Our course is a great way to learn about friendships, doing things for yourself & cooking - all through fun activities!
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Meet our First Step team!
Ever wondered who is on the other end of the line when you call Henshaws? The First Step team introduce themselves and their roles.
Winners of our Christmas Raffle 2018
Thank you to everyone who took part in our Christmas raffle this year and helped raise over £6,500 for Henshaws’ work! We announce the lucky winners.
Henshaws cards for Christmas 2018 are on sale!
Choose from our selection of traditional and contemporary Christmas cards to share with your friends and family, and help support our work this festive season.
Vote for Henshaws in Tesco’s ‘Bags of Help’
We’re pleased to announce that Henshaws is one of the lucky charities chosen to take part in Tesco's 'Bags of Help' scheme in Liverpool!
A fantastic afternoon at the Henshaws Awards 2018
We held our awards afternoon at the Midland Hotel last Thursday, celebrating all the amazing achievements across our Community Services from the past year.
New Befriending service trial in Liverpool
We are trialling a telephone befriending service from late January 2018, to support people who can't attend our groups or just want a general chit-chat!
Winners of our Christmas Raffle 2017
Thank you to everyone who took part in our Christmas raffle this year and helped raise over £6,000 for Henshaws’ work! We announce the lucky winners.
New opportunities for accessible sport in Liverpool
George, our new VISPA Development Officer, introduces his role and how he's working to promote the number of VI people taking part in physical activity around Merseyside.
Fright Night! Halloween with the Liverpool Social Group
Our Liverpool Social Group had a spook-tacular Halloween party and a visit from a local theatre group. We catch up with Marie to tell us more.
Trip to the Philharmonic Dining Rooms
Our Liverpool Social Group enjoyed a piece of Liverpool history and a hearty lunch at the Philharmonic Dining Rooms. Marie shares with us how the day went on.
Another successful Healthy Living Skills course!
Our latest Healthy Kitchen Skills course has just come to an end in Liverpool - congratulations to our course graduates!
Wonderful day trip on the Llangollen Steam Train
Our Liverpool centre took a summer trip to Llangollen Railway; hear from Marie on how their day went on!
Dementia Awareness Week at Henshaws
We're playing our part in Dementia Awareness Week (14th-20th May), by raising awareness on the importance of eye health and vision support to those who have dementia.
New ‘Saving Money, Keeping Warm’ workshops
Last month we had our first energy saving workshop in Liverpool run by Jimmy Pugh, the Project Development Co-ordinator from the charity National Energy Action.
Henshaws gets the DJ experience
Henshaws youngsters got together to enjoy a Music and Pizza Day in Liverpool this half term, with pizza, DJing and beat boxing!
Celebrating our 180th Anniversary
2017 sees Henshaws celebrate our 180th anniversary. We would love to hear your stories and memories of your contact with Henshaws throughout the years.
Take a trip down ‘Memory Lane’ with Henshaws
Liverpool's 'Memory Lane' group is returning in February 2017, with different sensory activities designed for both dementia and sight loss.
Henshaws Awards 2017 – nominations are now open
Nominations are now open for Henshaws Awards 2017; celebrating the achievements of the people we support in our community hubs.
I Can Do It Course for Children & Young People
Our course is a great way to learn about friendships, doing things for yourself & cooking - all through fun activities!
Winners of our Christmas raffle 2016
Thank you to everyone who took part in our Christmas raffle this year and helped raise over £4,000 for Henshaws’ work! We announce the lucky winners.
Seeking: budding actors and actresses
We are looking for budding actors and actresses of all ages (adults and children) across both Greater Manchester and Merseyside to take part in a potential Theatre Project.
Our Pathway to Independence is award winning!
We're very pleased to announce that last Thursday, our team won a national award at the UK Visionary conference for their Pathway to Independence delivery model!
Henshaws Christmas cards are now on sale
It's time for the festive season to begin! Grab yourself one of our beautiful and unique Christmas cards to share with your friends and family.
Henshaws is one of the Nicest Jobs in Britain!
We're pleased to announce that Henshaws has been chosen as one of 40 charities visited by The Nicest Job in Britain in 2017.
Henshaws turns 179 years old!
This Saturday, we turn 179 years old - and we celebrate our birthday with cake and balloons across the charity.
It’s a second triumphant year for Henshaws at Vision UK
On Tuesday 14th June, our community team took part in the Vision UK 2016 conference, with 2 poster entries for projects from our Community Services.
A wonderful afternoon at Henshaws Awards 2016
We held our awards afternoon at the Lowry Theatre last Thursday, celebrating all the amazing achievements across our Community Services from the past year.
Celebrating our fantastic volunteers for National Volunteering Week 2016
As National Volunteers Week (1st-10th June) comes to an end, we celebrate some of the volunteer stories we've been sharing over the week.
Henshaws Heroes take on the London Marathon 2016
We are delighted to announce that a group of incredible runners have completed the London Marathon 2016 on behalf of Team Henshaws!
Henshaws Awards 2016 – please send us your nominations
We’re pleased to announce that this year’s Henshaws Awards (previously Pride of Henshaws) nominations are now open.
We’re seeking nominations for our new VI Friendly Business of the Year award!
We’re seeking nominations for a new award at our Henshaws awards in June for ‘VI Friendly Business of the Year’.
TapTapSee is Free (again!)
The app TapTapSee has now been made available for free - Community Services Development Manager Mark talks us through some of its features.
Yoga Group
Learn this ancient form of exercise as part of a small, friendly group, suitable for beginners.
Braille Group
Our group helps you to keep learning braille; giving people independence, literacy, and the enjoyment of reading.
We’ve launched our new Henshaws lottery website
We’re pleased to announce the launch of our new Henshaws lottery website! Find out how you could take part and win up to an amazing £25,000.
Christmas Cards now on sale
We’re pleased to announce that our Christmas Cards are now on sale, with 6 beautiful and unique designs to choose from!
Festive event: Christmas Dinner at The Adelphi Hotel
Join us on Thursday 10th December for a fabulous x-mas lunch at The Adelphi Hotel.
Go go Team Henshaws!
This year we decided to put together a team of staff and volunteers to take part in the Morrisons Great Manchester Run on Sunday 10th May
Easter fun for children and families in Merseyside
We started our independence skills programme in early April, equipping VI young people with Kitchen Skills - read about their Easter activities.
