Category Archives: News in Newark

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Opticare Are Re-Opening

We are re-opening Wednesday 13th May. Given the news that the UK is now past the peak number of Coronavirus cases, we are cautiously re-opening our branches for essential appointments, from the 13th May, Monday-Friday 9am-4:30pm. RESTRICTIONS APPLY, PLEASE READ ON FOR DETAILS…

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Energy Efficient Lighting Now Complete In All Our Practices

In February we finished a project which we began last year, with the last filament bulb light being removed from our Newark practice and being replaced by LED lighting. We now have energy-efficient lighting throughout our branches in Newark, Sileby, Anstey, Birstall. A local electrical company has been working with us to complete the work, […]

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Introducing New Electronic Forms (eGOS) for NHS

When a patient visits us who is entitled to free NHS eye tests or an NHS voucher, General Ophthalmic Services (GOS) forms have to be completed by hand and returned to Primary Care Support England to process the claim. But not any more. Introducing our eGOS system for faster, secure claims. Primary Care Support England […]

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Water Filtration System Saves Over 45,000 Litres A Year

Recently (before the government restrictions) we have installed a new water filtration system in our store in Newark. The new system will save us over 45,000 litres of water a year or 150 litres per day. The new filtration system is used in our lenses finishing process or lenses edging. We use the machine to […]

Our Response to COVID-19

It is with a heavy heart we write this message. Due to the Prime Minister’s announcement on the evening of 23rd March, we have made the difficult decision to close our practices until further notice. Therefore we will not be opening on 24th March 2020. We will, of course, continue to monitor the situation and […]

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Opticare are now Silver Members of the Beaumond House Business Club

After our open day last month, when we raised £60 for Beaumond House with our luxury brands raffle, we have since decided to become silver partners with Beaumond House. This means for a substantial donation we can work with them throughout the year helping them raise awareness, support the work they do and raise more […]

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Newark Opticare Opticians Open Day

Wednesday 29th January was a very special day for us all here at Opticare Opticians. It was our Newark Open Day. Over the past few weeks, we had been extra hard at work planning, cajoling and preparing for a busy day of showcasing, raffles, prize giving and general merriment. With over £1,000 worth of prizes […]

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We’ve Been Featured In A Leading Industry Magazine

In October, we were featured in a national optometry magazine. It was a privilege to be asked and great recognition for our business. Along with 2 other UK based family businesses we were asked to give our views on the role of education in keeping family businesses relevant. It’s great to get the recognition within […]

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Ray-Ban Prescription Lenses Now Available In Newark & Leicester

We are proud to announce that we can now supply Ray-Ban prescription lenses for your Ray-Ban glasses and sunglasses. Available in all our branches; Newark, Nottinghamshire and Anstey, Sileby and Birstall, Leicestershire. Since launching back in 1937 to protect pilots’ eyes from the sun’s damaging rays, Ray-Ban has always been at the forefront of lens […]