Charity Inquiry into RNIB
01 July 2020
We have received a number of enquiries about the Charity Commission report regarding the Royal National Institute of Blind People and therefore wish to make the position of BRIB clear. BRIB is an independent charity and is not linked in any way to the RNIB. We have read the report from the Charity Commission...
New OCT Machine for Focus Birmingham
16 June 2020
We were pleased to help support Focus Birmingham to purchase a state of the art Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) machine, which has now been installed at their Harborne site. The Sight Loss Support Service at Focus Birmingham delivers a high quality vision rehabilitation service that supports in excess of 1,500...
Queen Alexandra College takes Sight Village to Cardiff for the first ever Sight Village Wales event
08 January 2020
Queen Alexandra College (QAC) are excited to announce that their Sight Village Roadshow will be coming to Cardiff, Wales for the first time ever on April 22nd 2020, taking place at the All Nations Centre, Cardiff, CF14 3NY. Sight Village events enable visitors to find out more about the latest...
A Facelift for New Outlook Sheltered Schemes
16 December 2019
Exciting refurbishment plans have been announced for two of New Outlook’s schemes - the Albert Weedall Centre in Erdington and Queen Mother Gardens in Harborne. Over the next few months they will be working with architects to develop options on how the communal areas can be remodelled at the...
New CEO for Focus Birmingham
09 December 2019
Kevin Griffiths joined Focus Birmingham as the new CEO at the end of the summer. Kevin has been successfully leading Age Concern Slough as Chief Executive for the last 6 years and is therefore well aware of the challenges the sector presents. Prior to that Kevin held a number of senior roles in local...
Audio Book Bonanza
05 November 2019
Earlier in the year Brib received a donation from North Birmingham Photographic Society which they wanted to be used for talking books. These books are particularly beneficial for those with visual impairment and there is a huge variety available. Once a specialist item, audio books are now available from many...
Queen Alexandra College hosts another successful Sight Village Central event
01 August 2019
The recent Sight Village Central event has once again been an incredible success. QAC were delighted to welcome over 1400 visitors over the two days of the exhibition. The brilliant range of exhibitors was also greatly received by visitors, with very useful, interesting and innovative services and technologies on...
BRIB Branding Changes
01 January 2019
To mark the new year and coincide with internal reviews taking place BRIB recently reviewed it's logo and branding as well as reviewing the website and it's content. It had been felt that the website was not engaging or accessible enough and did not really answer people's questions. The new site is...
BRIB as charity of the year for the Forum for the Built Environment
21 December 2018
At the start of 2018, Forum for the Built Environment (FBE) Birmingham branch chose BRIB as the charity they would like to support this year. The group, who meet each month, like to engage with small, local charities where their support can really make a difference, so it was great to hear they had chosen us. ...
Former student returns to College as an employee
29 October 2018
Former Queen Alexandra College (QAC) student, Charlotte, has successfully obtained her first ever paid job by working at the College where she used to study.