Name: Scrivens Opticians and Hearing
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Scrivens celebrates it’s award winning branches

Author: Martin Elwell Date: 11 November 2016 Read time: 1 minute

The expertise, quality care and customer service provided by Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care has been recognised at its annual awards ceremony. The best branches in its national network were celebrated with accolades presented to the top regional branches: Abingdon in Central Region Chapel en le Frith in Northern Region Chigwell in London Region Leominster Read more…

Keep on the right road when it comes to your sight

Author: Martin Elwell Date: 3 November 2016 Read time: 3 minutes

Anxieties about slippery roads, limited visibility and the glare of headlights will drive many motorists off the road this winter, according to new research by Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care. Half of UK drivers are less inclined to get behind the wheel during the colder months as their concerns go up a gear and a Read more…

Don’t let hearing loss stall your career

Author: Martin Elwell Date: 24 October 2016 Read time: 2 minutes

In today’s competitive marketplace the need to work smarter and effectively to keep your career on track is a job in itself. Anything which can hold you back, such as untreated hearing loss, should be addressed so your earnings and promotion prospects do not suffer. One in six adults lives with some degree of hearing Read more…

Research raises hope for an eye test for Parkinson’s disease

Author: Martin Elwell Date: 13 October 2016 Read time: 2 minutes

Sight tests that can identify health concerns other than changes in vision are known but news that a simple eye test could be developed to detect Parkinson’s disease before symptoms appear is exciting. Opthalmology researchers at University College London (UCL) may have discovered a method of detecting changes in the eye which could identify this Read more…

Have you heard about coffee’s side effects?

Author: Martin Elwell Date: 9 October 2016 Read time: 2 minutes

Most of us are aware of the dangers of excessive noise to our hearing but a new study has now flagged up another threat – coffee. Who knew that the caffeine boost which many of us rely on to start our day could have such a down side? Researchers at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, Read more…

Cycling duo focus on charity ride for Alzheimer’s

Author: Martin Elwell Date: 6 October 2016 Read time: 2 minutes

Two Birmingham-based colleagues have their sights set on raising money for Alzheimer’s Society, their company’s charity of the year, by taking on a 100 mile cycle challenge. Marketing managers Martin Elwell, aged 48, and Gemma Bradnack, 27, from Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care, will saddle up to join the Official Sportive of the Tour of Read more…

Listen to advice from those who know you

Author: Martin Elwell Date: 29 September 2016 Read time: 2 minutes

How open are you to taking note of advice given by friends, family and others who know you well? There are those who consider well-meaning comments and act upon them and others who dismiss them out of hand. But if someone you trust says there is something amiss with your hearing please listen because it Read more…

Couple launches Bridport opticians branch

Author: Martin Elwell Date: 26 September 2016 Read time: 2 minutes

A husband and wife who between them have attended our Bridport branch for a total of 100 years have officially launched our new branch. Loyal customers Barry Pearce, aged 76, and wife Diana, aged 70, were chosen to perform the honours at Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care on East Street. They were presented with a bouquet of Read more…

Tristan is bowled over with £250 sports prize for his school

Author: Martin Elwell Date: 22 September 2016 Read time: 2 minutes

Bromyard schoolboy Tristan Collins has won £250 worth of sporting equipment for his school by having his eye on the ball. For 10 year old Tristan, a pupil at Brockhampton Primary School took part in a ‘Spot the Cricket Ball’ competition run by Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care, who sponsor Warwickshire County Cricket Club. The Read more…

The hearing test at your fingertips

Author: Martin Elwell Date: 16 September 2016 Read time: 2 minutes

Some changes, like grey hair, are more obvious the older we get, but changes in hearing may not be as noticeable. One in six adults lives with some degree of hearing loss and as we get older our ability to hear begins to change. So if you’ve found yourself not quite catching words, turning the Read more…

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Scrivens celebrates it’s award winning branches

Keep on the right road when it comes to your sight

Don’t let hearing loss stall your career

Research raises hope for an eye test for Parkinson’s disease

Have you heard about coffee’s side effects?

Cycling duo focus on charity ride for Alzheimer’s

Listen to advice from those who know you

Couple launches Bridport opticians branch

Tristan is bowled over with £250 sports prize for his school

The hearing test at your fingertips