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Meet our new Trustee: Angela Dilks
East Cheshire Eye Society is an independent charity which relies solely on funding to support its activities and is run by a board of voluntary trustees, some of whom have a sight impairment...
East Cheshire Eye Society’s annual sponsored walk: Vision Walk 2024
We have some exciting news – we’re launching our own annual sponsored walk. It’s time to get your walking boots on and take in the scenic routes of Macclesfield! As an independent charity that...
Mayor of Macclesfield’s Charity Dinner and Auction
Get involved and raise some money for two local charities! The Mayor of Macclesfield is hosting a charity dinner and auction on Saturday 16th March 2024 from 19:00 until 00:30 hours at...
Rotary Swimathon 2024
The 50/50 Rotary Club of Macclesfield Castle Swimathon is back! Keep the date in your diaries… Sunday 17th March 2024. The fundraiser has been running for over ten years and we’re very...
Meet our new trustee: Cat Costigan
East Cheshire Eye Society is an independent charity which relies solely on funding to support its activities and is run by a board of voluntary trustees, some of whom have a sight impairment...
Sylvia Carroll recognised for 35 years with East Cheshire Eye Society
Sylvia Carroll recognised for 35 years with East Cheshire Eye Society We have recently celebrated the tireless work and achievements of our volunteers, including one amazing 35-year contribution to...
‘Let’s Face the Music’ concert 2023
‘Let’s Face the Music’ concert coming soon! Saturday 25th March 2023 7:30pm St Michael’s Church Macclesfield SK10 1DY King Edwards Music Society (KEMS) will be playing lots of familiar tunes in a...
Michael Bayley appears in Specsavers report
Michael Bayley, a service user at East Cheshire Eye Society, recently took part in Specsavers’ review of eye services and was featured in their ‘State of the UK’s Eye Health 2022’ report. Here’s...
Christmas Greetings!
2022 is drawing to a close and we would like to take this opportunity to thank all our trustees and volunteers for what you have done for ECES this year. We really could not deliver all the...
We’re joining the RNIB’s ‘Take on 250’ challenge
Are you ready for the RNIB’s ‘Take on 250’ challenge? We’ll be participating in the Royal National Institute of Blind People’s ‘Take on 250’ challenge! Every day, in the UK, around 250 people begin...
Prestbury Christmas Fair 2022
Join us at Prestbury Christmas Fair on Sunday 11th December! Our experienced volunteers and team will be giving information about our services and will be able to offer support for people with...
Bollington Festival Choir 2022
Age UK is a leading charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. They provide companionship, advice and support for older people who need it most.
‘Ageing Well Roadshow’, at St. Michael’s Church, Macclesfield on Friday 29th July 1pm to 4pm.
Are you interested in helping NHS England, Vision Support and East Cheshire Eye Society improve information for people living with a vision impairment in Cheshire?
Information Focus Day – On Wednesday 10th August from 10.00 – 2.00
Are you interested in helping NHS England, Vision Support and East Cheshire Eye Society improve information for people living with a vision impairment in Cheshire?
Have your say in our Cheshire Sight Loss survey
Are you interested in helping NHS England, Vision Support and East Cheshire Eye Society improve information for people living with a vision impairment in Cheshire?
Meet our Trustee – Laura Weston
East Cheshire Eye Society is an independent charity which solely relies on funding to support all its activities. The charity is run by a board of voluntary trustees, some of whom have a...
Meet our Trustee – Jan Flynn
East Cheshire Eye Society is an independent charity which solely relies on funding to support all its activities. The charity is run by a board of voluntary trustees, some of whom have a...
Meet our Trustee – Elizabeth Durham
East Cheshire Eye Society is an independent charity which solely relies on funding to support all of its activities. The charity is run by a board of voluntary trustees, some of whom have a...
Take part and support the sports skills project
Are you, or someone you know, interested in learning sports skills in a safe, enjoyable environment? Perhaps you’d like to pledge to support a sports skills project for people with...
East Cheshire Eye Society has moved!
After many successful years at our Resource Centre on Queen Victoria Street, we have packed up and moved premises! Due to increasing costs to upkeep the Resource Centre, we felt it was more...
Social distancing challenges for people with a visual impairment
Social distancing challenges for people with a visual impairment Social distancing is a difficult thing for everyone to get used to, but for those with visual impairments this difficulty is...
How businesses can help people affected by sight loss
How businesses can help people affected by sight loss When people first lose their sight, it can be terrifying. Their world completely changes as they know it. Everything is different. It’s...
Our refreshed brand and website have launched
We have launched a refreshed brand and website. Our brand has been refreshed to support the charity with our mission to increase awareness of sight loss and our core services for members. Appealing...
How COVID-19 has impacted on people with sight loss
COVID-19 has impacted on everyone and we were keen to find out how specifically it has impacted on the lives of our members who have sight loss. Here are some of the things which our members have...