[9] The first formal meeting of what became Bradbury Fields was held in 1857 by a committee of 14 women, headed by founder Mary Wainwright, under the name "The Society For Supplying Home Teachers And Books In Moon's Systems or Embossed Type to Enable the Blind to Read".
[17] In the run-up to the UK's May 2010 general election, the Bradbury Centre was visited by local politicians keen to show their support for community organisations.
[20] Two days after UK Prime Minister David Cameron launched his "Big Society" initiative in Liverpool,[21] Bradbury Fields was cited in the local press as an example of where Cameron's ideas are already in action and how groups of community-based volunteers have for many years provided "a better service than would be achieved through the public sector".
[22] In 2011, Bradbury Fields was cited as one of the reasons (along with Wavertree's Royal School for the Blind) for UK supermarket Sainsbury's choice to use a store in nearby Woolton for its trial of Braille signage.
[25] During his time at Bradbury Fields, former Chief Executive Jim Moran appeared on BBC Radio 4 show In Touch on a number of occasions to discuss topics relevant to visually impaired people such as assistive technology[26] and training of airline staff.