Events
Our heartfelt thanks to all friends and supporters who organise fundraising events on our behalf. We really appreciate your incredible help. Please scroll down to see upcoming events and please let us know if we can help with your planning - we're always happy to get involved!
Photographs of some of our events can be seen on our 'Gallery' page.
Our upcoming events..
Winchester Quiz Night - 24th October 2025
Get your brains whirring for a fun quiz evening, organised by one of our generous supporters, Vickie Lush.
Date: 24th October
Time: Arrival 7pm for a 7:30pm start after a short talk by Professor Andrew Lotery.
Venue: Shawford Parish Hall, Pearson Lane, SO21 2AA
Tickets: £15pp include a hot dog (meat or veggie - please confirm when booking) and a cupcake. Please bring your own drinks/nibbles and glasses. Teams of 6 - please mention if you would like to enter a team or buy individual tickets.
To book: Please contact Vickie directly by email: vickiealush@gmail.com or by telephone: 07860 779955.
Bake Sale - University Hospital Southampton, 5th November 2025
Remember remember the 5th of November! We'll be bringing some sparkle to the main entrance of University Hospital Southampton with a selection of homebaked goodies and Christmas cards for sale. Join us in morning from 8:30am - 1pm (or until we sell out), and enjoy a cake or two in return for a donation to Gift of Sight.
Save the date! - Little Court Garden Party, Thursday 11th June 2025
We are delighted to announce that Gift of Sight will be back at Little Court in the summer for another wonderful garden party. More details to follow soon on how to book, but for now, please save the date in your diary!
Gift of Sight 'Beating Blindness' Lecture, 14th May 2025
Thank you for supporting us at the Beating Blindness Lecture 2025. If you missed the lecture, the recording is now available , where University of Southampton vision scientists present some of the team's ongoing research projects.
These include:
- The latest news on age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and glaucoma from Professor Andrew Lotery
- A fascinating insight into retinal stem cell biology in the search for a drug therapy for Retinitis Pigmentosa by Dr Jörn Lakowski
- Advances in sight-saving treatments for children with Oculocutaneous Albinism by Dr Eloise Keeling, presented in her absence by Dr James Self.
- Our thanks to Dr Helena Lee for moderating the questions and answers session.
You can watch the lecture recording here or by clicking the image above.
We'd love you to host a fundraising event!
A fundraising event, such as a coffee morning (or afternoon tea!) is a great way to let friends know about a cause you’re passionate about. We’d be happy to support you with any event plans. We can provide collection boxes, posters and to help share ideas. Of course we’d be delighted to come along if invited!
Please get in touch, we'd love to chat your ideas through with you!
THANK YOU :To everyone who has helped us out by fundraising in so many ways. Please see our Fundraising Gallery for past events.
If you would like to become involved or simply want to find out more about the work of our vision research projects, please make contact info@giftofsight.org.uk
Alternatively we'd love to chat to you! Please telephone Ailsa (02380 599073) or Jennie (02380 5995924).
