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HRH Queen Elizabeth II – Announcement
It is with great sadness that we learn of the death of Her Majesty The Queen, our thoughts and condolences are with the Royal family, as we mourn the loss of our longest-serving British monarch. We are indebted to her dedicated service to this country. The...
Job Vacancy at Coleman Hearing and Vision
COLEMAN HEARING AND VISION ARE RECRUITING
Why not be the latest person to join our dynamic organisation as a Dispensing Optician, for Coleman Hearing and Vision, based on the outskirts of Norwich.
Covid update – Green Phase
We are pleased to announce that we moved to the ‘Green’ phase on Tuesday 10 May 2022. From then the COVID-19 Amber phase guidance will no longer apply in all UK nations. At Coleman Hearing and Vision: All staff will be wearing masks It is recommended that all...
Marathon Des Sables – He did it!
On the 25th March Radley Fenn, director of Coleman Hearing and Vision set foot on his epic challenge to run 250km foot race across the Sahara Desert. The conditions were windy, hot and dry and like nothing Radley had ever done before but when the 2022 and 36th...
Radley Fenn – Running the Marathon Des Sables
Kate and Radley's daughter was diagnosed with Epilepsy when she was six years old, and despite how resilient she is, they wish things were different and want to help with the research and to raise awareness of this disease. So Radley decided (with a large amount of...
Covid update at Coleman Opticians
As lockdown restrictions are in the process of being eased across the UK, there has been no indication from each UK nation’s health and government bodies of plans to step down infection prevention and control procedures (IPC) in primary or secondary healthcare...
Walking over hot coals to raise money for Break
The whole team at Coleman's are on board and delighted to be taking part in the challenge to walk barefoot over hot coals of over 1,000°F to raise funds for Break. I know we are mad! We are already a sponsor of the GoGoDiscover trail in the Summer 2022 and can't...
Christmas Opening
As our patients will know we are very much about family time over Christmas and this year our practice will be closed from Friday 24th December 1pm and we re-open again on Tuesday 4th January at 8.35am. Please plan your appointments around these closures and ensure...
Concerns as more children are showing signs of being Short Sighted
Myopia, or short-sightedness, is a condition that results in difficulty seeing distant objects clearly. Recent research shows that the prevalence of myopia (short sighted) in the western world has increased from 220% to 40% in the past 25 years. In many Asian...
Early closing as a mark of respect to the Duke of Edinburgh
We are closing the practice at 2pm on Saturday 17th April as a mark of respect to the passing of the Duke of Edinburgh. On behalf of all the whole team at Coleman's we would like to offer sincere condolences to the Royal Family following the death of His Royal...
Welcome Back!
We are delighted that we are seeing patients for routine eye examinations, contact lens check up’s, hearing tests and ear wax removal, and all our other services in the practice. Our top priority is the safety of our clients and our team, so you will see that we...
Look after your eye health in lockdown says Norwich opticians
A Norwich optician is urging more people to think about their eye health as they spend more time online in lockdown. Helen Hillis and the team at Coleman Opticians, which is based in St Augustine's Street, in Norwich, said the family run business has seen an...
Lockdown 3.0 January 2021
Lockdown January 2021 As we enter another lockdown in England, we wanted to let you know that we are still open for all eye and hearing care needs. If you have an appointment booked with us in the coming days please attend as you would have done, assuming that you...
Christmas Opening at Coleman Opticians
The team at Coleman's will be off over Christmas to rest and recoup after an unusual year to say the least! We will be closing at 1pm on Thursday 24th December and re opening at 8.35am on 4th January 2021. For all our Gold Plan members there will be an emergency...
Lockdown 2
With a second lockdown just a few days away, we are very much aware that our patients rely on us for their ongoing eye care and this email is to reassure you that, as always, we will be here to take care of you through this very difficult time. We are currently...
Norwich’s Coleman Opticians to stock glasses created with waste plastic and recycled fishing nets
Norwich-based Coleman Opticians is aiming to reduce the amount of waste in our oceans by stocking glasses and sunglasses created with recycled plastic and fishing nets rescued from landfills and oceans all over the world. The local practice which has been situated...
