Aunt Bessie’s sponsor The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association

The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association is the world's largest breeder and trainer of working dogs. The charity helps blind and partially sighted people across the UK through the provision of guide dogs, mobility, and other services for both adults and children.

Since 1931, over 36,000 lives have been transformed through a guide dog partnership, thanks to their dedicated staff and volunteers and your vital donations.

Our Guide Dogs  Partnership

Our partnership with Guide Dogs was developed following our latest TV advert which told the true story of Nana June who cooked her family a delicious Sunday dinner each week, despite living with sight loss.

Nana June plays a key role in our ‘Caring is the hardest thing we do’ campaign, highlighting what it means to care for loved ones and how a Sunday dinner brings busy families together.

Here at Aunt Bessie's, we've been supporting Guide Dogs many ways, including: 

• Educating staff as part of our diversity and inclusion programme, through talks and engagement sessions around living with sight loss
• Raising crucial funds for Guide Dogs through various initiatives 
• Fundraising to name a puppy (you guessed it... she's called Bessie!)

You can find out more about Guide Dogs for the Blind, how they support the visually impaired, and get information on how to become a Puppy Raiser by visiting the Guide Dogs website.