I've been a 'My Guide' for many years and have been lucky to be 'paired' with some lovely ladies. Their positive outlook on life despite the difficulties faced by those with visual impairment has been humbling and makes me truly appreciate the value of sight. 

Sadly Dorothy Frost my partner and friend for the last 4 years died on the 3rd July 2019. Dorothy was a wonderful lady who didn't let her sight loss stop her from enjoying life. She will be very sadly missed.

The O'Dowd family want to do the to do the  Coniston Challenge as a tribute to Dorothy and to raise money for Guide Dogs. It consists of a 5k run: 12k cycle: 10k hike up Old Man Coniston; 1K kayak .

We would all be extremely grateful for any donations for Guide Dogs  no matter how big or small. Thank you sincerely. 

In the UK today, almost two million people are living with sight loss and of those, around 180,000 rarely leave their homes alone. Many suffer from depression and struggle with feelings of isolation.Guide Dogs is here to help solve this problem. We provide individual support that overcomes the emotional and physical challenges faced by people living with sight loss.We work for a world where people with sight loss are never left out of life. We work for a world where blind people no longer feel invisible, where the quality of their eye sight is genuinely the only difference between them and the rest of society.A world with enough support to make the challenges of sight loss no barrier to fulfilling your needs and dreams. A world where being blind or partially sighted isn't what defines you.