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Radio Stoke,5 mins

Staffordshire charity's fight to stay open

Available for over a year

Suzanne Roberts, CEO of Staffordshire Sight Loss Association, on fundraising goal to keep charity going. The Hanley charity, which supports thousands of blind and visually impaired people, lost it's funding and now needs to raise £100,000 by the end of April 2026 or it will close for good. Suzanne and trustee Ian Wiltshaw, who is registered blind and has benefited from the charity himself, spoke with BBC Radio Stoke's Lee Blakeman and updated him on how they are doing.

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