Our current Finance Officer is retiring and the new post-holder will continue the work of overseeing the financial affairs of the charity that underpin all our work with local blind and partially sighted people. 

The hours are 22.5 hours per week and the salary is £22,220.  We wish to clarify that this represents the full time equivalent of the post and the actual salary will be calculated pro-rata for the part-time hours. 

The deadline for receipt of applications for this post is Wednesday 13 June and interviews will be held during the week beginning 25 June.

If you would like any further information relating to this position, please don’t hesitate to contact Anne Streather, Chief Executive on 01223 420033 or at anne@camsight.org.uk.

Chariots of Fire is a relay race organised to raise money for local charities.  Local firms, businesses and individuals enter teams to run in relay through the historical city and along The Backs, ending at Queens Green.  The event has the potential to raise in the region of £50,000 – £70,000. This year we will be sharing the event with local charity Cambridge Past Present and Future who champion green spaces and sustainable development in Cambridge and the surrounding area.

This is where we need your support.

To enter, all teams need to have six runners who must be 16 years of age and over.  Each runner will follow a picturesque route of 1.7 miles through some of Cambridge’s historic city centre and colleges, over the Cam, along The Backs before passing the baton onto the next runner at Queens Gate.  The registration fee is £22.50 per person or £135 per team.  Each team is expected to raise as much money as possible to be shared equally between the benefiting charities. 

We would be so delighted if you feel you would like to join us in raising a significant amount of money towards our Centenary Appeal.   To enter a team please go to the Chariots of Fire website www.chariots-of-fire.co.uk which gives all the information you need.

We shall keep you all updated on our website and facebook pages and the Cambridge News will also be running regular features in the coming months.

Thank you so much for your support!

Scents & the City from The Independent

Information on Play-Doh from Wikipedia

Anglesey Abbey, Gardens and Lode Mill on the National Trust website
The penny: Change we can’t believe in? From The Independent

LookTel Money Reader – real time currency identification iPhone app

Identifying Paper Money and Coins If You are Blind or Have Low Visionfrom VisionAware.org

Blind film critic Tommy Edison demonstrates how a visually impaired person may organize
their money and how U.S. currency is not accessible.

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A varied programme will include:

Gorecki: Totus Tuus
Durufle: Four Gregorian Motets
Lotti: Crucifixus
Rachmaninov: Bogoroditsye Dyevo

Lauridsen: O Magnum Mysterium

plus a selection of spirituals, folksongs and arrangements of 20th Century favourites such as Blue Moon and Goodnight Sweetheart.

Admission is £8 (on the door only) and all profits will go to Cam Sight.

Enquiries: Claire Lucas (01223 214477)

Please do consider sponsoring them by clicking on the link www.justgiving.com/sean3000 

Thank you. 

More on our fundraising events soon!

Sally

Sally @camsight.org.uk

Our wonderful staff are busy planning the 100 Miles for 100 Years Sponsored Bike Ride across the region on 19^th and 20^th June.  We are full of admiration for Julie, Gail and Sally who are training in all weathers.  They will be accompanied by some of our visually impaired clients on the trip and we wish them all well.  We are delighted to be supported by Ben Haywood Cycles who also celebrate their Centenary this year. If you wish to sponsor them you can follow their links…

www.justgiving.com/gail-blackwell
www.justgiving.com/julie-petrie-symes
www.justgiving.com/sally-skeldon

We are now planning our Centenary Dinner and Celebrity Auction which will be held at Madingley Hall on Friday 5^th October.  We shall give you further details nearer the time but please keep the date free as this promises to be a memorable evening with the Auction conducted by Jeffrey Archer – a true master in the art of Charity Auctions.  We are busy securing Auction prizes and would be pleased to hear from anyone who may be able to offer some.

The Chariots of Fire Relay Race for 2012 organised by Hewitsons and the Cambridge News is due to be launched in the next two weeks so we will soon be back with further news.

Bye for now
Sally
saly@camsight.org.uk

Here are the links to the items refered to in the show.
Audio Described version of the Youtube video of Steve Mahan in the Self-Driving Car

Google’s Self-Driving Car Takes Blind Man for a Ride

Information on Google’s sSelf-Driving Car from Wikipedia

Light pollution ‘saturates’ UK’s night skies

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Audio described performance on Saturday 21 July at 4pm and an accompanying Touch Tour at 3pm.

Tickets £25 / £20 / £25 / £30

To book tickets and a space on the Touch Tour, please call the Arts Box Office on 01223 503333.

www.cambridgeartstheatre.com

On Saturday 28th April the Dons take part in their first ever tournament, a novice competition organized by Goalball UK in Leicester.

The Cambridge Dons team features a mix of sighted players and visually impaired players – three of which are Cam Sight members. The club meets every Friday from 6.30pm – 7.30pm at Netherhall Sports Centre and welcomes new members. Since the club started in January it has gone from strength to strength with numbers increasing week on week. The formation of the club has been the result of a partnership between Cam Sight and the Cambridge City Council’s Sports Development team supported by Sports Grant funding from Living Sport.

What is Goalball?

Goalball is a sport that was devised in 1946, as a rehabilitation programme for visually impaired World War II veterans. It is the only team sport played at the Paralympics by the visually impaired but is a totally inclusive sport since all participants wear blindfolds.

Goalball is a game played by two teams of three players. It is open to both male and female visually impaired athletes and sighted players.

It has three main distinguishing features:-

1.    All players wear eyeshades so that they are totally blindfolded.
2.    Goalball is played on an indoor tactile court.
3.    The ball contains internal bells, which help players locate it during play.

The object of the game is to score a goal by bowling the ball along the floor so that it crosses the goal line of the opposing team. The defending team has to prevent the ball going in to their goal by stopping it while remaining in their team area.  They must then try to control the ball and attack by bowling the ball back again thereby trying to score in the other goal.

www.goalballuk.com

If you would like to try Goalball or find out more information please contact:

Steve.Morley@cambridge.gov.uk or 01223 457000

Steve Morley
Sports Development Officer
Arts & Recreation
Cambridge City Council

Thank you very much.