Fife sight loss charity recognised with national award

Glenrothes-based Seescape collected the Community Award at the Visionary Conference in Birmingham last month.

The Specsavers sponsored event recognised outstanding achievements in the sight loss sector and in supporting the local community. Seescape was the only Scottish organisation to receive an award, and the first to win in several years.

Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister and Seescape’s honorary president, said the award is UK-wide recognition for a charity that is already well known for the support it provides across Fife.

Mr Brown added: "In particular, I would like to pay tribute to the Sight Support and Accessible Technology teams who were singled out for their ground breaking contribution to supporting individuals with the most up-to-date technological supports and reading materials.

“I’ve supported Seescape for many years and have seen first-hand the amazing work it does throughout Fife. I wish the Seescape staff well in all they do in the years ahead.”

Seescape chief executive Lesley Carcary said the charity was proud to be recognised.

She added: “We pride ourselves on our partnership working, which means we can reach more people and improve lives.

“We know from what our clients tell us that we do a great job, but it’s wonderful to see our approach celebrated by this award.”

It was praised for its use of local expertise, voices and contacts to bring about positive change, including working in partnership with local organisations to improve eye health, supporting people with sight loss to improve their community connections and wellbeing and helping people access assistive technology.