Sight recycled

I mentioned the other day that Thursday was World Sight Day. In company with a couple of other Brighton Lions, I visited the workshop of Chichester Lions Club. Here they receive spectacles sent from all parts of the country. We took three black sacks full - a collection of about a month from Brighton opticians - and they had that morning received one of their twice-weekly deliveries or parcels. This filled a space some 10 feet long by four or five feet wide and three feet high. And that was half the weekly delivery and was over and above the deliveries made in person by local Lions Clubs. You can see some of the Lions sorting specs in the picture above. Just look how many specs there are on the table! They sort of one morning and two evenings a week - as well as carrying on all sorts of other activities. I take my hat off to them.

We enjoyed their hospitality (a glass of wine and a bacon butty!) before heading to a local pub for lunch. All told, an excellent outing.