Virtual London Marathon #MyRaceMyWay
The team at Coleman Opticians has been busy with their virtual London marathons on 4th October. Radley and Katie had places for the original date in April and were keen to do their bit in October with the new #MyRaceMyWay virtual event. Radley ran the marathon with...
Business challenges in 2020
2020 statement about our decision to reduce our NHS appointments The global pandemic in 2020 has presented every public service provider on the high street with extra challenges, and the optical industry has been no exception. Protecting both the staff and patients...
Does wearing a mask make your glasses fog up?
Did you know that Essilor do a unique anti-fog system combining two technologies Optifog's unique anti-fog system combines two patented technologies: Optifog lens treatment and a smart cloth with anti-fog molecules that activates the power of the Optifog lens....
We have great news!
From today we can: We are open for all Hearing Tests and Ear Wax Removal Give Kelly a call on our usual number to book your appointment for any hearing or ear pain caused by ear wax build-up. Take calls to determine whether a particular patient falls under the...
Keep Calm and Do As We are Asked
Dear Patients, Colleagues & Friends, From today we are closing our doors for all routine eye examinations, hearing appointments and contact lens checks. We will still be available for all eye-related emergency appointments, to access these please phone 01603...
Feel Good Competition!
You may have heard that we are sponsoring a T.rex for the GoGoDiscover art trail in the summer of 2020 for Break. If you have followed the GoGoDragons! and GoGoHares you will know we have sponsored Snap Sprite and Haremit. Snap Sprite was created by local artist...
Keep Calm and Carry On
Dear Patients, Friends & Colleagues, The team at Coleman has been doing everything that we can to make sure Coleman Opticians Hearing & Vision continues to be as safe a place as possible to work, have your eyes and ears tested, choose new spectacles or pick...
Interest-Free Plan
How much can you spend on a new handbag, shoes or jacket and you wear them occasionally? Choosing a pair of spectacles or fitting the top hearing aid is a purchase that will be worn every day and makes a huge amount of difference to your ability to see or hear so...
Covid-19 (Coronavirus)
We would like to assure our customers that we are taking the NHS guidelines very seriously in respect of the safety of our staff and patients at Colemans. We are all following good basic hygiene requirements as we have always done, with increased vigilance on...
New Eco Range of Frames
Coleman Opticians have been waiting to stock a more sustainable eye frame and this is the perfect solution, and they plant a tree for every frame purchased. Eco-conscious will be in-store Spring 2020. Leading British Frame Supplier, Eyespace, have added a...
Testimonials 2020
'The attention to detail, professionalism, and kindness I was provided with from every member of Coleman Opticians at my recent appointment was exemplary. I had a diagnosis, transportation and communication with the Eye Clinic at the hospital carried out...
Eye Spy Treasure Hunt fundraiser for Break Charity
We are celebrating 75 years in business and would love you to join us It will start at our premises on St Augustine’s Street on Thursday 2nd April from 5pm. Teams will set off at intervals to enjoy a treasure hunt ‘eye spy’ competition and the route will...
New Range February 2020 Pru by Ronit Furst
Prue By Ronit Furst Collection Artist and eyewear designer Ronit Furst, is delighted to announce the launch of their new collection, Prue by Ronit Furst. The exclusive collaboration with entrepreneur, restaurateur and cook Prue Leith, builds on the...
Luxury New Range CCS by Coco Song
Coleman’s can confirm that they will be stocking a new luxury brand CCS by Coco Song from January 2020. While taking some of the elements that have been the success of Coco Song, the new CCS by Coco Song models find their own distinctive characteristics in...
Coleman’s announced as a National AOP Award Winner
Norwich hearing and vision centre wins national award Coleman Optician Hearing and Vision Centre have won a prestigious national award. The independent practice, which is based in Norwich, have been announced as winners in the category of Health &...
You’ve Been Flocked!
We are delighted to announce our fundraising offer for #PinkOctoBRA raising awareness and funds for Keeping Abreast our charity of the year. We have chosen this charity as it is close to our hearts and if we can encourage more people to self-check then this has to...
