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Talking Newspaper

SOUND NEWS is the official talking newspaper for Northamptonshire Association for the Blind.  This service is available to any visually impaired person who cannot read normal newspaper print.  You do not have to be registered blind or partially sighted.

  • The Talking Newspaper service is provided totally free.
  • A 90 minute news tape is delivered FREE each week.
  • A 90 minute magazine tape is delivered FREE each week.
  • Newspaper tapes are available throughout the county.
  • You don’t have to be registered blind to receive tapes.
  • Tapes are sent by FREEPOST, Articles for the Blind.
  • Anyone can apply to take advantage of this service.

 

Sound News is based on articles taken from the Chronicle & Echo for the Northampton area and South Northants, whilst articles from the Evening Telegraph are used for Kettering/Corby/Oundle & District areas.

Our recordings are made on standard cassettes and can be played on any normal cassette player.  If you do not own a cassette player we may be able to loan you one indefinitely, free of charge.

The Sound News tape is produced weekly and is sent by post to our listeners every Wednesday.  A magazine tape is also provided each week and is sent by post every Friday.

Royal Mail handle the tapes as First Class Post and they are sent as FREEPOST.

The service, which sends out in the region of 62,000 tapes a year, is operated entirely by a dedicated team of volunteers.

If you would like to listen to a sample of our talking magazine, Wardington Wavelengths, please click on the below links.

Wardington Wavelengths – Side 1

Wardington Wavelengths – Side 2

To enquire about receiving SOUND NEWS, please contact:

Stephen Pascoe
Telephone: 01604 719193.
Email: stephen@nab.org.uk

For information on how to obtain national newspapers and other publications in accessible formats for visually impaired people, visit www.tnauk.org.uk

 
Bottom banner with contact details: - nab, Main Administration Office, Wardington Court, Welford Road, Northampton, NN2 8AG, Tel & Fax: 01604 719193, Charity Number 201240

NAB is a member of the Fundraising Standards Board, and is committed to the highest standards in fundraising practice. As such, we aim to adhere to the Fundraising Standards Board's Fundraising Promise (www.fsboard.org.uk) and the Codes of Fundraising Practice, as established by the Institute of Fundraising (www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk).

If you have a complaint about NAB's fundraising, please contact Alan Williams at NAB, Wardington Court, Welford Road, Kingsthorpe, Northampton. NN2 8AG. Telephone 01604 719193. Email alan@nab.org.uk

If you are dissatisfied with our response at the end of that process, you can refer the matter for further investigation to the Fundraising Standards Board.