Congratulations to Abigayle, Winner of The Eyecare Awards Dispensing Optician of the Year 2024
We cannot contain our excitement as we proudly announce that our very own Abigayle has been awarded the prestigious title of Dispensing Optician of the Year at the National EyeCare Awards in Glasgow. It was truly a night to remember as the leading lights of the optical industry gathered for a sumptuous gala evening. The […]
Now Yanna can see the music
A talented pianist’s search for help to see the music In this blog, we look at how a talented and inspiring Pianist was helped by our specialist musicians’ glasses. Yanna is a fascinating woman, and it has been a pleasure to collaborate with her. Her music history encompasses the traditions of her family’s heritage, (Asia […]
Guest blog by pianist Norma Wilson
Norma Wilson is a pianist and flautist from the West Country. She first visited Allegro Optical in 2020 and has since collaborated with us on several projects including The RSM & BAPAM, Sustaining A Career Into Old Age podcast. In this blog, Norma talks about how Wet Macular Degeneration has impacted her career and how […]
Wind Musicians and Glaucoma January is Glaucoma Awareness Month at the “Musicians’ Optician”
The month of January is Glaucoma Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness of the leading cause of irreversible blindness. We take Glaucoma very seriously at Allegro Optical since many of our staff members are wind instrumentalists. Researchers have recently concluded that musicians who play high-resistance wind instruments may be more inclined to develop glaucoma. […]
She did it! Insp-eye-ering Optician Kim scoops national award
Kim Walker – Dispensing Optician of the Year 2021 We are absolutely delighted to announce that our Dispensing Optician Kim Walker has won the prized 2021 UK Optician Awards Dispensing Optician of the Year Award. Kim’s contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic are acknowledged by this award. This is Allegro Optical’s second Opticians Awards win in […]
Janet’s Spectacular eyewear styling journey
From Boring Binns to Glorious Glasses We recognise that selecting new glasses is a pain for most individuals. In most other circumstances, you’re left to “self-select” your eyewear from a dizzying assortment of potentially thousands of options. This merely increases your chances of selecting the incorrect frame! Now combine the new spectacle frame dilemma with […]
A passion for purple in 2021
2021, our year of colour? 2020 was a memorable year for all the wrong reasons. For many of us, it was an emotional, and challenging year. We’ve all had to deal with COVID19, social distancing and many of us have lost loved ones and colleagues. Our Greenfield practice also had to cope with a burglary […]
A stocking full of festive eye facts
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, like us you’re probably enjoying all the festive sights our eyes allow us to see. From beautifully twinkling and bedecked Christmas trees to sparkling fairy lights and those brightly wrapped presents under the tree. Have you ever thought about how different Christmas would be without our vision? […]
Show your true colours – Tantalising teal
Tantalising teal, A universal colour. Or is it? When we were choosing the new frames for this season’s collection, it quickly became known as ‘Tantalising Teal’. We realised that we’d had a bit of a teal-fest when choosing the frame colours. Teal is well known as a universal colour, a colour everyone can wear. But […]
Eyewear Styling – Helping you discover your wow.
A unique Eyewear Styling Service Did you know that Allegro Optical offers a unique Eyewear Styling Service? Exclusively for existing and new customers at their practices in Greenfield and Meltham. This individually dedicated consultation service offers our clients a unique and bespoke one-hour eyewear styling consultation. We help them to discover their perfect eyewear to […]
