Playback Magazine April 2023 No 559

Intro – John Cavanagh
News and Letters – John
Brian West  0141 548  1041 for Playback  email  res155@yahoo.com  or fraserp3@vitginmedia.com. Warning regards new mobile phone alert, Braille classes at Mitchell Library in Glasgow contact Ann Hamilton 0141 287 2920  ann.s.hamilton@glasgowlife.org.uk
Whats On – Wilma Henry
Audio Description  News with contact details, Brian West  07984918605 res155@yahoo.com
Hearing Aid Clinic  in Glasgow Sensory Centre 1st Tuesday of month also 3rd Thursday of month 0141 276 5252 takes place at  Glasgow Sensory Centre 17 Gullane Street G11 6AH, Shettleston, RNIB face to face  club  meets twice a month on 2nd and 4th  Wednesday  in Tesco Annick Street community  room contact Joyce McPherson 0141 771 9658 0751 or 07529 53169, no April 26 meeting.  Access Scottish Theatre www.accessscottishtheatre.com/calender
Blind Ambition consultancy further information on 02038 862020
Airdrie & Coatbridge bowling Club Sharon Moncrieff 07906 329188 Email  ACVIBC2022@gmail.com
Visit to Andover Iron Age Museum – from archive
Hugh Gray visits the Iron Age Museum in 1988 and speaks to Charlie North
Macular Support Groups
Wilma with  Macular support  groups,  Contacts for all Groups on Macular website Local support groups – Macular Society
contact Brian West for more details or to include your group meetings every month
Brian West  0141 548  1041 for Playback  email  res155@yahoo.com
Ken Bruce – from or archive  in 1983
This month Ken takes on a new roll on Greatest Hits Radio. Mary McConville spoke to Ken in 1983 when he was working for Radio Scotland. To listen on line to Greatest Hits Radio
Greatest Hits Radio | The Good Times Sound Like This (planetradio.co.uk)
News from  Wilma
Earn points for walking your Pet https://biscuitpetcare.com/   Retina UK  contact Mark Baxter 01280 8211334  Helpline  0300 111 4000 Discover Wellbeing – Retina UK
Easter Traditions
Wilma with some Easter Traditions for your Easter Eggs
Royal Blind School site in Edinburgh
Margaret visits the Royal Blind School site which is now been developed by Cala Homes, she gets a visual explanation of the site as it is now with 21 apartments. 0131 364 4013
Newington Residences | New Homes in Edinburgh | Cala Homes  
Cyclist and the Law
Police Sergeant Amar Muhammad gives some information about cyclists using pavements and how it affects blind people and pedestrians.
Sounds of Papua New Guinea
From our archive a programme sent to us from Harold Pitman from Australia.1981  
David Stephenson
Margaret talks to David from the Association of Visually Impaired People, Treasurer 07973 954940
Karin Spalter & Tony Currie
Sadly Karin passed away in January, a very experienced broadcaster with BBC and Radio Clyde.
here she is joined by husband Tony Currie.