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Sight Scotland Veterans News, Stories and More

Major Step Forward for Vision Rehabilitation in Scotland

Vision Collaborative Scotland has partnered with the University of Strathclyde to launch two groundbreaking new courses in vision rehabilitation.

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Visually-impaired Veterans prepare to march in the Cenotaph Parade for the first time

Two visually impaired veterans, supported by Sight Scotland Veterans, are set to march in the Remembrance Day Parade at the Cenotaph in London this Sunday – fulfilling a lifelong dream they thought had passed them by when they lost their sight.

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Call for Continuation of Life Changing Fair Rail Pilot

Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans are joining visually impaired veterans in calling for the continuation of a ‘life-changing’ free companion rail pilot scheme, urging the Scottish Government to make it a permanent policy.

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Sight Scotland Veterans Welcomes Local Community for Doors Open Day at Linburn Centre

Sight Scotland Veterans opened its doors to the local West Lothian community last weekend as part of the national Doors Open Days festival in 2025.

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Centenarian Hector Hails Sight Scotland Veterans’ Linburn Centre

Hector McDonald, a Sight Scotland Veteran member from Livingston, recently celebrated his 100th birthday surrounded by family, friends and special guests, including Rangers legend Barry Ferguson.

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Fair Rail Pilot Scheme for Visually Impaired Survey

We’re asking those with an eye+1 symbol on the National Entitlement Card to complete our Fair Rail pilot scheme impact survey.

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Cabinet Secretary backs call for major shift in venue accessibility

Scotland’s Culture Secretary Angus Robertson has thrown his support behind Sight Scotland’s Accessible Venues Campaign.

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Sight Loss Councils to launch in Dumfries and Galloway

Sight Loss Councils are to launch in Dumfries and Galloway to champion voices of people with visual impairment.

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Remembering VJ Day Through Gordon’s Words: Going Home

As we commemorate VJ Day in 2025 and the end of the Second World War, we are honoured to share the second of the late Gordon Mills recollections.

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Remembering VJ Day Through Gordon’s Words: From Desert to Jungle

As we commemorate VJ Day in 2025 and the end of the Second World War, we are honoured to share the memories of the late Gordon Mills.

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Football Fan Gordie Says Sight Scotland Veterans ‘Saved My Life’

Navy veteran Gordon "Gordie" Armour, aged fifty-seven from Falkirk, says charity Sight Scotland Veterans ‘saved my life’ after he lost all his confidence and didn’t want to leave his house after a devastating stroke.

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Steven Williams takes on 2025's Kiltwalks

Steven Williams, one of our Independent Living Workers, is taking on the full Kiltwalk series this year to raise awareness for Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans.

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