Playback Magazine July 2021 No 538

Intro John Cavanagh
John gives Details of Muslim Women’s Group. To find out more about the Muslim Sisters Group, contact Mumtaz Unis on Mumtaz.Unis@rnib.org.uk, telephone 07834 107009. John also mentions Ivan Tuck’s 90th Birthday, Ivana former volunteer with Playback.

News and Information from Margaret Cowie & Brian West
Margaret with something from the postbag e,mail  for magazine  fraserp3@virginmedia.com information for Magazine 0141 776 3395 Send Braille Books to The Nigerian Association of the Blind, 55 Akintan Street,off Clegg Street, Ojuelegba, Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria.
BraillieBookSwap+subscribe@groups.jo   Golf contact Jim Gales 07903 596552
Charlotte’s Tandems
Gordon Luke talks to Colin about Charlotte’s tandems,  a charity providing tandems to anyone with a disability. www.charlottestandems.co.uk  for free tandem hire.
News from the Partially Sighted Society
Contact 01302 965195  or email reception@partsight.org.uk 
Deodorant  information
Information about tactile packaging including braille.
Information from SIGHT Scotland
Margaret reads an article from the Sight Magazine which will interest those of you living in the Edinburgh, Midlothian and East Lothian area.  Marie O’Donnell is the new Rehabilitation Officer contact details 0800 024 8973  or visit www.sightscotland.org.uk/edinburghandlothians     
Information about accessible Ballet
Northern Ballet have produced some audio described films access them at Northern Ballet website www.tnflink.uk/10f
Earl Slick – Guitarist and much more
Earl has been responsible for many backing music for John Lennon, the Rolling Stones and many more. John Talked to him from his home in New York more from John Cavanagh website
www.johncavanagh.co.uk  including details of John’s Sound Waves Radio Show

Royal Yacht Britannia
At a holiday time of year we are all looking for somewhere to visit. From or archive we would like to repeat a Tour Gordon Luke recorded in 1999  when he visited the yacht in Leith and talked to Ian Herbert
Appeal from Ibrahim Umar in Nigeria
Ibrahim  recently left a message on Peter’s answer machine appealing for equipment and books for his school in Nigeria.  Send equipment to Ibrahim Umar, Vice Principal. Special Educational School to Maliki. Tudum  P O Box 5426  Kano, Kano State 700001. Nigeria