# Fight for Sight chosen as an official charity of Wigtown Book Festival

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2013/09/18/fight-sight-chosen-as-an-official-charity-of-wigtown-book-festival/
- Published: 2013-09-18T15:17:39+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Eye research charity Fight for Sight has been chosen as an official charity for 
the second year running at Wigtown Book Festival.

The festival, sponsored by the Daily Telegraph and Scottish Power, runs in Wigtown,
Galloway, from 27 September to 7 October. This is its 15th year.

Fight for Sight will promote its work with a stand in the Kist marquee, and will
be collecting throughout the week at the event. Local children will also be busking
around the festival to raise funds.

Speakers at the [Wigtown Book Festival](http://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/) include
actress Joanna Lumley and broadcaster Peter Snow. There will be a collection for
Fight for Sight at BBC journalist Jeremy Bowen's talk about his latest book ‘The
Arab Uprisings’.

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Michele Acton, Chief Executive of Fight for Sight, is a Wigtown resident. He said:"
Sight loss is the sense that people fear losing the most and at Fight for Sight 
we’re determined to provide a future that everyone can see".

Cancer Research UK is the [other charity benefiting from the Wigtown Book Festival](http://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/around-the-festival/festival-charity).

 

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