Playback Magazine May 2023 No 560 – 47th Birthday Edition
Intro – John Cavanagh
Margaret and Brian
Information about Windermere Manor Hotel LA23 1EX – call 01539 445801 for more information
enquires@wmanorhotel.com
Whats On – Wilma Henry
Audio Description News with contact details, Brian West 07984 918605 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, RNIB face to face club meets twice a month on 2nd and 4th Wednesday in Tesco Annick Street Shettleston community room, contact Joyce McPherson 0141 771 9658 or 0754 1953169. Access Scottish Theatre for audio description information www.accessscottishtheatre.com/calender19
Blind Ambition consultancy further information on 02038 862020
Airdrie & Coatbridge bowling Club meet on Fridays between 10 and 12 at Airdrie Bowling Club, contact Sharon Moncrieff 07906 329188 Email ACVIBC2022@gmail.com
Playback introduction to first edition May 1976
Iris with details of first edition and Sound of the month Cuckoo
USB Player from Cobolt
Peter returns to tell us about a new USB player from Cobolt Systems, 2 inch square with voice instructions and radio for £19.95. contact Cobolt on 01493 700172 email sales@cobolt.co.uk www.cobolt.co.uk
Buskers and The Law playing of loud Music
Police Sergeant Amar Muhammad gives some information about Playing of Loud Music.
Memories Scotland Project in Glasgow Libraries
Margaret talks to Kevin Smith about the Memories Project at a number of Glasgow Libraries, 25th May at 2 pm in the Resource Unit at Mitchell Library 0141 287 2920
Stanley Baxter
From our archive in 1982 from Hearsay Magazine, David Gilhooly talks to Stanley in the Kings Theatre Glasgow, Stanley celebrates his 97th birthday in May.
Followed by tributes from John about Harry Belafonte who died last month
Holiday in Athens
John reports on his recent Holiday to Athens where he talks to his host Patrick Campbell-Lyons when they talk about the area and Patrick’s involvement with the group Nirvana and their music, also people he has met in his life, including Salvador Dali.
Pete Osbourne, Chief Operating Officer Guide Dogs for the Blind.
On her recent visit to Windermere Manor Hotel, Margaret took the opportunity to talk to Pete Osbourne and get an update on the work of Guide Dogs for the Blind. Guideline 0800 781 1444 information@guidedogs.org.uk General Enquires 0118 983 5555
1976 Dominoes Competition from archive
Peter’s report from the Dominoes Competition from the first edition of Playback.
Brian West 0141 548 1041 for Playback email res155@yahoo.com
Verse and Worse – Karin Spalter & Tony Currie
The late Karin Spalter, is joined by husband Tony Currie .for more readings