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Sandwell Talking Newspaper
About Sandwell Talking Newspaper
Sandwell Talking Newspaper is a weekly digest of articles published in the Sandwell Express and Star and also contains some material from Black Country Podcasting plus some home grown material. It goes out weekly on audio cassette to subscribers and is now available here, courtesy of Sandwell Visually Impaired and we would like to say thanks to them for hosting our on-line presence.
Internet listeners have the advantage of a slightly longer edition including material we cannot squeeze onto the 60 minute tape version. The streaming "Listen now" link loads a play list which enables skipping forward to side two whilst listening in your MP3 media player of choice.
Each new edition of the Talking News will be here on Saturdays after recording which takes place on Wednesday evenings each week.
Thanks go to Express & Star papers for permission to use news items. Thanks also to Laurance Hipkiss of Rooster studios for his permission to use excerpts from his weekly Black Country Podcasts.
We must also thank our loyal team of readers who give their time freely every week, often after a hard day's work, to spend an hour and a half reading the paper for us.
Sandwell Talking News is produced independently and is not produced by SVI members.
Pete and Ray produce the Sandwell Talking News and can be contacted as follows:
Pete: pjbeasley@topmail.co.uk
Ray: rays-home@raynetbrm.plus.com
Sandwell Talking Newspaper 6 March 2010
This week's two Infosound pieces focus on Access to Work and gaining access to computers. We have news on this front too regarding a one day taster session on Internet access for VI people that doesn't cost the earth which is taking place at Wednesbury Library on Tuesday March 9. Another day is planned at Wolverhampton too.
We end our news with an invite to join in activities at Sandwell libraries and a taster of the Making Friends with a book sessions every Thursday at Smethwick Library. We end with a poem from this enthusiastic and lively group.
Hope you enjoy this week's edition.
Ray and Pete.
Some useful links to sources of news and information
National Talking Express: The charity that produces two UK-wide audio magazines, specifically for vision-impaired people, celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. A good source of information and entertainment for vi people.