Meet Guide Dogs at the Newlands Shopping Centre this weekend

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Two-legged and four-legged volunteers from sight loss charity Guide Dogs will be at the Newlands Shopping Centre in Kettering this Saturday (2nd March).

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Gail Pajak, Volunteering Coordinator for Guide Dogs, said: “We’re looking forward to meeting people in Kettering this weekend.

“At Guide Dogs, we have nearly 80 different volunteering roles, so there’s lots of ways you can support our charity.

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“We’re particularly looking for new people to join our Kettering supporter group, which is a social group who help raise awareness and funds for our charity locally.

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“Joining one of our local supporter groups, who operate across the country, is a great way to meet new people and have fun, whilst supporting a life-changing cause.

“If you’d like to find out more, please come and meet us on Saturday and find out how you can get involved.”

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Every day 250 people start to lose their sight in the UK. This is equivalent to one person every six minutes.

16","classid":1073872969,"properties":[469775450,"intro",201340122,"2",134233614,"true",469778129,"intro",335572020,"1",469777841,"times new roman",469777842,"times roman",469777843,"times roman",469777844,"times roman",469769226,"times roman",268442635,"24",335559705,"2057",335559740,"240",201341983,"0",134233118,"true",134233117,"true",469778324,"normal"]">Over the years, Guide Dogs has developed a wide range of services with and without dogs to support people living with a vision impairment.

As a charity, Guide Dogs is almost entirely funded by donations, and is the world’s largest assistance dog organisation.

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To find out more about volunteering for Guide Dogs in Kettering, contact Volunteering Coordinator Gail Pajak via [email protected] or call 0800 781 1444. 6","classid":1073872969,"properties":[469775450,"eop",201340122,"1",134233614,"true",469778129,"eop",335572020,"1",469778324,"default paragraph font"]"> 

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