The Mobile Resource Unit (MRU) is a converted motorhome that visits various venues throughout the 9 Boroughs in Middlesex. Initially funded by the Big Lottery during its inception, the MRU provides information, advice and an opportunity to try and test specialist equipment for those that have a visual impairment.
Below is a short list of some of the items we have on board that can be viewed and tested; no appointment is required.
- CCTV magnifiers
- Handheld magnifiers (both electronic and conventional)
- Talking clocks
- Talking wrist watches
- Lighting equipment
- Sunglasses in various sizes and shades
- Cooking / kitchen items such as level indicators, easy grip openers, etc
- Tactile CD Stereos / Radios / USB Players
Please feel free to visit the Mobile Resource at any of the venues below. Alternatively, if you would like the Mobile Resource Unit to visit you, please call us at our Head Office on 020 8423 5141
May 2022
Wednesday 4th May (9.30am – 4.30pm) In front of Morrisons, King Street Market, Acton High Street, W3 9NX
Saturday 7nd May (9:30am – 4:30pm) Broadwalk Shopping Centre car park, Station Rd, Edgware HA8 7BD
Wednesday 11th May (9.30am – 4.30pm) Bell Square, Staines Road, TW3 3JS
Saturday 14th May (9:30am – 4:30pm) Richmond Riverside, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond TW9 1TH
Tuesday 17th May (10:00am – 4.30pm) Christ the Saviour Church, New Broadway, Ealing W5 2XA
Thursday 19th May (9.30am – 4.30pm) Opposite Sports Direct, Uxbridge High Street UB8 1JY
Monday 23rd May (12.30pm – 5.30pm) Pinner Methodist Church, Love Ln, Pinner HA5 3EE
Wednesday 25th May (9:30am – 4:30pm) Bell Square, Staines Road TW3 3JS
Thursday 26th May (9:30am – 4:30pm) in front of Kew Gardens Tube, Station Approach, Richmond TW9 3QB
Tuesday 31th May (9:30am – 4:30pm) Market Chambers, Church Street, Enfield EN2 6LN
June 2022
Wednesday 1st June (10:00am – 3:00pm) Culture and Diversity Celebration at Sri Singh Sabha Gurdwara, Alice Way ,TW3 3UA
Saturday 4th June (9:30am – 4:30pm) Broadwalk Shopping Centre car park, Station Rd, Edgware HA8 7BD
Wednesday 8th June (9.30am – 4.30pm) In front of Morrisons, King Street Market, Acton High Street W3 9NX
Thursday 9th June (9.30am – 4.30pm) opposite the Pavilion, Kneller Gardens, Meadway, Twickenham, TW2 6PH
Tuesday 14th June (9.30am – 4.30pm) Opposite Sports Direct, Uxbridge High Street UB8 1JY
Wednesday 15th June (9:30am – 4:30pm) Bell Square, Staines Road TW3 3JS
Thursday 16th June (12:00 noon – 3:00pm) Twickenham Exchange, Conservatory 75 London Road Twickenham TW1 1BE
Monday 20th June (11:00am – 1:00pm) Sattavis Patidar Centre J/W, Forty Ave, The Avenue, Wembley Park HA9 9PG
Tuesday 21st June (10:00am – 4.30pm) Christ the Saviour Church, New Broadway, Ealing W5 2XA
Thursday 23rd June (10:00am – 1:00pm) The William Hobbayne Centre 1 St Dunstan’s Rd, London W7 2EY
Thursday 30th June (11:00am – 1:00pm) St Margaret’s United Reformed Church Victoria Avenue Finchley N3 1BD