We are delighted that staff from the South Yorkshire Corporate and Business Banking team have chosen to support SRSB.

We are really looking forward to working with Barclays staff on several projects, including events, awareness and also around access to work and emotional support. We will be keeping you up to date with all the latest news about our work over the coming year.

“SRSB provide a fantastic range of support to over 3,600 people in our local community and the staff here at Barclays are delighted to be working with them in 2017. We already have plans for various fund raising initiatives and will also work with SRSB to provide support under our Shared Growth Ambition – focussing on Access to Employment and Access to Financial & Digital Empowerment”

Sue Benson, Head of Support Team, Barclays Corporate Banking South Yorkshire

Westfield Heath provides Health Cash Plans for individuals, couples, families and companies. It is a not for profit organisation with strong caring values and social responsibility. They have kindly supported SRSB over several years with projects such as our Mobile Information Unit Appeal, Minibus funding, and other ongoing projects that have all made a big difference to SRSB’s clients. 

"We at Westfield are delighted to support SRSB as they are proactive in supporting those who are blind or partially sighted. They are a great asset to the community of Sheffield."

Westfield Health.

Virgin Money plc is a UK-based bank and financial services company owned by the Virgin Group and founded by Sir Richard Branson in March 1995.

Virgin Money have opened a number lounges throughout the country and in July 2016 the Virgin Money Lounge Sheffield was opened. They are designed to be places where customers can relax and local communities/charities can come together.

SRSB are delighted to have worked on a number of projects to date with the new lounge. This has ranged from fundraising events such as, ‘Breakfast with Santa’ and ‘An Inspirational Evening of Local Sporting Celebrities’ to the SRSB Youth Club, holding its meetings in the games room and having a great time bowling. In addition to this, SRSB were awarded 4 places for the Virgin Money London Marathon 2017, which was amazing! 

“We at Virgin Money are delighted to be working with SRSB, we have built up a great relationship with the team at Mappin Street, it’s like being part of a big family. They work they do is vital to the blind and partially sighted in Sheffield and we are happy to help in any way we can.’

Holly Garforth, Events & Promotions Manager - Sheffield Lounge.

Tramlines Festival is Sheffield's Inner City Music event. We were thrilled to be chosen as their official charity in 2015.

"We were delighted to be able to work with SRSB as our official charity for Tramlines 2015. The team have a truly creative approach to fundraising and awareness-building which we were happy to be a part of, while their work in the city makes a huge difference in the lives of blind and partially-sighted people. On a practical level, too, the team at SRSB gave us an insightful and applicable range of advice and feedback on how we can better engage with customers who are blind and partially-sighted. We've been able to take away a number of useful tips and feel that we've been equipped with knowledge that will make our future festivals better for visually-impaired music fans."

Kate Hewett, Tramlines.

Mercury Taxis was a taxi company in Sheffield. We were delighted to hear that they had chosen to support SRSB as one of their charities of the year in 2014, joining St Luke’s Hospice and Support Dogs as beneficiaries of Mercury’s community support.

“We were delighted to support, for the first time this year, this hugely worthwhile charity which is doing such outstanding work. I think most people fear losing their sight most of all, and many of us cannot begin to imagine what such a loss would do to our lives, practically, emotionally and relationally.”

Peter Holmes, Mercury Taxis.

Hart Shaw supported SRSB in 2011/12. They raised funds for us by holding Dress Down Days and also from their Christmas Raffle.

Hart Shaw is a leading firm of Chartered Accountants & Business Advisers based in Sheffield and we really appreciated their support.

“Hart Shaw is delighted to be supporting SRSB in 2011/12. We have built up a great relationship with the team at Mappin Street and they have ensured we are treated like part of the family through their friendly and informative approach. When we were on the look out for a new Sheffield based charity SRSB seemed the obvious choice as they are very proactive, approachable and most importantly we are supporting a very worthy cause.”

Brendan Hall, Marketing Co-ordinator. Hart Shaw.

Gripple Ltd supported SRSB in 2011. They decided that they would like to raise funds for our children's Christmas parties and their staff held fundraising events including a Bag Pack and a Bric a Brac sale.

Gripple is an innovative local company that manufacture wire joiners and tensioners and we had a great year working with them.  

“After our first visit to SRSB’s Mappin Street Centre, there was no doubt we wanted the SRSB as one of our 4 chosen charities for 2011!  We were so impressed with the facilities and programme of events taking place and loved the family, caring atmosphere.  We asked Sue and Jane for a ‘wish list’ and chose the Christmas parties as our all important goal to aim for. Our highlight was visiting the Little Sparklers group in January and hearing what a good time was had by all. We like to take the word FUN from FUNdraising – because that’s exactly what it is!  If you fancy giving it a go, the SRSB is a great cause and Sue and Jane are a delight to work with and will give you all the help you need.” Lesley Wainwright, Gripple Charities Team. Gripple Ltd.