Dear fabulous members,

2025 has been an exciting year for Eye Matter. We are delighted that our membership has grown to 480 of you lovely people, with many of you regularly enjoying our range of online and in-person events.

We have delivered two holidays for more than 50 members to Sicily and Sussex, attended numerous Westend shows including "The Devil Wears Prada", "Stranger Things" and we've also visited the Harry Potter studios. Members have enjoyed exclusive tours to art exhibitions including The Henry Moore Studios and Gardens and the immersive experience of London’s "Frameless". Our online events have included ‘Poetry Appreciation’, cathartic writing, twice monthly grief counselling, "Bookworms", our monthly audiobook club, a music production workshop, drama improvisation sessions, quizzes, socials, Chair Yoga, audio-described Zumba, "Neurobics" (brain aerobics) and the Eye Matter Singers, our fun, inclusive choir, who recently gave a terrific Christmas concert.

We have listened to a variety of Inspiring speakers from the visually impaired community and enjoyed concerts performed by visually impaired singers and musicians.

Eye Matter membership has been free for 7 years but to ensure income streams, Eye Matter’s trustees have taken the difficult decision to introduce a membership fee/donation towards the charity's work. This will come into effect as of 1st January 2026.

£5 per person covers your membership from 1st January to 31st March 2026. £15 will then be payable to cover your membership from 1st April 2026 until 31st March 2027.

£5 is please payable by 31st January 2026. This amount will continue your access to everything that's great about Eye Matter:

• Our online Zoom events

• booking all in-person events, including Holidays

• A subscription to Eye Matter Matters, our regular newsletter

• access to exclusive concerts and workshops

• support whilst attending in-person events

• access to social media events

• access to Eye Matter WhatsApp groups

• Continued peer support

• Access to courses and training