Vision Support announces closure of the Community Information Service.
Vision Support has announced the closure of the Community Information Service, which provided information about products, services and support for vision impaired people to venues across Wrexham, Flintshire, Denbighshire and Conwy areas (as well as Cheshire & Halton).
A statement from Vision Support said:
- 'For over 20 years, the mobile Community Information Service has been a vital part of our work, helping us reach the members of our community that weren’t able to visit our resource centres. The service has been incredibly impactful on so many people in the communities we serve, upon the staff in Vision Support and beyond. Its closure marks the end of a chapter we are incredibly proud of, and one that has laid the path for other services going forward.'
- 'This difficult decision was not taken lightly. We explored every possible alternative to continue the service, but in the absence of sustainable funding and our service users now having better access to information online, we must now focus our resources on other core areas where we can continue to make the greatest difference. For our service users who cannot easily get to our resource centres or join our services, we will still come to you, so please do not hesitate to get in touch.'
Posted on the 7th of April 2025