Islanders donate 3,000 pairs of glasses to charity

A Jersey woman has collected more than 3,000 pairs of glasses from islanders, which will be given to people with limited access to eye care around the world.

Trena Lewis, who works at World Travel, has hit the major milestone in just under two years.

Her current total of 3,047 pairs of glasses will be given to Lion's Club, a charity that sorts spectacles at a depot in the UK, before sending useable frames worldwide to those in need.

In 2023, Ms Lewis started the collection with a simple donation box in her office, but has since had to expand her operation to spare cupboards and the boot of her car to accommodate the generosity of islanders.

Schools, clients and community groups have been getting involved, with islanders regularly popping into the travel agency to drop off their used frames.

Ms Lewis said she's really happy to see young people in particular getting involved: "We've had a number of children come in.

"It's lovely to see them because I'm sure those glasses, once they've been sorted in the UK, will go to some really worthy children who are looking for glasses.

"Children are sitting in school and they can't see the board and we can help with our glasses that we would otherwise discard, so why would we not help":[]}