We can provide gift vouchers from just £10 for a practical Christmas present. These can be spent on eye care, sports eyewear, foot care, hearing services or contact lenses.

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It might be cold outside, but inside our practice we’ve selected the very best eyewear collections for winter sports from Oakley and Adidas. So come in, keep warm and see what we have to offer!

Oakley’s winter sports sunglasses come in a wide range of colours, styles and provide UV protection and clear vision during the winter.  You can customise your sunglasses to create the perfect look for the slopes, driving or out and about in town.

Adidas ski sunglasses and goggles give clear vision, UV protection, secure fit and durability during harsh conditions on the slopes. And if you’re driving in the fog where glare can be a problem, Adidas sunglasses come with interchangeable lenses making them an excellent piece of kit for the winter.

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The Buntingford Late Night Shopping event is on Friday 2 December. We’d love you to join us at the practice on the night for a complimentary glass of wine or orange juice courtesy of Andrew at the Wine Cellar, and cheese tasting from Toby at the Cheese Platter.

Late Night Shopping is an excellent community event. The High Street is illuminated and the shops stay open until 8pm. You can watch the lighting of the ‘Lights of Love’ tree in aid o f Isabel Hospice, join in with the carol service and the kids can enjoy the fun fair and Santa’s Sleigh.

Buntingford local businesses pull out all the stops to make the Late Night Shopping event one to remember and the window displays along the High Street get you in the Christmas spirit. This year our practice has an exclusive winter display of flowers by Crazy Daisy in the fireplace, and Country Flowers are creating a festive display for our front desk.

Celebrity guest, designer Oliver Goldsmith
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For 25 years Vision Aid Overseas has been helping some of the poorest people in the world to gain better sight, and we’re pleased to be supporting them in their quest.

At the practice we collect donated pairs of spectacles to send to the cause, and this month we’re donating cash to a team of optometrists who will fly to Ethiopia for two weeks in September to set up a new optical clinic.

The project includes training local Ethiopian optical mechanics on how to carry out eye examinations, to screen for disease, to refer for eye surgery and to issue a prescription for glasses. Then, poorer people with eye problems can for the first time undertake paid work and be able to support their extended family.

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You’re entitled to a free NHS eye examination at the practice if you are:

• Under 16, or under 19 and in full time education
• Aged 60 or over
• Registered blind or partially sighted
• Diagnosed as having diabetes or glaucoma
• Aged 40 or over with an immediate, direct relative with glaucoma, or you have been advised by an ophthalmologist that you are at risk of glaucoma
• Prescribed a complex lens.

Following your eye examination, you can choose from our large choice of spectacle frames, lens and contact lens options, including classic single vision spectacle lenses starting from £36.20 (or free with NHS GOS3 voucher. Or there’s the Bifocal or Varifocal options from £62.70 (or free with NHS GOS3 voucher). 　

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Now that the sun is finally out, there’s no better way to protect your eyes from UV rays than to invest in a quality pair of sunglasses. Whether you need prescription or regular lenses, here at the practice we have a pair to suit every taste and all pockets.

We offer a wide variety of lens colours to suit different sports and activities, plus night glare reduction tints and coatings for driving when the sun is low on the horizon. Plus you can choose specialist wraparound frames.
We would like to invite you to come in and view our new collection of sunglasses with a glass of wine or orange juice at the 11th Buntingford Classic Car Show.

This annual event rolls into town on Saturday 3 September. With classic cars, trucks, tractors and bikes of all ages along our historic High Street, it’s sure to be a vibrant and colourful spectacle. Here at the practice we help with all the Buntingford Chamber of Commerce events and we’re especially looking forward to this one.

It’s a great day out for car enthusiasts and classic car owners, and with free admission, it’s the perfect day out for all the family.
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Oliver, Dispensing Optician; Gill, Resident Optometrist; and Practice Manager, James with the practice’s 7th year anniversary cake.

7th year Anniversarycelebrations on 1 August saw J. Oliver Radley Opticians on the High Street in Buntingford celebrate seven years of trading.　

Thank you to our team of staff for their hard work and to all of our customers for their support over the past seven years. And if you popped in to see us on the big day, we hope you enjoyed your slice of chocolate cake!

As your local Independent Opticians, we’re open to NHS and private patients. This year we’ve extended our full range of eyewear products from our budget collection of classically designed frames starting from £15 through to our customised Solid Gold range, and numerous designer brands.

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Golf requires visual precision whether you’re a pro or enthusiast. So to help you improve your game, we’re now stocking Adidas prescription and non prescription golfing eyewear with the specific tint that helps enhance the colours and contours for golf.

They are also essential kit to help protect your eyes from the effects of long-term UV damage, and to shield them from glare and windy environments when on the green.

• Prescription eyewear – the Advista – offers 100% UV protection in a shatterproof, wide wraparound frame that eliminates glare and provides excellent peripheral vision – even when playing side on. You can chose from either the prescription insert – a discreet, almost invisible, clip-in mini frame, that slots in behind the nose bridge, or the prescription adaptor – an all-over lens glaze.

• Non-prescription sunglasses – the Retego – developed with British golf proJustin Rose, these slick new sunglasses deliver a confident look and crystal-clear vision.

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Just to remind you that we’re open 9am until 5pm six days a week.

Eye examinations and contact lens appointments are available Monday to Saturday with either of our two experienced Optometrists, Gillian Bamford or Nigel Brown.

There is also free car parking on Saturdays and after 3pm every day in the public car park.

To celebrate the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, Buntingford will be hosting a good old fashioned street party on Friday 29 April in the High Street. 

We’re hoping for a lovely sunny day so that we can all enjoy celebrations.

Official photo by Mario Testino

Whilst you are here, why not call in to see our 2011 range of sunglasses. Or, come and see us for your complimentary UV and tint check, and refit your own sunglasses ready for the summer.

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