Charity

The funds will allow 55 homeless people to access eye examinations and spectacles, as a result of Practice Building’s marketing initiative

The charity announced on its website that doors will officially close on 31 July

The trust has awarded half a million pounds in emergency funding to help charities supporting blind and partially sighted people through the COVID-19 crisis

Sunday’s event will raise money for various charities, on the day the London Marathon would have been taking place

Letters and information leaflets, sent earlier this month to 30 million UK households by prime minister Boris Johnson, have been repurposed as audio recordings by the charity

The eye research charity said it will continue to award funding for projects during the outbreak

The support will be available for organisations providing vital services to blind and partially sighted people during the COVID-19 outbreak

The charity is calling on the Government for support during the coronavirus pandemic