Timeline

1912 
Cam Sight made an informal start at a meeting held in St Andrew’s Parish Church Hall. Two ladies of well known Cambridge families, Mrs Lilley and Mrs Stace organised a meeting for local blind and partially sighted people to offer support and recreation.

1915 
Mrs Lilley and Mrs Stace opened the Blind Worker’s shop at 5 Emmanuel Street, Cambridge.

1919
Mrs Stace engaged, a home teacher to visit every blind person known in Cambridge and the surrounding villages once a fortnight.

1921 
The Cambridgeshire Society for the Blind and Partially Sighted became a registered charity.

1928 
The Blind Worker’s shop moved to 28 Regent Street, Cambridge.

1946 
The Blantyre Residential Home was opened at 24 Glisson Road, Cambridge.

1953 
The Blantyre Residential Home was extended in 1953.

1954 
A smaller house at 35 Glisson Road was added. The leases of these houses were bought from the Society’s accumulated funds with gifts from the Royal National Institute for the Blind, colleges and other bodies.

1985
A centre was set up to provide support and information on specialist equipment to blind and partially sighted people living in Cambridgeshire.

1992 
The Blantyre Residential Home closed and Cam Sight moved to 5 Coles Lane, Oakington.

1996 
Cam Sight moved again to 167 Green End Road, Cambridge where it remains to this day.

2008 
Cam Sight opened an office and equipment centre at 2 Victoria Street, Chatteris.

2012 
Centenary celebration.

2018
Cam Sight moved from Chatteris to 14 Chapel Road, Wisbech.

2023
Wisbech centre closed due to the success of Cam Sight's Mobile Service.