Christmas & New Year opening times 2023
Sat 23rd - 9.00-1.00pm
Mon 25th - CLOSED
Tues 26th - CLOSED
Wed 27th - 9.00-5.30pm
Thurs 28th - 9.00-5.30pm
Fri 29th - 9.00-5.30pm
Sat 30th - 9.00-1.00pm
Mon 1st - CLOSED
Tues 2nd - 9.00-5.30pm
Merry Christmas!
Christmas & New Year opening hours 2022
Sat 24th Xmas Eve 9-12am
Monday 26th Boxing day Closed
Tuesday 27th Bank Holiday Closed
Wed 28th 9am-5.30pm
Thursday 29th 9am-5.30pm
Friday 30th 9am-5.30pm
Sat 31st New Year's Eve 9-12am
Monday 2nd Bank Holiday Closed
Tuesday 3rd Jan 9am -5.30pm
Lyn, Amy and the Thompson's team would like to thank all our patients and wish you a lovely festive time!
Jubilee Weekend opening
Thursday 2nd June CLOSED
Friday 3rd June CLOSED
Saturday 4th June CLOSED
Easter Opening 2022
The Practice will be closed on:
Friday 15th April
Saturday 16th April
Sunday 17th April
Monday 18th April
We re-open 9.00 am Tuesday 19th April
Easter Opening 2021
The practice will be closed on:
Friday 2nd April
Saturday 3rd April
Sunday 4th April
Monday 5th April
We re-open 9.00 am on Tuesday 6th April.
Christmas & New Year opening hours 2020/21
Thurs 24th 9.00-1.00
Fri 25th Closed
Sat 26th Closed
Sun 27th Closed
Mon 28th Closed
Tues 29th 9.00-1.00
Wed 30th 9.00-1.00
Thurs 31st 9.00-1.00
Fri 1st Closed
Sat 2nd Closed
Mon 4th Open as normal
Lyn, Amy and the Thompson team would like to wish all our patients a very merry Christmas and we look forward to seeing you, in a safe manner, in the New Year!
New OCT machine
Our new OCT machine can help us to view deeper layers to the eye and help us to pick up and diagnose eye conditions earlier.
Easter Opening Times 2019
Thursday 18th 9am - 5.30pm
Good Friday - CLOSED
Sat 20th - CLOSED
Easter Monday - CLOSED
Tuesday 23rd - 9am - 5.30pm
Closure of our Kidsgrove Practice due to
Mr Thompson's semi-retirement
At the end of 2018, after 35+ years of testing 6 days a week, Mr Thompson decided to decrease his testing days. Sadly this means that we had to make the hard decision to close our Kidsgrove practice.
We would like to thank all the patients and staff who have worked in our kidsgrove practice for the past 32 years.
We have transfered all our patient records to our larger Congleton practice where eye examinations are avaliable 6 days a week.
We would love to keep seeing as many of our loyal Kidsgrove patients as possible, and will send out reminders when patients are due inviting them to Congleton.
Christmas and New Year Opening Times 2018
Mon 24th/Christmas Eve - Closed
Tues 25th/Christmas day - Closed
Wed 26th/Boxing Day - Closed
Thurs 26th - 9am - 5.30pm
Friday 27th - 9am- 5.30pm
Sat 28th - 9am-1pm
Mon 31st/New Year's Eve - Closed
Tues 1st/ New Year's Day - Closed
Wed 2nd - 9am - 5.30pm
Season's Greetings from Lyn, Liz, Amy and all the staff.
A huge THANK YOU to Linda Mobbs who has been working with us at Congleton for the last (nearly) 3 years to cover Amy whilst she's been on her maternity leaves.
Linda has loved working with us but is retiring from Optics to focus on other ventures.
Good Luck Vicky & Welcome Patricia!
Vicky has decided to return to university to study, so will sadly no longer be part of the L. Thompson Team at Congleton. Vicky has been working with us for the past 7 years and will be missed.
Her shoes have been filled by Patricia who has recently moved to the area and has many years of dispensing experience.
We wish Vicky the best of luck for the future!
BACK TO SCHOOL
Summer holidays are officially over and school shoes are back on.
A sight test can help your child achieve their best!!
The Association of Optometrists recommend regular eye tests for children starting from age 3. We have updated our childrens area to include loads of tips for keeping young eyes healthy.
EASTER OPENING TIMES 2018
Congleton & Kidsgrove practices
Easter Friday 30th - CLOSED
Saturday 31st - CLOSED
Easter Monday 2nd April - CLOSED
Happy Easter!
Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year to all our patients in Congleton and Kidsgrove,
From Lyn, Liz, Amy, Victoria and the Team
Christmas and New Year Opening times
Sat 23rd 9.00-1.00
Sun 24th/Xmas Eve - CLOSED
Mon 25th/Xmas Day - CLOSED
Tues 26th/Boxing Day - CLOSED
Wed 27th - 9.00-5.30
Thurs 28th - 9.00-5.30
Fri 29th - 9.00-5.30
Sat 30th - 9.00-1.00
Sun 31st/NY Eve - CLOSED
Mon 1st/ NY Day - CLOSED
Tues 2nd - 9.00-5.30
(Onwards as normal)
WEAR IT PINK!
