Mel (Client and Volunteer)
![Photo of Mel](http://www.srsb.org.uk/upload/images/mel.jpg) |
SRSB and the Mappin Street Centre have played a part in the life of Mel for as long as she can remember. 'Read More'
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Rob Nolan (Client and Trustee)
![Photo of Rob out walking on the moors](http://www.srsb.org.uk/upload/images/inspirationalpeoplerob.jpg) |
There’s a saying that if you want to get something done, ask a busy person. If there is any truth in that Robert Nolan will make an excellent new recruit to the Board of Trustees of SRSB/RSS. 'Read More'
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Zheyuan (Client and Supporter)
![Photo of Zheyuan at SRSB playing violin](http://www.srsb.org.uk/upload/images/inspirationalpeoplezhu.jpg) |
Zheyuan is a client and supporter of SRSB who started using our services last year, when he began to pursue a Master’s degree at the University of Sheffield. 'Read More'
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Norman (Client and Trustee)
![Photo of Norman](http://www.srsb.org.uk/upload/images/aboutsrsbmeetteamtrusteesnorman1.jpg) |
Norman Wragg became a trustee of SRSB almost 20 years ago, bringing with him a wealth of professional expertise and personal experience of living with sight loss. 'Read More'
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Rose (Client)
![Photo of Rose when we celebrated her 100th birthday at SRSB](http://www.srsb.org.uk/upload/images/rose.jpg) |
Rose is one of a fairly elite but growing club who can say they celebrated their 100th birthdays as a client at SRSB. 'Read More'
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Louise (Client and Supporter)
![Photo of Louise](http://www.srsb.org.uk/upload/images/inspirationalpeopleslouise.jpg) |
Blind runner Louise remembers her first run clearly, after just a short distance she went home exhausted. Now she would struggle to count the miles. 'Read More'
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Andrea (Volunteer)
![Photo of Andrea](http://www.srsb.org.uk/upload/images/andrea.jpg) |
Andrea came to an open day and was very impressed. She started off volunteering in the dining room and other events, then found her place in Creative Writing and has never looked back. 'Read More'
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Victoria Smith (Supporter)
![Photo of Victoria doing an eye check](http://www.srsb.org.uk/upload/images/inspirationalpeoplevictoria.jpg) |
Victoria Smith’s energy and enthusiasm for promoting eye health goes way beyond the call of duty as an optometrist and owner of an opticians... 'Read More'
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Andy (Client and Volunteer)
![Photo of Andy](http://www.srsb.org.uk/upload/images/andy.jpg) |
Andy is a man on a mission. He wants to improve the lives of people with visual impairment... 'Read More'
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Kion (Client, Volunteer and Supporter)
![Photo of Kion](http://www.srsb.org.uk/upload/images/picwebsite.jpg) |
When teenager Kion tells you he’s blind and hard of hearing with a number of other health problems it comes as quite a surprise when he talks about the hobbies and passions that drive his life... 'Read More'
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Jenny (Volunteer)
![Photograph of Jenny](http://www.srsb.org.uk/upload/images/inspirationalpeoplejenny.jpg) |
Volunteers play a vital part in the operation of SRSB and RSS and we just could not operate without them. Jenny is one of them, helping out on reception duties with our staff member Carol.. 'Read More'
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Sarah Bennett (Client, Volunteer and Supporter)
![Photograph of Sarah and her guide dog](http://www.srsb.org.uk/upload/images/inspirationalpeoplesarah-2.jpg) |
Sarah Bennett can hardly believe how much her life has changed in the last few years. She’s transformed herself from a woman who never went out alone and would sit at home crying into someone has just had to cancel her gym membership because she is too busy to go. 'Read More'
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Sheila (Client and Supporter)
![Photograph of Sheila](http://www.srsb.org.uk/upload/images/sheila.jpg) |
Sheila is a very active client and supporter of SRSB and talks here about the role our charity has played in helping her shape a new life after sight loss. 'Read More' |
