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Hello and Welcome to Sight Life

An image of Ceri Dupree looking glamorous in a white sequin frock and with a turqoise boa. He has a blonde wig on as well as diamante jewellery and is singing into the microphone, looking off to his right. Across the top right hand corner is a navy blue triangle, with the Gleemen Choir logo on it.

Join our fabulous Summer Ball!

An amazing evening with live entertainment from our patron, Ceri Dupree, alongside the much-loved Maesteg Gleemen Male Voice Choir.

Sight Life, formerly known as Cardiff Institute for the Blind until October 2019, offers a wide range of local services to support blind and partially sighted people across much of South Wales. Our mission is to help people live independent, active, social, and fulfilling lives. Established in 1865, we are one of Wales' oldest charities. We are proud to have rugby legend Sir Gareth Edwards, CBE, as our President, and Wales' renowned female impersonator, Ceri Dupree, as our patron.

Case Studies

Some of our members share their stories.

Volunteer Steve and guide dog Jax on contact line

Steve’s story

Steve is one of our long-standing volunteers and service users at Sight Life from Rhondda Cynon Taff (RCT). He started experiencing sight loss 12 years […]

Swansea Volunteer Trish

Trish’s story

Patricia “Trish” has volunteered for Sight Life for over 10 years now.  Trish’s sight loss was an unexpected complication from diabetes at age 49. She […]

Volunteer and member Andy outside Sight Life

Andy’s story

Andy, a Sight Life member, is a keen photographer and is active in several of our social groups, but he wasn’t always this way. Sight […]

Latest News

An image of Ceri Dupree looking glamorous in a white sequin frock and with a turqoise boa. He has a blonde wig on as well as diamante jewellery and is singing into the microphone, looking off to his right. Across the top right hand corner is a navy blue triangle, with the Gleemen Choir logo on it.

Join us for our fabulous Summer Ball!

Join us for a fabulous evening of fundraising, laughter, music and great company, featuring the UK’s leading female impersonator and Sight Life patron, Ceri Dupree, […]

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Double Your Donation for Sight Life During Big Give Week

Skipping a cuppa will help us reach our £10,000 target! Every day, people across South Wales face the life-changing impact of sight loss. Whether it’s […]

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A Night to Remember: Sight Life Spring Ball 2026

Celebration, generosity and a whole lot of fun – our Spring Ball had it all! What an incredible evening we had on Friday 29 May! […]

We Are Social

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Sight LifeMonday, July 13th, 2026 at 2:40pm
Last week we had a well-being short walk from our office to Bute Park. The walk was a gentle stroll for members to enjoy a social walk and to safely experience the park.

The weather was very warm so we kept to the paths under the trees for shade, which led us to the musical instruments in the park which we had great fun playing.

After a short break for cold drinks and ice creams we walked back to the office.
One of the members thoroughly enjoyed the walk, she hadn't been in Bute Park for over 20 years. The walk was so successful we will have another one on Wednesday 22 July.
#GoSightLife!

Thank you to our volunteer sighted guides, as always we couldn't have these activities without your help.

Pictures of our walk.
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Sight LifeMonday, July 13th, 2026 at 2:12pm
Our Gardening gang have been busy at our allotment at Rhyd y pennau all through April, May and June, making sure all the vegetable and flower beds are well watered and everything is growing well.

It is a lovely area for a relax and chat under the gazebo, members and volunteers all enjoy a tea break and natter too.
Well done to our gardeners.
#GoSightLife!

As always if you wish to find out more please call 02920 398 900.

Pictures of the Garden group in action.
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Sight LifeMonday, July 13th, 2026 at 11:56am
This August is National Eye Health Awareness Month!

Even if your vision seems fine, an eye examination can uncover early signs of glaucoma, cataracts—or even health issues like high blood pressure or diabetes.

Please take care of your eyes and get them checked regularly.

Please get yourself booked in with your local Optician.
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