Playback Magazine August 2023 No 563
Intro – John Cavanagh –
Grapevine – Margaret and Brian
– Margaret talks to Conner Joseph RNIB about a Dominoes Club, contact Conner 07871 736351 0303 123 9999 – venue The Arcade, 121 Saltmarket, Glasgow. Association of Visually Impaired People contact Treasurer 07973 954940 Details of Playback Publications 0131 334 2983 email playback@btinternet.com
Sight Scotland
Margaret talks to Laura from Sight Scotland a member of their support team. They hope to start activities in West of Scotland help Line 0800 024 8973
Julie Ann Cobb
Comments from John and message from Julia
Whats On – Wilma Henry
Dominoe group contact Connor Joseph Community Connections Co-ordinator RNIB, meetings held fortnightly on Thursdays at noon, at 121 Saltmarket in Glasgow, phome 0303 123 9999Retina UK on line meeting on 6th July, www.retina.org.uk website for more information or Helpline . 0300 111 4000. Email helpline@retinauk.org.uk
Hearing Aid Clinic in Glasgow Sensory Centre 1st Tuesday and 3rd Thursday of month in Glasgow Sensory Centre 17 Gullane Street G11 6AH, 0141 276 5252
Shettleston, RNIB face to face club meets twice a month on 2nd and 4th Wednesday between 3 and 4 in Tesco Annick Street community room contact Joyce McPherson 0141 771 9658 or 0754 1953169,
Airdrie & Coatbridge bowling Club meet between 10 and 12 on Fridays at Airdrie Bowling Club, contact Sharon Moncrieff 07906 329188 Email ACVIBC2022@gmail.com for more details.
Audio Described Cinema www.cinema.org.uk www.eif.co.uk
Craig Brown
With the death of former Scotland Football Manager Craig Brown last Month, we just had to go into our archive to hear again a great interview that Hugh Gray did just before the World Cup in France 1998
Air Fryers
After a tribute to Tony Bennet, Francis Maguire tells us about what she thinks about a blind person using an Air Fryer.
RNIB Technology for life
From RNIB Connect Radio, Colin Shales tells us about the help available from the Technology for Life Team. Contact email tfl@rnib.org.co.uk 0303 123 9999 helpline number
Repairing old Revox B77 tape recorder
Julia Cosgrove has been a recording enthusiast for many years, here she tells us about her recent adventure trying to get her Revox B77 Reel to Reel recorder repaired and offers advice if anyone wants to use the repair service she found useful. Nigel Hunt, phone 0794 0054 005
email nigel@taperecorder.co.uk
Inclusive Design Conference in Glasgow
This report from RNIB Connect Radio we here from RNIB Broadcast Manager Sunali Wright about Audio Description on Television.
Contact Details
News contact details, Brian West 07984 918605 res155@yahoo.com
Followed by a Walk in the Border hills with Bon Marshall Finish with Sig