Merry Christmas And a Happy New Year

Some more pictures from the last meeting of 2001 from Doris and Andy.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Dec 14th

Thanks to all who attended the last meetng of the year.
Next meeting will be JANUARY 11th 2012
( Click on the above image to get a bigger version )

Jack gives the sad face trying to get some of the cakes and biscuits.

Speaker: Campbell Weir; Victim Support

Victim Support Phone Number 0845 603 9213

Victim Support provides a service to help those involved on the receiving end of unlawful activity to be supported in receiving help and compensation .

The local office is based in an office in the Kirkintilloch Police station although it has no formal links to the Police Force.

They can provide help in preparing for trials, filling forms and receiving compensation.

Speaker: Councillor Rhondda Geekie

Councillor Rhondda Geekie

Card Making Class

Join friends making Christmas cards .

Future sessions will be held from 10am - 12noon on ;

Thursday 27th October,
Wednesday 2nd November
Wednesday 16th November
Wednesday 30th November
Wednesday 14th December

These will be held the alternate Wednesdays to the EDVIP meetings. here are some pictures from the first session;

More pictures available here;

Visibility Peer Support Session

Visual Impairment Information Session

The next session will take place in the Park Centre,
45 Kerr St, Kirkintilloch, at the slightly earlier time of
1.00pm to 2.30pm, on Wednesday 16th November
2011.

Speaker: Jim Gorman Trading Standards

19th October 2011
William Patrick Library , Kirkintilloch.

Jim Spoke on a range of subjects related to Trading Standards.

Main points included maintaing awareness re door to door callers soliciting money for charities and clothing as well as people attemping to gain access to your house and attempting to force unneeded work on you.

Upcoming Speakers

Upcoming Speakers 2011
19th October Jim Gorman ; Trading Standards
2nd November Mrs Geekie ; East Dunbartonshire Council
16th November Campbell Weir; Victim Support
30th November ; Silver Birch

Welcome

Welcome to the website for The East Dunbartonshire Visual Impaired Peoples (EDVIP ) Forum.

We will aim to collect details of the groups current and future events and provide additional data for follow up requests from members that may be of interest.

If you have , or know someone with , a visual impairment then please feel free to contact the group or simply come along to the meetings held in William Patrick Library on Wednesdays every two weeks.

There are many different types, and causes, of visual impairments and we want to help all those affected.

Kirkintilloch Fire Station Stall

Canal Festival Stall

AGM 2011

August 10th 2011
Park Centre, Kirkintilloch

Speakers: Strathclyde Police

• LEAFLETS IN LARGE PRINT & THE SPOKEN WORD.
• COMMUNITY SAFETY.
• BOGUS CALLERS.
• I.D CARDS FROM WORKMEN.
• THE PASSWORD SYSTEM BY BRITISH GAS ETC AND OTHER LARGE COMPANY’S.
• OFFICER CONFIRMED THAT STRATHCLYDE POLICE WARRANT CARD AND ALSO OTHER COMPANY’S HAVE BRAILLE AT THE BACK OF THEIR I.D CARDS CONFIRMING WHO THEY ARE.
  
  

Speaker: Lorraine Moir from East Dunbartonshire CVS

Talk regarding Access panel and the initiatives that it has undertaken.
Notes to be added.

Speaker: John Boyle from Deaf/Blind Scotland

"Touching Life" Initiative

Gala Day Stall

Shared stall with Access Panel

Speaker: Sharon Moncrieff from Carers Link

Speaker : Jo Swinson, MP

Visit to Sight Village Scotland

April 6th
Hampden Park

Edinburgh Visit