We are a pro active user lead group consisting of anyone involved with guide dogs. The founder members are guide dog owners Emma Free & Simon Daws.
Ipswich, England
Joined March 2016
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The Suffolk Guide dog and VI forum will be having a pre-Christmas get together in the plough in Ipswich and for the lunchtime period of November 27. If you wish to book a Christmas lunch, deposit a £5 will be needed, contact me and I can get your name recorded with Liz.
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Don’t forget folks, in this heat, keep your dogs out of the heat walk them early walk them late but not in the day. Remember, our furry friends don’t have the option of taking off their fur Coates.
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Will you sign this petition from @gdcampaigns? We're calling for a pause on hazardous bus stop designs that put people with sight loss in harm's way. act.guidedogs.org.uk/page/18…
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Suffolk GuideDog & V I Forum retweeted
Many firework displays will be happening over the weekend and this time of year can be very unsettling for dogs 🎇🐶
The loud noises and flashing lights from fireworks can cause your dog distress, so we have put together some top tips for keeping them relaxed and happy.
Suffolk GuideDog & V I Forum retweeted
Help me out. How do you describe what task a GUIDE DOG performs for a user when you are explicitly told you can't disclose your disability? Real question on an official form apparently not allowed to say you are blind? Suggestions? :-)
Suffolk GuideDog & V I Forum retweeted
Thank you @Alison_McGovern for taking the time to speak to Jess (and guide dog Pebble) 🦮 #Lab25
ALT Alison McGovern MP sits beside Jess on a set of blue benches. Guide dog Pebble, a yellow Labrador, lies on a mat between them.
Just reading online that Liverpool FC have paid £130 million to sign a football player, just think of all the guide dog partnerships that could supply? It’s ridiculous!
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Do Ipswich a favour and follow and support this campaign!
Great work
So join our campaign and #LetsAssistIpswich in making our town guide dog accessible! 🦮
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Suffolk GuideDog & V I Forum retweeted
At Campaigns HQ, we’re usually busy tackling pavement parking. But since it’s Friday afternoon, we thought we’d share a different kind of transport update: the Guide Dogs squirrel car.
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Today is our July forum at the new Wolse y theatre in Ipswich, we hope to see many people there and have a good time!
Looking forward to our 10th anniversary forum get together in October! Wow 10 years!
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Suffolk GuideDog & V I Forum retweeted
The Government are consulting on major reforms to disability benefits and employment support which could leave people with sight loss worse off.
We want to hear your views on these changes. Follow the link below to complete our survey and have your say: bit.ly/4kmT0da
Suffolk GuideDog & V I Forum retweeted
Lots of reports in the press today that Government is u-turning on plans to cut benefits. But only on freezing PIP.
However, cutting eligibility to access PIP and cutting the LCWRA payment through UC are the more damaging policies for disabled people
So keep lobbying MPs... 1/2
Please support this petition, thank you Cuts to disability benefits would be catastrophic. Join @scope and add your name to show the Government we will not tolerate further cuts. Save our lifeline 📢 campaigns.scope.org.uk/page/…
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Suffolk GuideDog & V I Forum retweeted
#NoHateInSuffolk
Just one of the ways our Community Safety Team supported this year’s Hate Crime Awareness Week was by organizing a special event to raise awareness about hate crime, how to report it, and where victims can find support.
Thank you to everyone who came along to their Ipswich Hate Crime Conference at The Hold to gain a better understanding of what hate crime is and the support that’s available.
Many thanks also to all those who came to speak and present at this Conference, including representatives from
@SuffolkPolice
@romani_voice
@SuffolkGDForum
@Ip_Romanian_Com
@VictimSupport
Reporting hate crime will help tackle those responsible and keep individuals and communities safe.
To report a hate crime, call the police on 101 or report online at suffolk.police.uk/ro/report/
For free and confidential support and advice:
victimsupport.org.uk/more-us…
It was a great meeting, and Andrew gave a great delivery of the Guide Dogs Association services. Thank you.
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Suffolk GuideDog & V I Forum retweeted
Thanks - I think it would be of huge worth for @64M_Artists to explain, support and demonstrate the use of Alt Text. I’m blind in one eye but the other is fine, however having supporting in the @SuffolkGDForum at a Theatre years back I know how important it is to ‘hear an image’