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Financial Wellbeing Roadshow 

Reminder that our Financial Wellbeing Roadshow is being held at Jones Court on Monday 22 April 2024 from 10.30am until 2.30pm.  

Joining us on the day we have guest speakers talking about: 

• Savings and retirement planning  
• Mortgage and protection advice 
• Wills and estate planning 
• Cost of living advice 
• Insurance and Pensions advice 
• Utilities advice 
• Welsh Water

VisionAid Technologies Ltd are also attending. They will be displaying a range of the latest technology and gadgets to assist blind and partially sighted people. We hope you can join us, it’s a drop-in session, refreshments will be available for a small charge.

Wales’ top female impersonator Ceri Dupree will be holding an exhibition of his amazing stage costumes in Cardiff this summer.

Ceri Dupree has been delighting audiences worldwide for almost 40 years. His unique talents have led him through musical theatre, pantomime, summer seasons, television and cabaret. There isn’t an audience (age or type!!!) that he hasn’t played to.

The exhibition will take place at Unit 20cw in the St Davids shopping Centre between 31^st July to 25^th August 2024.

On display will be some of the most fabulous costumes worn by Ceri over the last 40 years.

This will include the Danny LaRue costume that recently featured in the BBC’s “Repair Shop”.

Ceri is the Patron of sight loss charity Sight Life. All entry fees will be donated to help Sight Life outreach to the growing number of people with sight loss in South Wales.

Formerly known as Cardiff Institute for the Blind, Sight Life is one of Wales’ oldest charities having been established in 1865.

Ceri said:

“I have been wanting to do this exhibition for years and now thanks to the support of the team at St David’s Centre, our sponsors and Sight Life it’s actually happening this summer.

Staff and volunteers from Sight Life will be present during the exhibition to provide the back stories to the costumes, plans for the future and to tell you more about Sight Life and their brilliant work.

Sight Life is a fantastic charity and I have seen firsthand the miraculous work and extremely positive impact they have on the lives of people with sight loss. They help blind and partially sighted people to live active and independent lives. I am delighted to be their Patron and to help them to generate much-needed support to further their amazing work.”

Richard Harvey CEO of Sight Life said

“Sight Life offers practical support and advice to anyone with limited sight in South Wales. We outreach to approximately 4,000 people a year and estimate that we also cater for an additional 2 to 3 people per person as a family friend or carer.

One in five of us will experience sight loss at some point in our lives. Research shows that we fear losing our sight more than any other disability. Sight Life works to remove that fear and help people regain confidence, independence and be active in the community.

We are extremely proud to have Ceri as our Patron and look forward to the exhibition which will help increase awareness of our services and the wider issues in relation to sight loss.”

 

Entry to the exhibition commences on 31^st July 2024, with a suggested donation of £3 per person to support the charity.

25 costumes will be on display and there will be a chance to win a prize as part of the entry.

Staff and volunteers from Sight Life will be on hand to talk about their work, support for people with sight loss, volunteering opportunities and exciting fundraising events and opportunities.

 

Sight Life is grateful to Ceri Dupree, the management of St David’s Centre and our event sponsors for helping make this exhibition take place.

 

Notes:

The Event:

Opening Event:

Invited guests / Press and Media – Tuesday 30^th July 6 – 8PM.

Press and Media contacts are welcome. Please contact [email protected] to register your attendance.

Ceri Dupree can be contact on : 07771 953034

Public Access: Event opens to public Wednesday 31^st July

Entry to the exhibition commences on 31st July 2024, with a suggested donation of £3 per person to support the charity.

Ends Sunday 25^th August 2024.

 

Event Sponsors:

• Robertsons Solicitors https://robsols.co.uk/
• Spiros Fine Dining and Events https://spiros.co.uk/
• The City Arms https://www.cityarmscardiff.co.uk/
• Monmouthshire Building Society https://www.monbs.com/
• Mollam Wealth Management https://www.mollamwm.co.uk/
• Westmore Insure Ltd https://www.westmoreinsure.co.uk/
• Hek Jones Solicitors https://www.hekjones.com/
• Maid to Help https://www.maidtohelpcleaning.co.uk/
• Pisys https://www.pisys.net/
• Elements4rt https://www.elements-art.com/
• Michael Graham Young https://mgy.co.uk/
• Demiros https://www.demiros.com/
• Hern and Crabtree Estate Agents https://www.hern-crabtree.co.uk/
• Fig Tree HR https://www.figtreehr.co.uk/
• Village Hotel Cardiff https://www.village-hotels.co.uk

 

Ceri Dupree: https://www.ceridupree.org/

• Ceri has performed at various major venues throughout England, Ireland, Scotland and his birthplace Wales including numerous appearances at top class hotels like The Savoy, The Dorchester, The Churchill, The Landmark and Claridges.

 

• International work has included appearances in Greece, France, Holland, Spain, Germany South Africa and the Seychelles.

 

• Ceri has appeared in many West End nightclubs including The Café de Paris, Talk of London, The Stork Club, Le Beat Route, Ronnie Scott’s and Pizza on the Park, He appeared twice nightly, six nights a week (and never missed a show!) for two years at the world-famous Madame Jo Jo’s in London’s West End, followed by three years at Minsky’s music hall in Cardiff. His extensive repertoire of theatre shows include Hello Dolly, Rock Hard (60’s Tribute show), Hot Stuff, a 70’s tribute show (5 seasons and 2 national tours), The Ultimate Hen Party (season and national tour),The Wizard of Oz (as the most glamorous wicked witch!) and The Rocky Horror Show (as Frank-n-Furter of course!!!).

 

About Sight Life

https://sightlife.wales/

Tel 02920 398900

Email [email protected]

• Sight Life (formerly Cardiff Institute for the Blind) supports people who are blind or partially sighted in south Wales. In 2023 we helped more than 3,750 people in Cardiff, Swansea, RCT (Rhondda Cynon Taf), Neath and Port Talbot.
• We provide statutory services to people with sight loss on behalf of the local Councils in Cardiff and Swansea.

 

• In cooperation with the NHS, we provide a support service (ECLO: Eye Clinic Liaison Officer) for patients newly diagnosed with sight loss in University Hospital of Wales (UHW “The Heath”) in Cardiff.

 

• Our aims are to ensure that people with sight loss can take part in all aspects of society, including work and leisure.

 

• We offer a range of training, clubs and activities including audio-described theatre trips, confidence building, cooking, drama, employment support, fitness, gardening, IT, music, photography, rambling and yoga to people with sight loss.

 

• Established in 1865, we are one of Wales’ oldest charities.

 

• We have approximately a dozen staff and annual income in the region of £500,000 from statutory contracts, grants, trusts, The National Lottery, donations and legacies.

 

• Sight Life changed its name from Cardiff Institute for the Blind in 2019 to reflect the fact that we work beyond Cardiff, including Swansea and RCT (Rhondda Cynon Taf). The name change also recognises the fact that we support people with any degree of sight loss, not only those who are blind.

 

• Sight Life holds the Investors in Volunteering standard, our work is supported by over 100 volunteers, many of whom have sight loss themselves.

ENDS:

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