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Branch teams don their Denim for Dementia

Adam Townsley

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 1 June 2023 Read time: 2 minutes

Scrivens team members up and down the country proudly donned their denim during Dementia Action Week (15-21 May), Alzheimer’s Society’s awareness raising campaign. Each year, Alzheimer’s Society works with individuals and organisations across the UK to encourage people to help make a difference in the lives of people affected by dementia. Not only did our Read more…
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Let’s hear it for company’s top award winner

Adam Townsley

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 30 March 2023 Read time: 2 minutes

A popular and long serving Hearing Aid Audiologist who has trained hundreds of people all around the country has been honoured by Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care with its top accolade. Stuart Spencer received the Sasha Georgevic Award at the company’s annual hearing conference. The award is given in memory of the company’s late chairman Read more…
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Herne Bay girl’s eye test proves a life saver

Adam Townsley

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 28 February 2023 Read time: 4 minutes

A nine-year-old girl from Herne Bay owes her life to a routine eye test at her local opticians which revealed she had a dangerous build-up of fluid on the brain. Thanks to the expertise and response of optometrist Mrudang Patel, who recognised there was a serious problem, Poppy-May Leeds was referred to hospital as a Read more…
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Surprise gifts bring festive cheer

Adam Townsley

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 20 December 2022 Read time: 2 minutes

Branches around the country spread some seasonal cheer by celebrating special customers in our festive surprise campaign. Staff were asked to nominate people who they felt deserved a treat so we could present them with festive goodies. The reasons for nominations varied and showed that community spirit, kindness and good humour in the face of Read more…
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Celebrating our award-winning branches

Adam Townsley

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 15 November 2022 Read time: 1 minute

Congratulations to all the regional winners in our Branch of the Year Awards. The dedication, hard work and team spirit of colleagues around the country was recognised and celebrated at the Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care annual conference and awards ceremony. Chairman Nicholas Georgevic thanked and paid tribute to all involved in delivering a great Read more…
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Cancer patient sees value of ‘life saving’ eye test

Adam Townsley

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 19 October 2022 Read time: 3 minutes

A grandmother from Leeds believes an eye test at her local opticians saved her life as it helped to reveal her cancer had spread. Emily Barrass, aged 50, praised the care of quick-thinking optometrist Andy Winnard at Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care as he carried out the eye test, realised something was seriously wrong and Read more…
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Open your eyes to contact lenses

Adam Townsley

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 6 October 2022 Read time: 2 minutes

Scrivens is looking to open more people’s eyes to the benefits of contact lenses which are lighter, more comfortable and offer greater clarity than ever before thanks to advances in technology. We carried out a customer survey which found there is still some way to go to overcome people’s reticence to give them a go, Read more…
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Children have their eyes on the prize

Adam Townsley

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 4 October 2022 Read time: 1 minute

Well done to the creative children whose colourful entries in our national ‘design a book cover’ competition caught the judges’ eyes. Overall winner Ivy-Mae Hughson, aged six, was presented with a collection of classic children’s books, a notebook with her design on the front and a selection of art supplies, including crayons, pencils and markers. Read more…
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Surprise treats for caring customers

Adam Townsley

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 1 October 2022 Read time: 2 minutes

Amazing customers who make a difference in their communities were recognised with surprise treats in our spring initiative. Branch staff were asked to nominate people who they felt deserved a hamper of goodies and the responses were heart warming. Edna Turner, aged 81, a customer at Driffield branch for more than 20 years, was celebrated Read more…
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Shining spotlight on dementia

Adam Townsley

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 23 May 2022 Read time: 1 minute

Branch staff showed their fun side when they got behind Dementia Action Week (16-22 May) to raise funds and awareness for Alzheimer’s Society. Some turned back the clock to the bright colours of 80s fashion to ‘make a noise’ about the issue and held bake sales, while colleagues at Havant adopted vintage inspired tea dresses Read more…
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