Club Wilber Membership

Club Wilber provides a supportive environment and an opportunity for you to get to know other families who have experiences similar to yours. 

 Many families with visually impaired children and young people don’t know anyone else in the same position, and it can be an isolating experience.  Our activities and events offer a chance to spend time with people that can share your experiences, and gain support and advice from others who are in the same position.   

We want families to enjoy stress-free and inclusive family outings which do not cost the earth and all the family can enjoy on an equal level. We always encourage young people to take part together regardless of their vision, in a way that suits them, meaning all your children can have fun together. 

Club Wilber started in 2019 with our adapted Easter Egg Hunt. Our eggs have a beeping mechanism so they can be found using hearing rather than sight. Siblings can join in the fun by donning an eye mask. Our first event was a big hit, we even appeared on ITV Calendar and won silver in the Minster FM Listener’s Choice Award for Charity Event of the Year. 

Since then, Club Wilber has grown with more families joining from all over Yorkshire. Our Easter Egg Hunt is now a yearly event that has now grown into a full Easter themed family fun day! We’ve also been on boat trips, had pizza parties, made bath bombs, visited Cadbury World and even had an overnight trip to visit the Harry Potter World Studio Tour, along with so much more- to find out more about our past activities, please take a look at our events page.  

Any child with a visual impairment can register as a Club Wilber member with their siblings at no cost. If you would like to join Club Wilber please email us here.

Testimonials

”Inclusive activities and friendly faces”

“Club Wilber helps my whole family enjoy the “normal” events in life which we wouldn’t be able to attend without their help.  All the thought which goes into events and get-togethers so that the children experience the whole event even though they cannot see everything is incredible.  All our thoughts and ideas are taken on and listened to, taken away, worked on and delivered back to our children as a solution; no one else in York does this for visually impaired children.  We have made so many friends through Club Wilber, we have our own little team and it’s amazing!  It gives my daughter friends like herself and my other children siblings with which to share how they feel”.

”Club Wilber is an extension of our family, providing us with experiences and a sense of belonging with families that understand.”

“It helped our child to overcome her anxiety and over 5 years we had lots of fun as a family with CW!” 

“Having Club Wilber stay in touch stops me feeling isolated as a parent, by having an organisation who understands visual impairments, it means if I need support I know where to turn now.” 

“In our family Club Wilber equals fun!”