🐕‍🦺 Rebecca recently met with Guide Dogs UK to hear about their Streets Ahead campaign to make our highways safer for those with sight loss.

Rebecca has long supported the world’s largest assistance dog organisation, who over the years have developed a wide range of services with and without dogs to support people living with a vision impairment.

For nearly 100 years Guide Dogs UK have been training dogs to help those with sight loss and are the only charity in Britain to both breed and train guide dogs.

They are now calling for changes to declutter our streets and pathways to make them safer and more accessible for people living with a visual impairment.

Cars parked on pavements have been highlighted as a big problem, with four out of five blind or partially sighted people saying that pavement parking makes it difficult to walk on the pavement at least once a week. This is also a problem for parents with prams, wheelchair users, older people and many others.

81% of people with sight loss indicate that reducing obstacles on pavements and street clutter was important to improving their quality of life.

You can find out more about the campaign here: www.guidedogs.org.uk/how-you-can-help/campaigning/our-current-campaigns… or more about the charity here: www.guidedogs.org.uk/

After the meeting, Rebecca said: "It's always a pleasure to meet with Guide Dogs UK who do so much for those with sight loss and visual impairment. Their work ensures that people are able to live the most independent lives possible.

"Taking small steps to reduce street clutter and ensure that we park our cars considerately may make all the difference for someone who faces these challenges, allowing them to keep safe when they are out and about and maintain their independence."