Andy (Client, Volunteer and Supporter)
![Photograph](http://www.srsb.org.uk/upload/images/inspirationalpeople_andy.jpg) |
Andy is a client, volunteer and supporter of Rotherham Sight & Sound, SRSB's new centre in Rotherham. 'Read More' |
Amy Rollitt (Client, Volunteer and Supporter)
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SRSB client, supporter and volunteer Amy Rollitt credits what she calls: “The magic of Mappin Street,” with giving her a new lease of life. 'Read More'
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Ken Bower (Client, Volunteer and Supporter)
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Many of our wonderful clients at SRSB also play a vital role as volunteers and fundraisers. Ken Bower is one of those people who is always willing to give his time and put in a huge effort to help others. 'Read More' |
Martin Wilson (Client, Volunteer and Supporter)
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Martin is a keen gardener and sportsman with a burning ambition to achieve something big in life, even though he is visually impaired. 'Read More' |
Carol Forrester (Client, Volunteer and Supporter)
![Photograph of Carol](http://www.srsb.org.uk/upload/images/inspirationalpeoplecarol.jpg) |
Carol speaks so enthusiastically about our services, and this comes from her involvement with several groups. 'Read More' |
Joyce Stout (Client)
![Photogrpah of Joyce at the centre with her letter and photograph of the CAPITOLS](http://www.srsb.org.uk/upload/images/inspirationalpeoplejoyce.jpg) |
For client Joyce Stout, one of the most difficult adjustments when her eyesight deteriorated was having to give up playing music 'Read More' |
Catherine and Mike (Clients and Supporters)
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Catherine Harris has two great passions in life. One is her husband Mike and the other is the vast assortment of gadgets that she uses to help her navigate her way through her very busy days. 'Read More' |
Bill Skipworth (Client and Supporter)
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Bill discovered that his creative talent on the piano suddenly “magnified by a factor of 10” as a result of his sight loss 'Read More' |
Mark Skelton (Client and Supporter)
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When he suddenly lost most of his sight in the space of a few months Mark Skelton feared his working life would end and he was only his in 30s. 'Read More' |
Jean and Peter (Clients)
![Photograph of Jean and Peter at an SRSB social evening](http://www.srsb.org.uk/upload/images/insirationalpeoplejeanpeter.jpg) |
An enthusiastic client of SRSB over many years Jean has a long list of the ways it benefits her life, but right at the top is friendship. 'Read More' |
Jonathan Heenan (Client)
![Photograph of Jonathan](http://www.srsb.org.uk/upload/images/inspirationalpeople_jonathan_heenan.jpg) |
Jonathan is a professional footballer for the FA England Blind Football Team, and a client of SRSB. 'Read More'
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John Boyce (Client and Volunteer)
![Photograph of John working on a car](http://www.srsb.org.uk/upload/images/inspirationalpeoplejohn.jpg) |
John Boyce is a client and volunteer who has lifelong love of motor vehicles. 'Read More'
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Chris Hancock (Client and Volunteer)
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Chris is a fully qualified holistic therapist, works at Cairn Home and also finds time to volunteer for SRSB. 'Read More'
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Graham Straw (Client and Supporter)
![Photograph of Graham in his studio](http://www.srsb.org.uk/upload/images/inspirationalpersongraham.jpg) |
Graham is a client, but also an active volunteer and supporter, getting involved with lots of things at SRSB. 'Read More'
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Val Batty (Client and Supporter)
![Photograph of Val with some of her cards](http://www.srsb.org.uk/upload/images/inspirationalpeopleval.jpg) |
Val is a client, but also an active supporter, getting involved with lots of things at SRSB. 'Read More'
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Walter Gingell (Client)
![Photograph of Walter with his medals](http://www.srsb.org.uk/upload/images/inspirationalpersonwalter.jpg) |
