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  1. Time for a cuppa?

    Dementia UK “Time for a Cuppa” week is running from 1st to 8th March and we at Valli Group and AH Merton Group are doing our bit. The Valli Opticians Group regularly highlight the importance of eye care for people with the condition. Dementia patients are often unable to tell anyone they have a problem […]

  2. Look who’s talking – Sheryl Doe

    Following on from their successes at the Valli Staff Awards in Elland last winter we have interviewed our winners. Here we would like to introduce Sheryl Doe, winner of the Valli Group Dispense of the Year 2015. Sheryl is a dispensing optician and the E-Commerce and Digital manager for the Valli Group. Valli                     […]

  3. Kamal’s total passes £65,000

    Following a diagnosis of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia, Valli Optometrist Kamal Aftab bravely pledged to raise £50,000 for the national blood cancer charity, Bloodwise. Kamal set up a JustGiving page called Kamal’s Hospital Marathon, and aimed to raise much needed funds for the then Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research (LLR), now known as Bloodwise. Sadly Kamal lost […]

  4. Look who’s talking – Valli talks to Lisa Mosley from Wakefield

    Continuing with our award winners profiles we talk to Lisa Mosley, our worthy winner of the staff excellence in customer service award. This particular award goes to the person or team who has delivered an act of customer service that really stood out as a unique achievement. Something that easily goes above and beyond the […]

  5. Special Recognition Award for 2015

      Each year Valli Opticians Group recognises staff excellence. This year there was a new award which has come about to give recognition to a very special group of people. The winners of this award are Birchwood Optical otherwise known as THE LAB. Our Lab team have worked really hard to deliver absolutely outstanding service. […]

  6. Eye tests for the homeless

    HOMELESS and disadvantaged people often miss out on basic health care and find themselves in an ever decreasing downward spiral but a Stockport optician is breaking that circle organising free eye tests and donating spectacles. Christine Wrenn, executive director of A H Mertons part of The Valli Group and a supporter of The Wellspring, Stockport’s only 365 day […]

  7. Look who’s talking – Valli Opticians talks to Adelle Mitchell from Wakefield

    Following on from their successes at the Valli Staff Awards in Elland last month we have interviewed our winners. Here we would like to introduce Adelle Mitchell, winner of the Employee of the Year Award. Adelle is the resident optometrist at Valli Opticians in Outwood, Wakefield Valli                  […]

  8. Valli Opticians talks to Hull’s resident optometrist Catherine Adamson

    Here’s a little Q&A with Hull’s  resident optometrist Catherine Adamson. Valli:              Catherine what does your role at Valli consist of? Catherine:  “All aspects of eyecare including eye exams, contact lenses, advice on prevention and treatment of a variety of eye condition. I also work outside the clinic providing eye care […]

  9. Hebden Bridge closed for repairs

    Due to the effects of the recent flooding in Hebden-Bridge we have had to carry out some repair work to our store. The practice closed on Saturday 9th January  and will remain shut Until June. The floor had to be taken up in the main area of the shop and the damaged parts of the walls removed while it […]

  10. Adrian Aaron does the talking

    We continue to follow on from our teams successes at the Valli staff awards in Elland in November by interviewing another of our winners. Here we would like to introduce Adrian Aaron, A H Mertons winner of the Kamal Aftab Award For Professional Excellence. Adrian is a dispensing optician at Aarons Opticians in Stockport. Valli                       How did you feel when you won […]

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