I want to tell you a story, as Max Bygraves used to say. Although I warn you, it may turn into some ramblings, like Ronnie Corbett sat in his chair telling his long-winded joke at the end of his show in the 1970s and 1980s. Yes, I know, I’m showing my age!

Usually, when I write a blog, I pick a subject or a current event and write about it. But this time, I want to tell you a story. So, in light of that fact (pardon the pun!) I shall begin.

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Dyslexia Awareness

Dyslexia Awareness Week takes place during October (2-8th). So now is an opportune moment to highlight this condition. And make people more aware of the symptoms and solutions to what can be a debilitating condition to live with.

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NanoVista Eyewear

Being a small independent optician, we are not able to stock a vast number of frames for children. When you consider age ranges from 18-month toddlers right through to 15-year-old teenagers, we’re talking a lot of glasses. The sizes and tastes required to compile a comprehensive collection of children’s eyewear are colossal, and we simply don’t have the room.
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Choosing Eyewear

With Silmo Paris, Europe’s largest eyewear exhibition fast approaching, we thought now would be a good time to explain how we choose what eyewear brands to stock here at Respectacle Company in Market Harborough. Read more