Torch Trust

This week’s podcast takes us all the way back to 7th century Scotland as we explore the life and legends of St Nathalan…

Have you ever found it difficult to take part in church services? Do you discover barriers to participation in church life? At Torch we often hear from blind and partially sighted people who are facing these challenges, so we set up Sight Loss Sunday. This is a day focused around waking the church up to […]

Today we’re speaking with Tracy Williamson about her new book, Unashamed, which aims help us all live lives free from feelings of shame and past hurts, and to show us how transformative the healing love of God can really be. Get copies in standard print at https://www.unashamed.org.uk/ or in braille and large print from Torch […]

Continuing from last week’s episode, we’re focusing on two more aspects of encountering Jesus as Christians, led by Bible studies from Torch CEO Tim Jeffrey, and Rev Chich Hewitt who has sight loss and is a long time friend of Torch. The show will still make sense if you missed last week’s, but you can […]

This week’s episode features thoughts by blind friends of Torch which use Biblical stories of people encountering Jesus to reflect on how we today can encounter Christ ourselves in a very real way.

On this week’s episode we’re celebrating blind and partially sighted Christian athletes Sarah Leiter and Janice Tillet. Sarah will be representing Team GB in goalball at the IBSA World Games between the 20th and 27th August. To follow the games go to: https://www.ibsagames2023.co.uk/

This week we’re exploring IBSA World Games with a great chat with Alaina McGregor, the CEO of British Blind Sport before the games begin on Friday 18th! To find out more about the games, including how to get tickets and follow the events, visit: https://www.ibsagames2023.co.uk/

On this week’s Reflections, Sue Richards shares her and husband John’s beautiful story of love, faith, sight loss, and running a Torch fellowship group in Milton Keynes for an amazing 30 years – and counting!

On this week’s episode, Suzie James catches up with author, priest and retreat leader Michael Mitton for a great chat about encountering Jesus, and the retreat Michael will be leading at Torch House this October…

This week we speak with Baluji Shrivastav OBE about the Inner Vision Orchestra, an orchestra made up entirely of blind and partially sighted musicians from around the world. Learn more and find tour dates at: https://www.balujimusicfoundation.org/

We speak with two Torch clients about their own individual experiences with faith, sight loss and using Torch’s various offerings and services.

We catch up with Laura Neal who founded the online Christian community YouBelong in response to her own experiences with disability and chronic illness. Find YouBelong at https://twitter.com/YouBelong_2019

On this week’s episode, we take a running leap into all things sporty in celebration of the upcoming International Blind Sport Federation World Games which will happen this August in Birmingham. We’re joined by Greg Morgan from Christians in Sport and Steve Jones from the Fellowship of Christian Athletes to explore accessibility and faith through […]

On this week’s episode, we’re joined by Charlotte Carson from LOOK who shares about how this amazing charity is supporting young people with sight loss in a variety of incredible ways!

This week’s Reflections is all about Fathers’ Day! In the show we explore God as the Father and his all-encompassing love for each of us, his children, as well as chatting with some visually impaired earthly fathers!

This week’s theme is Celebrating Torch Groups, featuring a great chat with David Arthur who runs our Southwark Group along with his wife Sheila. The group has been going strong since 2007 and is a lovely, diverse, welcoming space. 

This week’s theme is “Church Family” and we’re sharing the story of how Emma Meade, who is blind, experienced a very frightening fire at her home, but has come through the experience with a new outlook on life thanks to the love poured out around her by her church family.

This week we’re asking ‘is seeing really believing?’ and we’re learning more about two very different people named Thomas: so-called ‘Doubting Thomas’ and Tom Burditt, one of Torch’s newest staff members!

On this week’s podcast, we share personal spiritual reflections and life lessons we’ve learned. Join us to be comforted and uplifted by these tales of love and faith.

On this episode we speak with the lovely Viola Thompson about faith, sight loss and her uplifting new album ‘Grateful’. Viola is a real inspiration, and if you’d like to get hold of her album just go to beracahmusic.bandcamp.com/album/grateful