Forest Sensory Services
We provide support, services and equipment for Forest of Dean residents with sensory impairments.
About Our Charity

Forest Sensory Services supports people living with sight and hearing loss across the local community. We provide practical help, emotional support and access to specialist resources, ensuring individuals and their families are not left to cope alone. Our aim is to reduce isolation, build confidence and improve everyday quality of life.
We work with people of all ages who are affected by sensory impairment, offering guidance, equipment, activities and one-to-one support. By focusing on independence, wellbeing and inclusion, we help people remain active, connected and confident within their community, even as their sensory needs change.


Rooted in the local community, Forest Sensory Services is driven by compassion, dignity and respect. Everything we do is centred on empowering people with sensory impairments to live fuller, more independent lives. Through practical support and genuine care, we help people feel valued, understood and supported.
What’s Coming Up?
We run events, workshops, support groups and more all year round and our team and other members are more than happy to welcome you at any event, any time. If you have difficulty travelling then please get in touch as we may be able to assist you in attending our events.
Our Recent Updates
We love to keep our members and volunteers up-to-date with important local changes, and the effects of national changes on the sensory impaired community.
29th Oct
Moving to Our new home in 2027
As many of you know we have been asked by Gloucestershire County Council to leave our long time home at Foxes Bridge in Cinderford. Therefore we will be closed from the 22nd December to enable us to get organised and prepare to move. We have now secured our new home in Coleford which will open…
20th Oct
Christmas is coming and we have a special dinner and Christmas concert for our clients this year!
This is funded by The JULIA RAUSING TRUST who we thank very much. Christmas can be a particularly difficult time when shorter, darker days may deepen feelings of loneliness and depression. Thanks to this grant we can provide friendship, fun and festivities for our clients with a sensory impairment.
1st Oct
We would like to thank the National Lottery who have just agreed to fund us for the next 3 years!
As a small charity this is a major contribution that will help us to continue supporting people with Sensory loss in the Forest of Dean.
10th Feb
