RSBC appoint new CEO, Sue Sharp

Dr Tom Pey

Sue’s appointment follows the recent retirement of Dr Tom Pey, who transformed RSBC into a national charity with vision impaired children, young people and their families at the heart of everything it does.

Ian Stephenson, Chair of RSBC, says: “We are grateful to Tom for all he has done over the last 11 years. His vision and leadership inspired his colleagues to passionately deliver a ‘life without limits’ for vision impaired children and young people.”

“At the same time, we are really pleased to have appointed Sue as the new CEO and we are excited for the future of the Society under her leadership.”

Tom Pey will continue to work part-time for RSBC to finish some ongoing projects. Tom is moving to Waymap Ltd as Chairman and Managing Director. Waymap Ltd is a world-leading tech company involved in navigation. Along with other founder shareholders of the company, Tom has pledged half of his initial shares to RSBC.

Jessica and Tim have built a loving home in Kent, where they’re raising their two daughters, Belle, 6, and Elodie, 2. Their journey as parents has been filled with joy, but it’s also brought unexpected challenges – particularly when Elodie was born with a severe vision impairment. Despite the uncertainty and emotional toll, Elodie has […]

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No categories May 15, 2025

National Children’s Day: why it can be harder for VI children to flourish

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No categories May 14, 2025

A life without limits: my journey back to RSBC

Dr Tom Pey, Honorary President of RSBC, is the founder of Waymap, the world’s most accurate indoor and outdoor navigation system. This Global Accessibility Day, he talks about his long standing relationship with our charity, and how with Waymap’s step-based location technology he plans to make every city in the world more accessible.

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No categories May 8, 2025

Nathan’s story: running for Alfie

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No categories April 30, 2025

A marathon to remember!

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No categories April 22, 2025

Running for Sharn and Maya

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No categories April 14, 2025

Nick’s path to the London Marathon

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A light-skinned mother and father, Abbie and Lewis, holding their young boy, Albie. They are all smiling brightly. Abbie is wearing a black and white dress, Lewis, a white shirt with black spots on it and Albie a blue shirt with cream dungarees.

No categories April 9, 2025

Running for Albie

Albie was born with severe sight impairment, having been diagnosed when he was 4 months old. His mum and dad, Abbie and Lewis, are both running the 2025 London Marathon to raise funds for RSBC – the first time that two parents of a child supported by the charity have run together at this famous […]

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No categories March 28, 2025

Mother’s Day: our CEO shares her story

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No categories March 20, 2025

What our young poets have to say this World Poetry Day

We were delighted to host two workshop sessions with renowned poet Dave Steele recently, and they certainly fired up the imaginations of the young people who attended! We’re pleased to be able to showcase the incredible talent that came out of the workshops in the beautiful poems written by those attending below.