Huntingdonshire Society for the Blind

Huntingdonshire Society for the Blind
8 St. Mary’s Street
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE29 3PE
Tel: 01480 453438
Fax: 01480 453556

Opening times

Monday - Friday 10am - 3pm
1st Saturday in the month 10am -1pm

We support members in the following ways:

• Home visiting service to give advice and information
• Mobile service
• Monthly social groups, transport provided
• Talking book service
• Annual Christmas party
• Subsidised and escorted annual holiday
• Summer outing
• Befriending scheme
• Ring around contact service
• Resource centre, information and advice on visual aids & equipment available.

Our centre, based at 8 St. Mary's Street, Huntingdon, incorporates our offices, a resource centre displaying visual aids and a retail area. We sell basketwork , woodwork, jewellery, toiletries, knitted goods, cards and other craft and donated items, some of which are made by our members and volunteers.

There is also a local macular disease group, independent, but supported by the society.

We also provide:

• Braille and audio transcription services
• Visual awareness training