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Community Hero honours for Rugeley resident

Karanveer Sohal

Author: Karanveer Sohal Date: 9 May 2025 Read time: 3 minutes

A Rugeley resident has been recognised for her decades of community service with a prestigious award. Pauline Holmes, 81, has been awarded Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care’s Community Hero Award and was presented with a luxury afternoon tea hamper by the Rugeley branch team on Upper Brook Street. Devoted local volunteer Pauline has been nominated Read more…
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Tips for healthy vision in the digital age

Karanveer Sohal

Author: Karanveer Sohal Date: 9 May 2025 Read time: 4 minutes

Our eyes are the window to our health. That’s why prioritising the health of our eyes should be part of our everyday routine for our long term wellbeing. Some of the better known conditions include dry eyes, cataracts, age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma. Today, we’re also seeing unprecedented rates of digital eye strain due to Read more…
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Community Hero honours for Handsworth Wood neighbourhood gem

Karanveer Sohal

Author: Karanveer Sohal Date: 8 May 2025 Read time: 2 minutes

A Handsworth Wood resident has been recognised for her decades of community service with a prestigious award. Adeline Lam-Kee, 79, has been awarded Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care’s Community Hero Award and was presented with a luxury afternoon tea hamper by the Corporation Street branch team. Adeline was nominated for the award in recognition of Read more…
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Working from home and digital eye strain

Karanveer Sohal

Author: Karanveer Sohal Date: 30 April 2025 Read time: 2 minutes

Working from home is fast becoming a popular choice with employers and employees alike. With our increased reliance on computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones it’s important to understand how these devices are effecting our eyes and what we can do to avoid digital eye strain. When working from home, we don’t tend to take as Read more…
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Embrace active ageing – Why life after 60 could be your most active yet

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Author: Karanveer Sohal Date: 1 April 2025 Read time: 3 minutes

As we welcome longer, brighter days, there’s never been a better time to reset our activity goals and step outside from the cold, dark days of winter.  And we shouldn’t let age be a barrier to ‘active ageing’. In fact, according to fascinating new customer research from Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care, those in their Read more…
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Community Hero honours for Waterside charity fire engine fundraiser

Karanveer Sohal

Author: Karanveer Sohal Date: 18 March 2025 Read time: 3 minutes

A Hythe resident has been recognised for her community spirit and service with a prestigious award. Pat Canning, 68, is the first Hampshire recipient of Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care’s Community Hero Award and was presented with a luxury afternoon tea hamper by the company’s Hythe branch team on High Street. The latest Scrivens Community Read more…
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Abingdon opticians get into character to launch book cover competition

Karanveer Sohal

Author: Karanveer Sohal Date: 19 March 2025 Read time: 2 minutes

An Abingdon opticians team stepped into character to launch a charity competition for local children to design their own book cover to celebrate their community heroes. The branch manager at Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care on Bury Street, Marieka Luker, took on the iconic role of Mary Poppins to officially launch the competition. Local youngsters Read more…
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All eyes on Fakenham pensioner who launches opticians

Karanveer Sohal

Author: Karanveer Sohal Date: 4 March 2025 Read time: 3 minutes

A Fakenham pensioner stepped into the spotlight when he was chosen to officially open a newly relaunched opticians in the town. Tony Gent, age 85, performed the honours at Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care, at the newly refurbished unit on Norwich Street. He received a gift to mark the occasion and in recognition of his Read more…
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You’re Never Too Young to Love Your Hearing

Karanveer Sohal

Author: Karanveer Sohal Date: 20 February 2025 Read time: 3 minutes

This World Hearing Day we are sounding the alarm about protecting your hearing health – no matter your age. At Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care, with over 85 years of experience as a leading hearing care specialist in the UK, we’re witnessing a concerning trend that affects not just older adults, but increasingly, our younger Read more…
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Community Hero honours for Diss neighbourhood gem

Karanveer Sohal

Author: Karanveer Sohal Date: 10 February 2025 Read time: 3 minutes

A Diss resident has been recognised for her decades of community service with a prestigious award. Pearl Fisher, 80, is the first Norfolk recipient of Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care’s Community Hero Award, presented by the company’s Diss branch team on Mere Street, along with a luxury afternoon tea hamper. Known for her tireless support Read more…
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