buying for yourself, our Seasonal sale is here to make your budget go just a little bit further. These are all...

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Top tips for wrapping gifts by touch

Posted 29/10/25 | Advice

Now this is a story all about how my gifts got wrapped by touch right now, and I'd like to take a minute, just sit right there, I'll tell you how t...

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Getting serious about diabetes

Posted 27/10/25 | Advice

If you’re one of the 4.6 million people in the UK diagnosed with diabetes, you already know how important it is to manage your condition. (If you s...

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Get your kitchen Christmas-ready

Posted 27/10/25 | Advice

Whether you turn to Delia Smith or Gordon Ramsay to help you time your Christmas Day cooking to perfection (or you’re a kitchen deity with perfect ...

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Supporting DIY SOS to create a new home

Posted 27/10/25 | News

We want to ensure all blind and partially sighted people can live the life they want to lead, without limits, so we were delighted to be able to do...

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