“Weekly recordings for anybody
who finds it difficult to read newsprint”
Registered Charity 1062354
The Whitecliffs Talking Newspaper provides free weekly digital recordings to anybody who finds it difficult to read newsprint. Each week a skilled team of volunteers, reads selected articles of news, events and essential information from the local newspapers – East Kent Mercury, Dover Mercury and Dover Express. Two usb sticks are included in the post free bag which is sent out weekly to visually impaired listeners. If you don’t have a computer no problem, just buy a boom box from Kent Association for the Blind for around £20, to play your memory stick…
The recording contains: -
Local news
Local events for the coming week
Late opening chemists and other local information
Letters to the editors
Sports resultsIt also includes interviews with interesting people from all walks of life, and articles from country and other magazines. The weekly recording is made in a studio in Deal, by members of the Whitecliffs Talking Newspaper volunteer team of readers, editors and recording engineers. The finished article is then sent to the Kent Association for the Blind in Maidstone where it is duplicated. Around 300 people currently receive the recordings.
The second memory stick, included in the post-free bag, entitled the Talking Magazine is produced by different teams of people around Kent each week and includes a wide selection of stories, serials and interviews.We are pleased to announce that Miss Miriam Margolyes OBE has agreed to be Patron of the Whitecliffs Talking Newspaper. We look forward to welcoming her to future events.Contact Us now on info@whitecliffstalkingnewspaper.org.uk
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