News

August 2026

Summer Open Day

We are holding a summer open day on Wednesday 12th August from 12.30pm until 3.00pm. The open day will be held within our office located at Northumberland House, Princess Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ER.

What to expect:

* Our chair exercise instructor, Andre, will be giving a introductory session to chair exercise.

* Demonstrations of assistive technology and daily living equipment such as Meta Glasses, Alexa, Liquid Level Indicstors and more.

* Speak to our activity coordinators to find out more about the inclusive groups and classes that we provide.

* Refreshments – enjoy a cuppa and a sweet treat and have a chat with our team.

Everyone is welcome, please pop in and see what Newcastle Vision Support can do for you. We look forward to seeing you!

Image provides details of the open day held at Newcastle Vision Support. This includes chair exercise, assistive technology and activities. There is a white background decorated with sunflowers, leaves and a sun for decoration.

July 2026

Newsletter Summer 2026

Our Summer 2026 Newsletter is now available to read here. Our newsletter is available in 4 accessible formats including: If you would like to receive the newsletter in a one of these formats please call the office on 0191 232 7292. The newsletter is also available via Alexa by asking your Alexa to “Open Newcastle […]

January 2026

Happy New Year

Today is our first day back in the office for 2026!

We’d like to wish all of our service users a Happy New Year.

Our phonelines are open as usual. However, all of our groups are cancelled this week due to the snow and ice. We hope to have everything up and running as of Tuesday 13th January.

We look forward to seeing everyone soon.

December 2025

Christmas Opening Hours

Christmas is fast approaching!

The last day for any groups at Newcastle Vision Support will be Tuesday 16th December.

The office will be closed from 4.30pm on Friday 19th December.

The office will be contactable by telephone only on Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd December from 10.00am until 4.30pm. On Wednesday 24th December the office will be contactable by telephone from 10.00am until 12.30pm.

The office will be closed completely and no telephone calls will be answered from Wednesday 24th December at 12.30pm until Friday 2nd January. This is to allow the staff to enjoy some well earned time off.

We hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

We look forward to seeing you all in 2026.

November 2025

Special Delivery!!

Special delivery at the office today!!

This is the first ever Newcastle Vision Support Christmas Card!!

We recently ran a Christmas Card competition with our service users. The winning, hand drawn card, was sent to a professional printers and will soon be available to buy!

The cards will be sold in packs of 5 and will include envelopes. All proceeds from sales will go directly to Newcastle Vision Support.

More information and pricing is coming next week. Stay tuned for updates!

Take a look at the cards below:

3 Christmas Cards being held up. The card is blue and there is a small snowman next to a larger snowman. The snowmen have carrot noses and are both wearing black and white scarves and black and white bobble hats. They are surrounded by white snowflakes. The text at the top of the card reads Merry Christmas.
The back of the Christmas Card. The card is blue and there is a small red tree in the centre. The tree is made up of love hearts, trees and snowflakes. The text at the bottom of the card reads - Designed by Beryl Hall for Newcastle Vision Support. All proceeds from sale will go directly to Newcastle Vision Support. Est. 1867. Registered Charity No: 1115815.

November 2025

Christmas Lunch

Our annual Christmas Lunch will be held on Thursday 18th December at The County Hotel in Newcastle upon Tyne.

There is a two course meal at a cost of £25.00 for paid-up members and £30.00 for any additional guests. There will also be a performance from a local musician and a raffle with all proceeds going directly to Newcastle Vision Support.

If you would like more information or would like to attend, please call the office on 0191 232 7292 and speak to Courtney.

Annual General Meeting (AGM)

Our AGM will be held on Wednesday 26th November at 11am. The meeting will take place in the activity room located within our office which is located at Northumberland House, Princess Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ER.

Please note that only paid-up members of Newcastle Vision Support can attend the AGM. All members should have now received their invite to the AGM alongside a proxy voting form.

Please only complete and return the proxy voting form to Newcastle Vision Support if you are unable to attend the AGM. Proxy voting forms must be returned no later than Wednesday 19th November 2025.

Light refreshments will be provided from 10.30am onwards. There will also be copies of the meeting agenda and minutes from last years meeting available on the day. Unfortunately, NVS are unable to provide subsidised taxis for this meeting

If you have any questions or require any further information, please call the office on 0191 232 7292 and speak to Courtney.

We look forward to seeing you there.

June 2025

Office Move

We are moving office premises. Hadrian House, the building in which we are currently located, is set to be demolished. Therefore, we have no choice but to move premises once again. This is a move that we did not expect and one we would prefer not to make but we have been left with no choice.

The good news is that we have already secured a new premises, and we aren’t moving far! In early August 2025 we will be moving to Northumberland House which is located in Princess Square opposite Newcastle City Library.

There will be a short period of time where we will have no choice, but to temporarily pause our groups and services whilst we move offices. All groups and services will temporarily pause from Tuesday 15th July 2025. We hope to have all services resumed by mid to late August. Please note that this is just a rough timescale and is subject to change. As always, we will remain in contact with all our members to keep you updated throughout the move.

Our new address will be – Northumberland House, Princess Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ER.

We would like to thank everyone for their patience whilst we complete the move. We can’t wait to welcome everyone to our new premises.

April 2025

Cancellation of Groups This Week

Due to an ongoing issue with the power supply to Hadrian House there will be no groups or activities at Newcastle Vision Support for the week commencing 07.04.25.

Everyone who was due to attend any groups this week should have now received a phone call to inform them that the group will not be taking place this week.

We will keep all of our service users updated with any developments.

March 2025

Walking Group

Our walking group enjoyed a lovely stroll along the Quayside this morning. They were extremely lucky with the weather, it almost felt like a summer’s day!

Our next walking group will take place on Thursday 3rd April at Exhibition Park. If you think you would be interesting attending give the office a call on 0191 232 7292.

Check out some of the photographs below of our visit to the Quayside.

3 people ladies along the bank of a river. The sky is bright blue, there is not a cloud in sight and the river is calm. 2 of the ladies are using long canes.
Image of the Newcastle Quayside. The river Tyne is calm, the sky is bright blue without a cloud in the sky. There is a boat docked on the river. The Baltic art gallery, the Sage Gateshead, the Millennium Bridge and Tyne Bridge are in the distance.
Image of the Newcastle Quayside. The river Tyne is calm, the sky is bright blue without a cloud in the sky. The Baltic art gallery, the Sage Gateshead and the Millennium Bridge are in the distance.