From gin to running laps - a summer of fun events
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Living Paintings, we have a summer of fun fundraising across three events and a fabulous prize draw. From gin tasting to running laps around Wasing Park, there's something for everyone - all in aid of our charity!
Read on to find out how you can get involved
Summer Prize Draw
Be whisked away to Marrakesh for just £1!
Enter our Summer Prize Draw for the chance to win:
- Luxury trip to Marrakesh for 2 people
- 2 nights in London with hotel and theatre tickets
- iPhone 8, 64GB
- Case of Champagne.
Read more including terms and conditions by clicking below.
The Botanics Lounge
A fusion of gin and live music!
On June 1st, for one night only, we are transforming the Fieldgate Centre, Kingsclere into a gin bar like no other. With a little help from The43Club, you’ll discover an entirely new way to enjoy your G&T, using touch, sight and sound.
The evening will be in full swing with live music from Emma Lawrence & Fully Funked, as well as opportunities to win amazing prizes. You may start to get a little peckish after all that dancing, but no fear! Freshly made wood-fired pizzas will be available throughout the evening.
Tickets are £20 and remember to dress your best.
Please print and return the booking form by clicking below.
Endure24 Reading
We're running laps around Wasing Park!
Is everyone busy training for this year’s Endure24? We are at Living Paintings! We’re back again as this year’s official charity.
We’ll be breaking a sweat 14-16 June at Wasing Park with free crafting, reading, running activities and much more for children of all ages. Join us at Living Paintings World in the Race Village for an ultra-fun weekend and help to support blind and partially sighted children at the same time!
Take a look at what we got up to last year!
Midsummer Music
An uplifting summer evening
On July 6th, join us for a celebratory concert with the Cromwell Singers of Newbury. There will be fantastic soloist performers, providing beautiful melodies for this midsummer evening and refreshments available throughout.
Tickets are £10, print and return the booking form by clicking below.
Why we need your help…
"Tots used to love reading before she lost her sight, and I thought her love of reading had gone. Living Paintings has given that back to her." Kali, Tot's mum
“Tayen, aged 7, (known to everyone as Tots) lost her sight at 22 months old as a result of tumours on her optic nerves, caused by the condition neurofibromatosis or NF1.
Reading had been central to our children’s lives from very early on – Tots has 3 big, loving brothers. But for a long time, through illness, hospitalisation and then total blindness, Tots was simply too unwell to even enjoy any kind of book.
However, thanks to Living Paintings Tots has genuinely re-discovered her love of books. She often chats back at the audio description and talks about her own feelings in response to the image she’s reading with her fingers. It’s absolutely beautiful to watch Lucas, her older brother, reading to Tots, whilst she feels the pictures and asks him about the story and the illustrations.” – Kali, Tot’s mum
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How Living Paintings Changes Lives
Cameron's Story
"Cameron’s big sister Morgan loves to read to him and guide his hand through the books. It’s so lovely to watch them enjoy something together and Living Paintings’ library service certainly helps promote interaction between them." Parent
Isobel's Story
"Finding Living Paintings has been a complete revelation for myself and Isobel. It gives her vital access to free books, with clear images and fantastic, engaging audio descriptions, which can support her learning at school. The fun books, which are arguably more important, increase her ever growing love of reading!" Parent
Nikhil's Story
"Inspired by your Touch to See book about Weather, Nikhil made his own four seasons picture and was able to describe what was happening in each drawing. As well as benefiting Nikhil, our only visually impaired pupil, your tactile books are a great resource for his classmates to share with him. The sighted children enjoy talking about the pictures with Nikhil, so it helps his interaction with his peers. What a wonderful free resource! We are so thankful for this!" Teacher
Ted's Story
We also change the lives of blind and partially sighted young people and adults at home, in school and in the community.
Stats Speak Volumes
Bringing pictures to life!
Listen to some of our famous volunteers describe best-loved picture book characters for blind children.
Lauren Laverne describes The Gruffalo
David Walliams describes The Slightly Annoying Elephant
Hugh Bonneville describes Lost and Found
What We Do
We bring the visual world to life and share it with people with sight loss. We are the only charity in the UK who design, create and publish tactile and audio books for blind and partially sighted people of all ages. We call them Touch to See books and distribute them throughout the UK via our free, postal library.
Our Free Library
Our library of Touch to See books caters for all ages and we’ve got a wide range of subjects including The Gruffalo, Van Gogh’s Sunflowers, Wallace and Gromit, The International Space Station and much more. Our unique books provide relaxation and reading for pleasure, support education and lifelong learning, enhance lifestyle and inspire leisure interests.
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Contact Us
- +44 (0) 1635 299 771
- Unit 8, Kingsclere Park, Kingsclere, Newbury, Berks, RG20 4SW
- info@livingpaintings.org