http://www.birminghamshopmobility.org Shopmobility in Birmingham Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:39:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last Xmas, we did not attempt to run a raffle as a fund raiser, asking instead for donations, preferably with a completed gift aid declaration, which would also help us claim additional money from Inland Revenue. This was as successful as the previous attempts to raise funds through raffles and ... http://www.birminghamshopmobility.org/2007/12/11/birmingham-shopmobility-fundraising/ Birmingham Shopmobility services for the Xmas period are as follows. Bullring Shopmobility Centre will be closed on Monday 24th December 2007, Tuesday 25th December and Wednesday 26th December 2007, and on Tuesday 1st January 2008. Snow Hill Shopmobility Centre will close at 4.00pm on Friday 21st December 2007 and re-opens at 9.00am ... http://www.birminghamshopmobility.org/2007/12/11/shopmobility-xmas-and-new-year-20078/ BIRMINGHAM SHOPMOBILITY is pleased to be chosen, along with the Birmingham Children's Hospital and Good Hope Hospital, as a beneficiary in a great fundraising inititive organised by the owners of Buffet Island Chinese restaurant of Erdington. Sue and Simon Huang, the owners of Buffet Island Chinese restaurant, 475 Tyburn Road, Erdington, ... http://www.birminghamshopmobility.org/2007/08/07/great-fundraising-initiative/ The innovative Wayfinder scheme, designed to help people with sight loss or impairment has been a great success in Birmingham city centre, with great feedback from people who use the facility. Birmingham City Council have decided now to encourage even more take up of the scheme by making the Trigger fobs ... http://www.birminghamshopmobility.org/2007/06/07/wayfinder-great-news-for-the-scheme/ Back in August 2006, we told you about an exciting fundraising initiative set up by the owners of Buffet Island restaurant on the Tyburn Road. Proceeds were to be shared between Good Hope hospital, the Princess Diana Childrens Hospital and Birmingham Shopmobility. Well, the great news is that a grand amount ... http://www.birminghamshopmobility.org/2007/01/16/fundraising-update/ Birmingham City Centre now has a 'Wayfinder' talking signs system installed in the city centre. Officially to be launched on Thursday 20th July 2006, the system should be of great benefit to blind and partially sighted people to help them get around the city centre. The scheme has been developed ... http://www.birminghamshopmobility.org/2006/07/18/more-city-centre-access-improvements/