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Metro Sports and Social Club of Vision Impaired People

Metro Sports and Social Club of Vision Impaired People, more commonly known as Metro Blind Sport is in its 50th year and recently won the Kings Award for Voluntary Service. This is the equivalent of an MBE for charities and is the highest honour that a charity can be awarded.  We are a member-led organisation – both our employees and the majority of our Trustees are visually impaired and long-term Metro members.

Metro is the main blind and visually impaired sports and social charity in London, with over 500 members. There is a sharp increase in the demand for our services, with our membership nearly doubling post COVID. Our membership comes from every borough of London, with no more than 5.5% of our current membership coming from any one borough.

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The state of the UN and global queer rights

Despite seeing the number of countries legally protect queer people increase in leaps and bounds from the 90s, there has been a concerning increase in anti-queer legislation proliferating my newsfeeds. What is causing this and how can international organisations help?

Decolonise the UK Education System: History Retold

Photo courtesy of unsplash.com In the UK’s current education system, it is not compulsory for schools to educate secondary students on the British Empire/British colonialism or the British involvement in the transatlantic slave trade. The issue here is that many students will lack knowledge on the truth behind the British Empire and the damages of … Continued

Supporting parents of premature and NICU babies

Image from Unsplash Every year, 60,000 babies are born premature in the UK, making up 38% of babies requiring admission to specialist Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU). For premature babies, and babies born at term with health complications, it can be days, weeks or even months before they are able to come home. This often … Continued

Ground-breaking, one-of-a-kind access scheme

As a wheelchair user and assistance dog owner, I understand the anxiety of going somewhere new. Will I be able to get in? Will the customer service be accommodating? Will people help me and my dog? These fears used to stop me from going out independently, causing me to miss out on so much in … Continued

Work at MI6

Explore roles at MI6 and discover a career full of opportunity At MI6, our mission is to protect the UK from overseas threats. We work secretly around the world, so it’s fair to say our business needs are quite unique. It’s why we rely on our Business Support Officers (BSOs) to assist our operational and … Continued

A word of advice on how to break through the glass ceiling

The Glass Ceiling is the ‘Unacknowledged barrier to advancement in a profession, especially affecting women and members of minorities.’ The representation of women and minorities in high ranking positions across the world today is severely lacking, and a huge part of this is due to the invisible barrier that inhibits deserved progression and promotion. In … Continued

One Year On!

Hey Girls are one year on from launching our “It’s that time of the month!” book and animation! We are a social enterprise, who provide free period products to people in need via our Buy One, Donate One donation scheme, we are constantly breaking down barriers around period education. We firmly believe that everyone should have … Continued