2020 AOP Awards Finalist
We are over the moon to hear that we have been selected as a finalist for the: 2020 AOP awards for 2020 Health and Wellbeing Initiative The winners will be announced on 26th January 2020 at the Excel London. The award is judged 50% by the AOP and 50% by a public...
Poppy Pupdate
We are so delighted to tell you all that our sponsored puppy called Poppy has made it to training school! We love to read all about her journey and we hope you will too. It sounds like she is getting on really well, and loving her work training to be a guide dog...
Contact Lens recycling
Every year countless contact lenses and pieces of blister packaging end up in landfill sites across the UK. The ACUVUE contatct lens Programme allows us to recycle your contact lenses and blister packaging, preventing them from ending up in Landfill. Not only are...
Frames and Fashion
In the days when the NHS still funded all of your glasses there were only seven main frames to choose from, today there is a huge variety of styles in different colours, sizes and materials. I hope that by the end of this article I have shed a little chink of...
World War and the Spectacles
World War and Spectacles When asked to write about all things optical and World War II my initial reaction was brilliant that will be easier than writing about World War I. My thinking being that technology would have improved, things would have been better...
Blue Light Studies, Problems and Solutions
Blue Light Studies, Problems and Solutions An ophthalmologist says he’s recently seen a few 35-year old patients whose lenses, which are typically clear all the way up until around age 40, are so cloudy they resemble a 75-year old. A consultant says children...
Winners of The Family Optician of the Year 2019
Norwich independent WINS National Optician Awards 2019 Coleman Opticians Hearing and Vision centre on St Augustine’s Street, Norwich wins the award for Family Optician of the Year 2019, against tough opposition from 5 other national finalists. Winning an Optician...
Finalist of the Optician Awards 2019
We have some very exciting news! Coleman Opticians are finalists for a National award in the category: The Family Optician of the Year 2019 To get to the final and be recognised in this way is just brilliant and we would like to thank our staff for making our team...
Only the Brave Challenge
By now you all know we are quite mad, we love a challenge and really want to do our bit for the local community. We also enjoy on improving on our madcap ideas and this latest one is a big challenge for us all. It involves a huge amount of mud, 35 obstacles not to...
Neubau
Neubau Range of the month - March 2019 Check out our range of environmentally friendly frames - worn by Greg Wallace on Masterchef this week! NaturalPX NaturalPX is a highly developed, eco-friendly material used to manufacture our frames. NaturalPX is made...
Recycle your contact lenses
In January 2019 a National scheme to recycle contact lenses was launched With over 3.7 million soft lens users in the UK this National initiative is a definite step in the right direction. Regardless of brand, wearers of lenses can drop off their waste at Coleman...
BREAKS BIG GAMING SPECTACULAR
Coming February 2019....Breaks Big Gaming Spectacular! BREAK'S BIG GAMING SPECTACULAR! Coleman Opticians are very proud to be sponsoring and supporting this fantastic new event in Norwich this coming February. Grab your controller, dust off your blue shells and...
HALLOWEEN EYES
October can mean only one thing to most… Halloween!! There’s something in the air that makes the old and young alike want to dress up and have the best, most possibly scariest outfit to celebrate all things spooky! A recent trend to add to your outfit has been...
GOGOHARES!
GOGO HARES! Hopefully you’ve all enjoyed seeing all of the wonderful City and County GoGo hares and leverets in this years GoGo Hare trail as much as we have loved sponsoring our own Haremit Crab over in Great Yarmouth. But as the trail comes to an end, we wanted...
BACK TO SCHOOL
BACK TO SCHOOL No doubt you’re all breathing a sigh of relief now that the kids have finally, FINALLY, gone back to school and all the last minute back to school shopping has been done. New shoes? Check. New stationary? Check. New bag with the current fad embossed...
NEW WEBSITE!
Check Out Our lovely New Website It's here. Our new website is now live! We've taken a customer-first approach to our new website in enabling a clean, simple online experience. Take a look around. We're sure that you'll love the new look and feel that responds to...