It was smiles all round as Vicky Nicolson-James and Angela Martin, founders of Accessible Herefordshire CiC, called in at the offices of Services for Independent Living (SIL) to collect a rather large cheque.
Each year staff from SIL nominate a charity they would like to support with fundraising events throughout the following year and Accessible Herefordshire CiC was chosen for 2025. The fundraising bonanza included SIL’s annual Easter Eggstravaganza, an afternoon tea party, a Christmas Jumper event and several raffles.
Euan McPherson, SIL’s CEO, said: “Although we are a charity ourselves, we believe that we should also do what we can to support other charities that share SIL’s vision of independent living for all.
“Accessible Herefordshire CiC advises, trains and supports Herefordshire businesses to increase their visibility to disabled customers and offer a warm, confident welcome both on line and in person. Encouraging venues and shops to be fully accessible, for all disabilities, is vitally important if disabled individuals are to have equal opportunities.”
SIL recently worked with Accessible Herefordshire CiC on the renewal of its Disability Leader Level 3 accreditation. Vicky and Angela have sound, practical knowledge and their support throughout the process was instructive and very much welcomed. They offered clear guidance, constructive feedback, and a collaborative approach that helped SIL strengthen its overall accessibility offer.
SIL is grateful for their expertise and the positive, practical support they provided. Working with them has been a genuinely beneficial experience, and SIL looks forward to continuing the relationship as it develops its accessibility work further.
Thanks to the generosity of SIL’s staff and service users the sum of £521.27 was raised.
This year SIL’s charity of the year is Herefordshire Growing Point, and SIL is already planning its events, including the annual Easter Eggstravaganza, which will take place on the 9th April.
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