Walter is one of SRSB's clients with an interesting and inspirational story to tell. 'Read More'
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Eric Andrews (Client and Supporter)
![Photograph of Eric at SRSB](http://www.srsb.org.uk/upload/images/inspirationalpersoneric.jpg) |
Eric is a client and supporter of SRSB as well as being an active member of the Sheffield Visually Impaired Walking Group. 'Read More'
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Hayley Martin (Client and Supporter)
![Photograph of Hayley at the Skydive 2012](http://www.srsb.org.uk/upload/images/inspirationalpersonhayley.jpg) |
Hayley is one of SRSB’s clients and is also an active supporter of our charity. 'Read More'
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Tom Monaghan (Volunteer)
![Photograph of Tom with client](http://www.srsb.org.uk/upload/images/tomm.jpg) |
Tom has been supporting SRSB as an IT Volunteer for eight years. 'Read More'
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Layton (Client)
![Photograph of Layton](http://www.srsb.org.uk/upload/images/inspirationalpeoplelayton.jpg) |
Layton first became involved with SRSB when he began attending our Little Sparklers Playgroup. 'Read More'
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Julie Smethurst (Client and Former Trustee)
![Photograph of Julie with the Olympic Torch](http://www.srsb.org.uk/upload/images/inspirationalpeoplejulie.jpg) |
Julie was a Trustee at SRSB from 1990 and is an inspiration to so many people. 'Read More'
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Josie Naldrett (Client and Supporter)
![Photograph of Josie at SRSB](http://www.srsb.org.uk/upload/images/oursheffieldinspirationalpeoplejosie.jpg) |
Josie is a Line Dancing Teacher who developed a passion for the activity after she began to lose her sight. 'Read More'
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Graham Bell (Volunteer)
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Graham was one of SRSB’s longest serving volunteers who supported our charity in various roles. ‘Read More’ |
Les Culf (Client and Supporter)
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Les runs the Archery Group. He is an inspiration to others with of his enthusiasm and can-do attitude. ‘Read More’
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Pat Powell (Supporter)
![Photograph of Pat showing her medal to clients at SRSB](http://www.srsb.org.uk/upload/images/inspirationalpeoplepat.jpg) |
Pat recently took part in the London Marathon for SRSB. ‘Read More’
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Simon Wheatcroft (Supporter)
![Photograph of Simon running](http://www.srsb.org.uk/upload/images/oursheffieldinspirationalpeoplesimon.jpg) |
Simon is a blind runner who is taking part in the Sheffield Half Marathon in May for SRSB. ‘Read More’
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Bunmi Sobowale (Supporter)
![Photograph of Bunmi](http://www.srsb.org.uk/upload/images/bunmi_pic.jpg) |
Bunmi is a new supporter of SRSB who has an amazing story. ‘Read More’
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Gail Fagan (Client and Volunteer)
![Photograph of one of SRSB inspirational client](http://www.srsb.org.uk/upload/images/oursheffieldinspirationalpeople4.jpg) |
Gail is an active client and volunteer at SRSB. ‘Read More’
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![Photograph of Trina presenting In Focus](http://www.srsb.org.uk/upload/images/homeinspirationalpersontrina.jpg) |
Trina is a client of SRSB. She is also a presenter on the In Focus local radio show. 'Read More' |
![Photograph of Betsy at SRSB](http://www.srsb.org.uk/upload/images/homeinspirationalpeoplebetsy.jpg) |
Betsy is one of our clients, but also one of our many colourful and inspirational characters! ‘Read More’ |
![Alan pictured with his guide dog](http://www.srsb.org.uk/upload/images/oursheffieldinspirationalpeoplealan1.jpg) |
Alan is a positive role model and believes that visual impairment shouldn’t stop people from achieving what they want, only that you have to overcome a few limitations. ‘Read More’
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![Photo of Jack at an SRSB volunteer party](http://www.srsb.org.uk/upload/images/oursheffieldinspirationalpeoplejack2.jpg) |
Jack Wallace was a wonderful volunteer who worked tirelessly for SRSB for many years. ‘Read More’
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