Save the Date - Queen Alexander College Open Day
29 April 2025
Our associated charity, Queen Alexandra Collage (QAC) are holding a Community Services Open Day and everyone is invited! When: Saturday 3rd May 2025 Time: 10:30am – 1:30pm Where: Umberslade Campus, Umberslade Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham B29 7SQ Enjoy Archery, BBQ, Hair and Make-up, Dancing &...
BUGS Ukulele Strummers in Halesowen Hit the Right Note with £1,000 Donation to BRIB
15 April 2025
The Birmingham Royal Institution for the Blind are incredibly grateful to the BUGS Ukelele Strummers for their generous donation of £1,000. Last week, our Chair, Matt Bullock, had the pleasure of visiting the group in Halesowen to collect the cheque in person. It was a...
Health and Safety Executive Research into high rise buildings
15 December 2021
PA Consulting are conducting research on behalf of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) who are working on the development of new services that will allow HSE to effectively regulate the safety of high-rise residential buildings. They want to ensure that the new services are inclusive and accessible to all, and...
QAC hosts another Sight Village Online Information Event
14 April 2021
Following the success of the initial LIVE Sight Village Online Information Event which took place in January, QAC are pleased to announce that another virtual event will be taking place live on Tuesday 20th, Wednesday 21st & Thursday 22nd April. Over the three days, the event will have a focus on...
QAC Newsletter Highlights Positive News
14 July 2020
Brib were delighted to receive an update from one of the charities we support, Queen Alexandra College, in the form of their summer newsletter. This highlights some of the fantastic work they have been doing as well as their progress during the lockdown. To view QAC's Newsletter, please visit ...
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...