Social Club Enjoy West End Show
August 2011
The annual Social Group theatre visit was held earlier this month. After raising money internally with a weekly raffle, the club raised enough money for a trip to Brighton for the day and this, a visit to the West End of London to see the muscial 'Dreamboats and Petticoats'.
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More photos can be found on our Facebook fan page.
We Celebrate 75 Years Of Soap Making
1936 - 2011
This year marks CLARITY's 75th year in soap manufacturing. As the result of an initiative by Captain Sir Beachcroft Towse in 1936, "The Incorporated Association for Promoting the General Welfare of the Blind" as we were known then, branched out from traditional blind handicrafts such as basket and brush making.
Later this month we are set to launch a set of six commemorative soaps to mark the anniversary. In the meantime, here is a section of some of the original 1936 soap marketing literature. Whilst a few of the fragrances exist in our range today, most really show their age; Coal Tar or Carbolic soap anyone?! We have been working with our fragrance supplier to ensure that our new range is the shape of things to come in terms of scents.
More from our archives can be seen on our facebook page.
UPDATE: Our 75th Anniversary soap collection is available to purchase here
CLARITY Feature in the Sunday Mirror
May 2011
CLARITY have had some local newspaper success recently, but when it comes to national newspaper coverage we haven't had something this big for a while. Quentin Willson, the Sunday Mirror's Motoring Correspondent wrote a small article pushing CLARITY's 'Turbo' car cleaning kit in the Sunday Mirror newspaper. 3 million readers will hopefully take a look at our site and make a purchase. We are also due to feature in Fiona Phillips' Saturday column and the Sun guide for Father's Day gifts this June.
Here is the article in full:
Big Society Initiative sees CLARITY at the forefront
May 2011
CLARITY hosted the launch of a major UK wide initiative at an event on Tuesday 24th May. We joined forces with over 180 other charities and groups that make and sell products to fund their good works in launching JustBuy at www.JustBuy.org.uk which is a directory of likeminded social firms. The 180 firms are from all across the UK and make and sell everything from cup cakes to road signs.
Calling All Dog Owners
CLARITY's 2012 Calendar Needs You!
Next year's CLARITY Calendar will be a little more personal to you the customer as we have want you to have an opportunity to contribute to it. We want to fill it with at least twelve photos of dogs belonging to our supporters. Send in your entry photo by post or email to dogs@clarityefbp.org - and don't worry if its only a small photo, we can get someone local to pop round with a camera.
CLARITY Needs Your Support for London Marathon
April 2011
With the sunny weather finally upon us, one person has another reason to hope it won't rain this weekend. Louise Bennett of Northamptonshire, is running the 2011 Virgin London Marathon on behalf of CLARITY - Employment for Blind People. To support her efforts we are looking to raise money through selling our top quality toiletry and home cleaning products, rather than yet another sponsorship form for cash donations. This way, as always with CLARITY, you get something in return for your charitable donation.
With the invaluable assistance of MPM2 Promotional Merchandise we have launched the fundraising microsite:
We will invest the profit in putting more people through our vocational training scheme, Work Visions.
Happy New Year From CLARITY!
January 2011
Wishing you a very happy 2011 from all at CLARITY - Employment for Blind People. Many thanks too for your support throughout 2010 which was undoubtedly a difficult year for many.
You may have noticed that our Gift Sets are able to celebrate the New Year in style after being re-photographed by the great people at The Packshot Factory. We wanted to show off the products as best as possible, as we believe they offer the perfect combination of great personal care products and charitable giving. One of the fantastic new shots can be seen below, but to take a look at the rest and browse our great Gift Set selection, click here.
CLARITY Supporter Publishes Wartime Memoirs
November 2010
Fittingly for Armistice Day, CLARITY is proud to report on one of our supporters in Doncaster, Mr Dennis Gosling, who has authored a book about his World War II flying experiences. The book is already receiving top reviews on amazon.co.uk (book link here)
GLFB Interview Stephen
October 2010
If you have ever phoned the CLARITY London office, chances are you will have spoken to our receptionist, Stephen Steppens. The Greater London Fund for the Blind (GLFB) quickly realised that the ever-chatty Mr Steppens would be a great candidate for an interview regarding his interests and lifestyle as a blind person keeping up with today's technology. We have included a few extracts below, but if you have time, please take a moment to read the first section of the interview on the GLFB Blog, here. The GLFB will be updating the blog with further interview extracts in the coming weeks.
"Stephen's three passions are gadgets, guide dogs and Doctor Who and here he explains about his latest gadget to help him get around – the Trekker Breeze GPS."
“If you work, you can buy things like that on a credit card and pay it back over a period of time. If you’re on the dole or on benefits, there’s no way you can do that.”
Social Outing To 'Sister Act The Musical'
September 2010
After the successful internal fundraising of the weekly raffle, the money collected allowed for a very special evening out in London's West End for those who wanted it. The theatre in question was the famous London Palladium and the musical was the recent, popular 'Sister Act'. For more photos, take a look at our Facebook fan page.
New Cabinet MP Visits CLARITY
June 2010
Nick Hurd, Minister for Civil Society visited CLARITY to tour the factory and discuss the benefits we create for our employees and other businesses.
Mr Hurd said of us, "This is an extraordinary social enterprise, which is making a real difference to this community. I have been particularly impressed to see how CLARITY is working with the charity and public sector to support blind and disabled people."
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