EVERY day in the UK, 100 people begin to lose their sight. And right now there are more than two million people affected by sight loss here in the UK.

Thankfully, RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) offers a wide range of support, helping blind and partially sighted people to live independently and face the future with confidence.

From its Talking Books service, which provides more than one million audio books every year to people with sight loss, to its helpline which provides emotional and practical support, RNIB is there.

That’s why I’m backing RNIB’s Wear dots... raise lots – a fun-filled fundraising campaign inspired by the system developed by Louis Braille featuring raised dots, which revolutionised reading and writing for blind and partially sighted people.

It’s all about getting involved in fun activities involving dots – whether it’s wearing a polka dot dress, shirt, or tie to work, holding a dotty cake sale or setting up a dots-themed nail bar and encouraging colleagues to make a donation in return for a dotty makeover.

You could even play a dotty game like dominoes or Twister – anything to get people together and raise money for RNIB.

For more dotty ideas and a free fundraising pack, sign up at rnib.org.uk/weardots or call 0345 345 0054.

Brian Blessed OBE

RNIB supporter

Actor