A man who lost his sight overnight stands to become the first person ever to win all three levels of the blind bowls world championships.
Keith Brenton, 70, from Low Fell, in Gateshead, awoke on his 60th birthday to find he was completely blind and almost entirely deaf. He was diagnosed with a rare condition 35 years earlier which meant his sight and hearing would eventually disappear.
The tragic diagnosis saw him give up driving, one of his two main passions. But Keith was determined not to let it define him and continued with his other lifelong love - bowls.
