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Forward. the Guide Dogs Magazine. Spring/Summer 2020 The Guide Dogs magazine Spring/Summer 2020 Forward All round to ours for a brew! Guide Dogs sets world record Welcome to our Guide Dogs memories My Guide partnership new-look magazine from the 1960s Rik and Louise’s story Did You Know You Can Help Guide Dogs on eBay? Make Guide Dogs your favourite charity on eBay and support us whenever you shop or sell! Learn more at charity.ebay.co.uk Contents Regulars Features P23 P20 Guide Dogs 9 gets a new look The future of 14 volunteering for Guide Dogs Welcome 5 from the CEO P8 News 6 All the best stories from across Guide Dogs On the 10 campaign trail The benefits of P11 P24 16 free running Tips from our 18 Dog Care and Welfare team Guide Dogs in the media 11 Read all about us! Rik and Louise’s story 20 This My Guide Star news partnership has given 12 Which celebrities have been Rik his own space supporting Guide Dogs? A Day In The Life Of… Fundraising 24 Joel Young, Access 23 memories from and Information the 1960s Empowerment Officer Meet the couple Thank you to 24 who share their P12 26 our supporters greatest gift 30 New partnerships Mia’s story 29 The teenager’s shyness has Letters & Caption Competition disappeared thanks Labrador/retriever cross 40 to Guide Dogs Dora has made a new friend 41 In good company Contributions: Send editorial items to Forward Hear all by post at the Head Office address below, or by email to [email protected]. about it! Unfortunately, due to the volume of ideas we receive, we cannot acknowledge every item. We reserve the right to edit or refuse. If you use any of Guide Dogs’ services or you’re Forward is available in standard a volunteer, and if we have an email address print, Braille, large print and audio for you, you’ll be used to receiving regular CD formats. It is also available as e-bulletins from your local team with all their an accessible PDF and as plain text latest information and news. and audio files on our website at But if you don’t use email, did you know that there’s guidedogs.org.uk/forward. a phone line you can call to hear your team’s You are receiving this copy of e-bulletin as a recorded message? Your phone Forward magazine as one of provider’s standard geographical rate will apply. our valued supporters. If you Belfast: 0118 337 3801 no longer wish to receive it, please contact us by phone on Birmingham: 0118 337 3802 0800 953 0113 or by email on Cardiff: 0118 337 3803 (English) [email protected]. or 0118 337 3821 (Welsh) Founding Editor: Central Midlands: 0118 337 3804 The late Captain Edinburgh: 0118 337 3805 Nikolai Liakhoff MBE FRZS Exeter: 0118 337 3806 Registered Head Office: E-bulletins are due out The Guide Dogs for the Blind Glasgow: 0118 337 3807 on the following dates Association, Hillfields, Burghfield Hull: 0118 337 3808 this year, with phone Common, Reading RG7 3YG lines updated that day: Leeds: 0118 337 3809 Tel: 0118 983 5555 28 July, 22 September Fax: 0118 983 5433 Liverpool: 0118 337 3810 and 24 November. Web: guidedogs.org.uk London: 0118 337 3811 Email: [email protected] Maidstone: 0118 337 3812 © 2010 Registered charity in Manchester: 0118 337 3813 England and Wales (209617) and in Scotland (SC038979). Newcastle: 0118 337 3814 Any products or services advertised Nottingham: 0118 337 3815 in Forward by third parties are Peterborough: 0118 337 3816 not in any way endorsed by Guide Dogs, and Guide Dogs shall not Reading: 0118 337 3817 be responsible for the accuracy Shrewsbury: 0118 337 3818 of any information contained in such advertisements nor has it Southampton: 0118 337 3819 investigated or verified any of Welwyn Garden City: 0118 337 3820 the information. 4 Forward magazine Spring/Summer 2020 A welcome from Tom I want to start my People with sight loss are welcome greeting by obviously more reliant on touch and physical contact saying how incredibly than the sighted public, and Back in December, I attended proud I am of our staff so measures such as social the funeral of Major General and volunteers for rising distancing have meant that John Groom. I’m sure some of to the challenge that we’ve had to re-think how we our longstanding volunteers Covid-19 has presented deliver our services and keep will remember that Maj Gen operating. Groom was Director General to our charity. The global of Guide Dogs between 1983 coronavirus pandemic In just weeks, we launched to 1989, and we have his has prompted us to do our Covid-19 Sight Loss obituary on page eight. things we never thought Information Line, offering advice and support to people