Upcoming Events in April

Sight Life has a lot of external fundraising events coming up in April – it’s going to be busy one but don’t worry we have put them all here in one place so you know what is going on! We are so grateful to our wonderful supporters who have arranged the following exciting events for our cause: 

What’s Coming Up? 

Bethany Baptist Church Rhiwbina’s Fundraising Concert  

Caerphilly Ladies Choir, Cardiff Male Voice Choir and Soprano soloist Lizzie Metcalf will be performing at Bethany Baptist Church, Rhiwbina, on Friday 21st April at 7pm. 

Tickets are only £5 and will be available to buy from Jones Court or by emailing [email protected]. 

Charity Evening at Cardiff Golf Club, Cyncoed 

Join us at on Saturday 22nd April for an evening of entertainment and dancing organised by supporters Trystan and Siân Francis.  

Tickets are now available at £25 each (£18 for students), with a buffet included with your ticket. To book, get in touch with Gwilym at [email protected] or 07968 463737.  

Fundraising Concert in Treherbert 

Join us at the Railway Canteen in Treherbert on Friday 28th April to enjoy live music and a raffle at a fundraising concert for Sight Life. 

Doors open at 7:30pm, but make sure to arrive before the band begin at 9pm. 

Tickets are only £5 with all proceeds going to Sight Life.  

If you would like to book any of these events, get in touch with us at [email protected] or 029 2039 8900 unless otherwise stated above. 

About Sight Life  

Sight Life (formerly Cardiff Institute for the Blind) supports people who are blind or partially sighted in south Wales. In 2020/21 we helped more than 3,000 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. In spring 2022 we returned to being an independent charity after being part of the UK wide RNIB Group since 2009.  

We have approximately a dozen staff and annual income in the region of £440,000 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.  

Please support our work and make a donation to Sight Life by clicking donate here.  

To fundraise for us please click fundraising.  

To volunteer with us please click volunteering.  

Thank you!