November 2019
Putting a focus on road safety DURING National Eye Health Week, Specsavers at Mansfield and Sutton teamed up with the Via East Midlands road safety team for a campaign about sight testing. During the week-long initiative, teams from Specsavers worked with road safety officers to put on more than 10 events, targeting local drivers. People were challenged to a sight test, where participants read a number plate from the driving standard distance of 20 metres and were offered free eye tests and eye health advice as part of the events. The Specsavers Mansfield team visited the Via East Midlands head office in Bilsthorpe to talk to staff, while the Sutton store team took stalls to Kirkby outdoor market and Ashfield District Council offices. Patrick Hegarty, store director at Mansfield Specsavers, said: “An eye test isn’t just about checking your sight, we also examine your eye health. So many eye conditions that we identify are treatable these days, but if they are left untreated, they can lead to irreversible sight loss. It really is worth having a regular check-up.” The Specsavers Sutton store director, Nigel Davidson, added: “It was great to work together with the local road safety team to talk about how important eyesight is for safe driving.
Blidworth and Rainworth News Pages 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17
Farnsfield News Page 7
Ravenshead News Pages 11, 13, 15, 17
What’s On Pages 23, 25 “Drivers must be able to read a car number plate from 20 metres and wear glasses or contacts if they need to, as well as have an adequate field of vision.” Events were also held at County Hall in Nottingham, Ashfield District Council’s northern transport depot, West Bridgford town centre, the B&Q distribution centre in Worksop, Trent Bridge house, Hucknall market and Team Knowhow head office in Newark. As well as looking after the county’s roads, Via East Midlands provides road safety education and training services in partnership with Nottinghamshire County Council.
Sport Pages 31, 32
Hospice shop to open in Blidworth NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Hospice is to open a new community shop and café in Blidworth in November. It will be opened by the chairman of Newark and Sherwood District Council. l See page 9.