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Double 85th birthday celebrations for Loughborough opticians and loyal customer

Adam Townsley

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 4 August 2023 Read time: 2 minutes

Our Loughborough team enjoyed a double celebration for their 85th anniversary with a loyal customer who will also turn 85 later this year. John Harper, 84, was welcomed into Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care in Gorse Covert Shopping Centre where he received a gift in recognition of his milestone birthday and loyal custom. Scrivens Opticians Read more…
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Double 85th birthday celebrations for Poulton opticians and loyal customer

Adam Townsley

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 20 July 2023 Read time: 2 minutes

Our Poulton le Fylde opticians team enjoyed a double celebration for their 85th anniversary with a loyal customer who also turned 85 this week. Ann Molloy, 85, was welcomed into Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care on Market Place where she received a gift in recognition of her milestone birthday and loyal custom. Scrivens Opticians & Read more…
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Loyal customer launches re-located Halesowen opticians

Adam Townsley

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 10 July 2023 Read time: 2 minutes

A local retired nurse was the focus of attention when she was chosen to officially open our Halesowen branch in recognition of her loyal custom. Kathleen Austin, 80, performed the honours at Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care Halesowen, which has relocated to Hagley Mall in the Cornbow Shopping Centre, and received flowers as a thank Read more…
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Mikes sees his way to 40 years of service

Adam Townsley

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 7 July 2023 Read time: 2 minutes

A loyal employee, who progressed from Mobile Dispensing Optician to Clinical Lead, has celebrated 40 years with family owned business Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care. Mike Cheeseman was congratulated on the milestone and thanked for his service by Scrivens’ Operations Director Adrian Ellis and Professional Services Director Jeet Saimbi at Scrivens House, at its Edgbaston Read more…
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Open your eyes to contact lenses

Adam Townsley

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 29 June 2023 Read time: 2 minutes

A Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care customer survey has revealed that spectacle wearers can find their glasses a hindrance when it comes to enjoying the simple pleasures in life. Respondents to the survey said their glasses got in the way of them cooking (35%), playing with their children and grandchildren (30%), playing sport (29%) and Read more…
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Gaining insight into diabetes

Adam Townsley

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 15 June 2023 Read time: 2 minutes

Did you know that diabetes is the number one cause of blindness of people of working age in the UK?  That is why having regular eye tests are so important, as they are a very good way of detecting signs of diabetes. At Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care, we have over 80 years of experience Read more…
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Top Festival Tips for Contact Lens Wearers

Adam Townsley

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 15 June 2023 Read time: 3 minutes

Summer is here and so is Festival season.  Wearing contact lenses can be a great way to enjoy the event, but let’s face it, festivals are not always the most hygienic of settings! At Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care, we have over 80 years of experience helping people care for their eye health, including a Read more…
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Don’t let cataracts cloud your vision

Adam Townsley

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 7 June 2023 Read time: 3 minutes

Experiencing cloudy vision? Giving your specs a good clean might not be enough – it could be that your clouded vision is in fact due to cataracts. At Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care, we have over 80 years of experience helping people care for their eye health, including conditions such as cataracts. Cataracts are the Read more…
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Seeing the way to 25 years of service

Adam Townsley

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 7 June 2023 Read time: 1 minute

Branch Manager Susan Wickens was congratulated by colleagues at its Peacehaven branch and presented with flowers and a designer weekend bag in recognition of her long service. Susan celebrated 25 years with Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care! Susan said, “I’m delighted to reach this milestone in my Scrivens career and I’m so grateful to the Read more…
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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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