In the last edition of Forward possible, or that we with vision impairments I mentioned that Dolly, the had never considered or their families. We also black Labrador puppy walked before - at a much switched our My Guide sighted by my family and I, had joined quicker pace than guiding service to a telephone our breeding stock as a future usual. I am extremely service to keep everyone safe. guide dog mum. She came into season just as lockdown grateful to everyone in Our Campaigns and Public started, so we couldn’t let her the #GuideDogsFamily Affairs Team noticed that have a litter this time around. for pulling together and people with sight loss But I know that, like many couldn’t get priority online other things right now, this is demonstrating such grocery delivery slots, as brilliant innovation. just a postponement. There they were not included will be plenty more chances in the Government’s list for her to have a litter of life- I would also like to extend my of vulnerable shoppers. changing guide dog puppies. condolences to those of you The team quickly swung Speaking of the future – reading this who have lost into action, petitioning the next year will be the 90th family members and friends Government to change this. anniversary of the UK’s first during this unprecedented And at a time when it’s guide dog partnerships. There time. I am aware of Guide incredibly important to stay are exciting plans developing Dogs supporters, service informed in an ever-changing and we’ll be celebrating users and volunteers who situation, our Digital Team accordingly. are no longer with us; their has kept our website up-to- loss will be felt, and we are date with the latest about how With best wishes, incredibly thankful that they coronavirus is affecting Guide have been a part of our Dogs. I urge you to keep charity. visiting www.guidedogs.org. Of course, ours is a family uk/covid19 for the latest. Tom Wright CBE that is hugely affected by It’s hard to remember a Chief Executive Government guidance to stop time before coronavirus Guide Dogs the spread of Covid-19. dominated our lives. @TomwrightUK on Twitter Forward magazine Spring/Summer 2020 5 News News Moving autumn/winter Local Volunteer Forward online Awards 2020 – As we continue to adapt who will you nominate? and deliver much-needed Our Local Volunteer services for people with Awards recognise the sight loss, especially those outstanding work carried disproportionately affected out by our amazing by coronavirus, we need your volunteers. understanding and support more than ever. This year, the award categories are based on our new Guide We’ve been looking at how to get Dogs Behaviours. Our behaviours the best value for our supporters’ capture the essence of what it amazing generosity as we face is to be Guide Dogs PEOPLE, the challenges and financial whether you’re a staff member or implications presented by the a volunteer. The behaviours are Covid-19 pandemic. both new, yet they’re rooted in our heritage. They’re designed to We are therefore proposing to reflect how we are, but also how send the autumn/winter 2020 we aspire to be. edition of Forward out only in its accessible alternative formats The awards categories are: - large print, Braille and audio Person-centred, Expert, CD. If you usually receive the Tell us what Optimistic, Partner, Lead-by- standard print version and we you think Example and Engage. You might have your email address, we’ll We value your have noticed that the first letter simply email you a link to views on our plans of each category spells out the Forward on our website for this magazine, word ‘PEOPLE’! You can find (guidedogs.org.uk/forward) so please let us a full explanation of these categories, plus examples to instead of posting you a copy. For know by emailing the many who receive Forward help you, on our website - go to forward@ by email already, there will be guidedogs.org.uk and search for guidedogs.org.uk. no change. If we don’t have your ‘Local Volunteer Awards’. You can Volunteer Voices email address, or you’re not sure, also make nominations via the groups will also be please contact our Supporter website, and the closing date is Care team on 0800 953 0113. consulted. midday on Thursday 30 July 2020. 6 Forward magazine Spring/Summer 2020 News Couple dedicate 40 A couple from Scunthorpe in Lincolnshire have been presented with a long service award for volunteering for Guide Dogs for years to volunteering 40 years. Lynne and Edward Buckley, who are both guide dog for Guide Dogs owners, were given their award in January.
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