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- Christmas Party 2019 Sunday, 08 December 2019
- Pride of Sedgemoor Awards 2019 Friday, 17 May 2019
- Online access to BTN Monday, 06 November 2017
- Annual General Meeting 2018 Sunday, 19 August 2018
- Hear us on the Phone ! Monday, 06 November 2017
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RT @richculverhouse: @bwtalkingnews We are continuing to record remotely and recordings are available online at https://t.co/uX0CJBd8OC an…
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What a lovely message we received in a card this week from one of our Service Users! Just a small amount of time fr… https://t.co/LpRsYvBQAN
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@bwtalkingnews We are continuing to record remotely and recordings are available online at https://t.co/QqIXR3ztG1… https://t.co/h8a4EbCujW
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To all of our Volunteers.... Thank you! 👍 We appreciate every single one of you. From our Volunteer Visitors to our… https://t.co/ZEKun3BqKJ
Infosound
Just phoned-in to the Infosound Audio Noticeboard, news that @PartSight is again stocking its large print crossword… https://t.co/dfHHZvUVUQ
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Great attendance at our AGM last night. Very positive support from our super volunteers. Many Thanks to all who hel… https://t.co/Wf7FWRVisR
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@richculverhouse Sorry the phone number to listen should be 01278 247 347
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Last year, we were honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can r… https://t.co/hLmm9q7Lbl
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Just phoned-in to the Infosound Audio Noticeboard, news that Solihull Borough Talking Newspaper Association has rec… https://t.co/CkYWXehtar
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We talk to @RNIB about their new free online library of over 26,000 talking books and a growing number of downloada… https://t.co/bNBvkcNr4C
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We talk to @comproom_co_uk about the Power Max universal talking battery charger, which can also charge mobile phon… https://t.co/HrrEJmLMD2
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The Bridgwater Talking Newspaper
Produced and distributed weekly free of charge to the blind and partially-sighted in the Bridgwater & and Burnham-on-Sea Areas.
We are a registered charity run on a volunteer basis to provide an independent way to keep in touch with local news, information and views for people who are blind or the visually impaired
that make it difficult to read a newspaper.
AVAILABLE BY POST, ON THIS WEBSITE (CLICK HERE) AND TELEPHONE (01278 247347)
AND YOU CAN NOW ALSO LISTEN VIA THE TALKING NEWSPAPER APP DEVELOPED BY THE BRITISH WIRELESS FOR THE BLIND FUND.
(The Talking Newspaper app can be downloaded by users to their own smart devices free of charge from both Apple and Android stores. It is available to people with a variety of difficulties reading text, such as dyslexia - not just the blind and partially sighted.)
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WITH THE SPREAD OF CORONA VIRUS WE ARE CONTINUING TO PROVIDE OUR WEEKLY RECORDINGS BY RECORDING REMOTELY. YOU CAN LISTEN VIA THIS WEBSITE (& WITH ALEXA), THE TALKING NEWSPAPER APP AND THE TELEPHONE. |
We are delighted to have been awarded Charity of the year 2019 ! 
Support us today - go to easyfundraising select bridgwater talking newspaper as your chosen charity and when you shop on-line through easyfundraising.org.uk we get a small donation at no cost to you. Thank you.
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