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Willow is a friendly, sensitive pup but who can sometimes have a mind of her own. She walks very well on the lead, especially in town or busy areas that keep her interest, but will  occasionally stop on walks in her local area which is not as interesting or because she does not want  to go home from the park...

We are pleased to announce the reintroduction of Prescription Swimming Goggles. We now supply Vantage Rx Swimming Goggles in both Adult and Kids models in both plus and minus powers. Pre-assembled goggles have grey polycarbonate anti-fog lenses with UV protection. Supplied in either Black or Blue, goggles have hypo-allergenic silicone adjustable headstrap and polyseal eye gaskets. Vantage Goggles are supplied with a protective case.

Below is a quote from a young teenager (14) who has recently got their first Guide Dog. "Life is so different with Rory. I just couldn't be without him now. Having Rory means I can go out by myself and have a life. I can go and see my friends. I caught a bus on my own with Rory for the...

Willow is now 6 months old and doing well with her puppy walker, Hilary. We spoke to her to find out how she and Willow have been getting on over the last few months. Hilary told us that Willow is about to be spayed as part of an early spay pilot scheme.  We wish her well and hope she recovers...

We are pleased to inform you that we have now installed Flipping Book software, making it even easier to browse our catalogues on-line! Simply sign in and select 'Download a pdf version of our latest catalogue' on the Home Page and this will download. You can then turn the pages just as you were reading them, zoom in on specific...

         For the second year running Helen Hopka will be participating in this year's Virgin London Marathon and raising money for the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. Having personally witnessed Helen's vigourous training programme over the past months in build up to this year's event, we hope you will join us in wishing her all the best and any donations to this very worthy...

  Willow is a friendly, calm, relaxed, willing and responsive pup. She walks well on the lead for her age and is sound and confident in most areas, although she is a little aware of traffic passing from behind especially at night. Her puppy walker is working on this and I am sure this will improve as she matures. She...

Optrafair Stand now all booked for the NEC, Birmingham in April 2013. We are pleased to announce that we have recently chosen our design company to produce the Mid-Optic and Hygienix stand at this year’s Optrafair exhibition at the NEC, Birmingham in April. Mid-Optic will feature the latest innovative products available to the optical profession including Dry Eye drops, eye...

The Contactspod from Polaroid Contact Lens Solutions is the world's first, pre-filled, single-use contact lens case. It was designed to meet the needs of the contact lens wearers when travelling, at the spa, during beauty treatments or for active sports. Avoid the need to carry separate bottles of solution when away from home!

Please allow us to introduce Willow - our 4th Guide Dog Puppy! Willow is said to be a smashing little 12 week old puppy. She is lively, eager to learn and full of fun. She has settled in very well with her puppy walker and is already house trained, which is very fast work indeed. In fact, she even responds...