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Four cases were transferred to the Blind Register during the period under review.
Eight partially sighted children from the Borough attend a special school.
INFORMATION REGARDING CLUBS AND CLASSES FOR BLIND AND
PARTIALLY-SIGHTED PERSONS
Uxbridge Handcraft Class is held once a fortnight on a Thursday from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. at the
Providence Church Hall, The Lynch, Uxbridge. Transport is provided.
Ruislip Handcraft Class is held once fortnightly on a Thursday from 2 p.m. - 4.30 p.m. at the Toe H
Hall, Manor Farm, Ruislip. Transport is provided.
Uxbridge Social Club is held on the first Saturday in each month from 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. at the Bailey
Hall, Congregational Church, High Street, Uxbridge. Voluntary transport is provided.
Ruislip Social Club is run by the Toe H every other Saturday from 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. at the Toe H
Hall, Manor Farm, Ruislip. Voluntary transport is provided.
Hayes Social Club is held fortnightly on Mondays from 2.30 p.m. - 4 p.m. at Queen's Hall, Station
Road, Hayes.
Other classes, such as gardening, cookery and dancing, are held outside the Borough for
residents of Hillingdon. Transport is arranged for these classes.
A few registered blind persons are employed each day at the Uxbridge Work Centre for the
physically handicapped.
Holidays
Financial assistance was given to 28 blind and partially-sighted persons and 21 escorts provided
during the period 1st April, 1965 - 31st December, 1965. Some of these holidays were at special
holiday homes administered by Voluntary Blind Associations and others were privately arranged
holidays.
The persons assisted were in receipt of National Assistance or had incomes of about that level.
White Sticks were supplied by the Rotary Clubs to all blind persons who required them.
Other apparatus was obtained through the Royal National Institute for the Blind.
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