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Northern Ireland Merger.
Partnership Success.
Webshop.

NORTHERN IRELAND MERGER

The Blind Centre for Northern Ireland and RNIB Northern Ireland have joined together to form the largest organisation supporting blind and partially sighted people in Northern Ireland. Both Boards voted unanimously and signed an agreement to work towards a legal completion which took effect in April 2007.
The aim is to bring the greatest possible benefit to people with sight problems by:
> providing a greater range of services to more people and
> speaking with a united voice to government and the community.
The new organisation - RNIB incorporating the Blind Centre - will grow services not reduce them. "We intend to continue to provide all the services that both organisations currently offer."
"We are looking forward to working together to build a united effective team focused on improving the lives of people with sight problems."

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PARTNERSHIP SUCCESS

The Blind Centre for Northern Ireland and our partners - St Joseph's School for the Visually Impaired - are delighted with the recent news of a grant from Europe to develop the PROMISE Project. This 22-month Cross-Border project started in October 2006 and will assist young people with sight loss work through the transition period from secondary school to employment.
PROMISE stands for:
P - Promoting
R - Reconciliation and Rehabilitation
O - Orientation
M - Mobility
I - Independence
S - Socialisation
E - Employability

For more details, contact:
RNIB incorporating The Blind Centre -
E-mail: connectni@rnib.org.uk
Telephone: 02890 500 999

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WEBSHOP

When you shop on-line at the Webshop your purchases will help the Blind Centre!
At the Webshop a wide range of shops and outlets provide a variety of goods and services.

The Littlewoods INDEX catalogue can now be accessed on-line through the Webshop. Each on-line purchase earns money for the Blind Centre - AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO THE BUYER!

Click Here to visit the WEBSHOP today!

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