On the 20th October we all wore pink to show our support and raise money for Breast Cancer NOW. With your help we raised nearly £100!
Thank You
EASTER OPENING TIMES
Congleton & Kidsgrove practices will be closed on Good Friday,
Easter Saturday and Bank Holiday Monday.
We will open again as normal on Tuesday 18th April
Happy Easter!!
ESSILOR LENS PROMOTION 2017
If you have your lenses coated with an anti-reflection coating you may be able to get a second pair of lenses or sunglasses at a discounted price.....The new 2017 Essilor deal is here.....Ask us for more details!
L. Thompson Optometrists are excited to announce our latest spectacle brand:
Launched in 2002, the company has risen to great success, with February 2014 seeing its first flagship store open in Sloane Square, London.
New Year, New Staff...
2016 ends with some changes for L Thompson Optometrists staff.
Angela our long standing receptionist in Kidsgrove is retiring after nearly 30 years.
So 2017 starts with some new faces. The Congleton reception team's new recruit is Emma, and Michelle is the new face in Kidsgrove.
Kerry, our new dispensing assistant will be working in both practices on a part time basis.
Merry Christmas from Everyone at L.Thompson Optometrists
Christmas Opening Times
Christmas Eve :- Congleton 10am-12pm
Kidsgrove Closed
Christmas Day :- Congleton Closed
Kidsgrove Closed
Boxing day :- Congleton Closed
Kidsgrove Closed
Tues 27th :- Congleton Closed
Kidsgrove Closed
Weds 28th :- Congleton 9am-5:30pm
Kidsgrove Closed
Thurs 29th and Fri 30th:-
Congleton 9am-5:30pm
Kidsgrove 9am-1pm
2pm-5:30pm
New Years Eve :- Congleton 10am-12pm
Kidsgrove Closed
New Years Day :- Congleton Closed
Kidsgrove Closed
Monday 2nd :- Congleton Closed
Kidsgrove Closed
Lynn Byrom Retirement
In August we said goodbye to Lynn who has worked as our dispensing assistant in both Congleton and Kidsgrove since 2010.
Lynn has decided to retire to spend more time with her family.
We celebrated the occassion with a few cocktails at Deviate!
ESSILOR
lens promotion 2016
You may have noticed lots of adverts on the TV about Crizal or Transition lenses and a promotional deal with local independent opticians.
We are part of this promotion and it's running for the next 6 months giving a second pair of lenses for free or at 50% off depending on what lenses you have. This includes single vision, so get a free set of reading lenses when you get a pair of distance glasses, or varifocals, interview lenses or sunglasses!
Give us a ring or pop in and we can tell you more about it.
Amy visits Smallwood School
In February Smallwood School invited Amy to come and give a talk about Optometry as a career to some of the children. It was part of a aspirations week which included talks by other proffessionals like a pilot and scientist. The children learnt about eye development and how to keep your eyes healthy aswell as what happens when you come for an eye examination.
October 2015- Our MP visits Kidsgrove
Local MP calls on constituents to look after their eyesight by having regular eye tests
MP for Stoke-on-Trent North, Ruth Smeeth, visited L. Thompson Optometrists in Kidsgrove on Thursday 8th October to find out why regular eye tests are so important in preventing blindness.
1.8 million people in the UK are living with sight loss and this figure is set to increase by 115% to nearly 4 million people by 2050, largely due to the ageing population. Much of this is
preventable through the early detection and treatment of eye problems. Regular eye tests are a simple and practical way to maintain good eye health and look after your eyes.
Commenting on her visit, Ruth Smeeth said:
“It was great to visit L. Thompson Optometrists here in Kidsgrove, and extremely informative to see the great work that they do. Many people don’t realise they are eligible for free sight tests, and
I would urge everyone to make sure they are getting their eyes tested regularly. ”
The visit was arranged between Staffordshire Local Optical Committee and Ruth Smeeth MP, with the support of the Optical Confederation’s Public Affairs Team, as part of the ongoing campaign to
reduce the high level of avoidable sight loss in the UK.
The attached photo includes. From left to right, Ruth Smeeth – MP for Stoke-on-Trent North, Amy Thompson – Optometrist, L. Thompson Optometrists and Stewart Townsend – Chair, Staffordshire Local
Optical Committee.
December 10th 2013- Opening Night
To celebrate our re-opening as L.Thompson Optometrists and The Congleton Eyecare Centre we felt the need to celebrate with our local mayor George Hayes, Lyndon Taylor the chairman of the Association of Optometrists and local business people and friends!
November 2013- Finally!
We are delighted to announce that phase 2 of our refurbishment, the updating of number 5 West Street, has now been completed.
We have a much larger frame display area which has enabled us to carry an even wider range of frame styles.
Also, with the increased space we have been able to create a designated dispensing area where patients can make their final frame choice in a more private environment.
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