# WIGAN, LEIGH AND DISTRICT SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 220636
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** July 12, 1963
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=220636


## Contact

- **Address:** Room 1.04a Unity House, Westwood Park, Wigan
- **Postcode:** WN3 4HE
- **Phone:** 01942 242891
- **Email:** wlbsanne@gmail.com



## Activities

**Objects:** (A) THE PROMOTION OF THE WELFARE OF THE BLIND (B) THE PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS.

**Activities:** Our charity helps blind people who live in the metropolitan borough of Wigan. We hold weekly social classes in the day. We hold day trips in the summer. We also offer advice on equipment and will order when requested daily living aids .




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources
- **What:** Disability
- **Who:** People With Disabilities



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** THE AREA OF THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF WIGAN.
- Wigan





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Anne Fairhurst |  | Aug. 20, 2019 |
| JIMMY ROBERT ROBERTS |  |  |
| Janice Sharratt |  | March 9, 2020 |
| KAREN BOYLAN |  |  |
| Mary  Gwendoline Callaghan Ms |  | June 1, 2026 |



## Linked charities

- THE THOMAS OWEN MCCANN TRUST (220636-1)



