On the 16th March, Derek with Donald the dog, Ed, Enid and Calvin from the Durham Society for the Blind and Partially Sighted navigated a section of the Durham Necklace Park. It was the first opportunity for them to try a section and explore it from the perspective of a blind person and how accessible and how infomation could make it more accessible.

The group tried out how easy it was with a guide dog and a long white stick. Apart from a few pot holes along Frankland Lane and the very cold weather, it went very well!

This was my first experience of being a lead for Calvin who is totally blind and is learning to use a long cane. It was facinating and I learnt alot from the group and should be something every sighted person should try!

Their next step is to explore other locations in the Park prior to the Mapping event in which to develop the mapping idea!