We hold an informal Drop-in Morning between 10:00 am and 1:00 pm on the third Thursday in each month. These sessions are are open to Visually Impaired adults of all ages, genders and ethnic backgrounds, and are held at the Park Avenue Disability Resource Centre, 65c Park Avenue, Bush Hill Park, Enfield, EN1 2HL. Come for a chat; refreshments will be served.
The bus stop close by is known as the 'Saint Stephen's Church' stop and is serviced by the 329 and W8 bus routes. Bush Hill Park railway station is a short walk from the Centre. We are sometimes able to arrange transport to these meetings; please telephone the office for availability.
To facilitate the Drop-in activities, a management committee member and volunteers will be present to assist our Visually Impaired visitors. If you wish, you can take part in seated keep fit exercise by a qualified fitness reflexologist. A member of Sensory Impaired Team from the London Borough of Enfield will also be present to provide specialist advice and urgent response to Visually Impaired people's queries. All Visually Impaired people, a relative, friend or carer, are very warmly welcomed. No appointment is needed.
Drop-in meeting date schedule:
Enfield Vision's Drop-in Mornings are open to anyone wishing to attend. Why not join us on these days?
Once a year in late summer or early autumn we hold a daytime event for visually impaired people to provide them with a chance to access information on equipment, gadgets and services which are available in the London Borough of Enfield. This event is open to anyone with an interest in the wellbeing of visually impaired people living in Enfield.
Our Annual Focus Day 2023 was held on Thursday 19th October, at Community House, 311 Fore Street, Edmonton, N9 0PZ between the hours of 10:00 am and 2:00 pm. We plan to hold the 2024 event on Thursday 17th October 2024, again at Community House.
Community House is situated behind Faith House Christian Revival Centre, opposite Sebastopol Road. It is serviced by the 102, 144, 149, 259, 279, 349 and 491 bus routes. Shrubbery Road bus stop in Fore Street is the nearest bus stop at the distance of 30 meters from Community House. Edmonton Green is the nearest Railway Station and is opposite to Edmonton Green Bus Station. Take a bus for Shrubbery Road from the Bus Station.
A formal AGM is held each year. In 2023, the AGM was held during our Thursday 15th June Park Avenue Drop-in Morning. If you would like copies of the minutes and reports, please contact the office.
Since 1995 when Enfield Vision was founded, we have been carrying out various activities and events for the wellbeing of visually impaired people resident in the London Borough of Enfield and the surrounding area. One such an event is our annual Christmas Party, which is regularly attended by nearly a hundred people.
The party is held annualy on the first Monday of December at the Park Avenue Disability Resource Centre, 65c Park Avenue, Bush Hill Park, Enfield, EN1 2HL. At the party we provide food & drink, a Grand Raffle, and entertainment by the music group 'The Capel Players'. All are welcome. We send Christmas Party invitations along with Christmas Cards two weeks before the party to all the people on our database. Please come and join us at our Christmas Pary to have fun, food, drink and entertainment and to meet your friends and colleagues.
If you have any queries about meetings, transport, non-printed media (i.e. Braille or tape), or any other topic you think we could help you on, please contact us. We rarely have to change a meeting or Drop-in date, but please check with us first to avoid disappointment.