The Norfolk & Norwich Association for The Blind
The NNAB
The Norfolk and Norwich Association for the Blind (NNAB) celebrated its 200th Anniversary in 2005. Throughout the County it aims to help the 20,000 people with poor sight. Last year its community workers made nearly 7,000 separate visits to individuals in their homes and there were over 6,000 visitors to the six equipment centres in Norwich, King's Lynn, Great Yarmouth, Cromer, Diss and the Mobile Centre.
In Norwich it has a residential home and 20 sheltered flats as well as a volunteer presence in all four hospital eye clinics in the County. It has a busy sports and leisure programme and over 300 active volunteers are an essential part of the organisation. On 4th May 2010 Her Majesty The Queen accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh opened the new Bradbury Activity Centre.
Please remember that the Association receives no state funding, relying entirely on legacies and donations.
“Visionary” Victory
Ray Alvis (left) with Richard Jewson
We are proud to announce that Ray Alvis is the newly crowned national “Volunteer of the Year” for his work with the NNAB.
His win was part of a near clean sweep for the Norfolk and Norwich Association for the Blind in the Visionary awards which were held at their annual conference in York
The NNAB also won the “Innovation in Fundraising” category for the “Back to Bayern” cycle ride by former Norwich City star Jeremy Goss and was runner up in the only other category, “Innovation in Service Delivery”, for its work with young people.
The Visionary prize winners with Ruth Badger