Are you based in the west of England? Sight Support West of England supports blind and ps people in Bristol, Bath, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire.



Amelia talked to Sight Loss Advisor Team Manager, Marc Gulwell, to learn more. 



Image shows Sight Support West of England logo. Font is dark blue and 'West of England' is inside a white eye shape with a dark blue circle behind it.

S2 Ep474: Sight Support West Of England

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Read On (https://audioboom.com/channel/readonair) - The Audiobook show all about accessible reading.

Tech Talk (https://audioboom.com/channel/techtalkpodcast) - Technology for blind and partially sighted people.

Sport (https://audioboom.com/channel/sport) - See sport differently.

The Happy Hour (https://audioboom.com/channels/5022411) - Mental health, mindfulness, and overall wellbeing.

Tracks of My Life (https://audioboom.com/playlists/4634228-tracks-of-my-life) - Take a journey through our guest's life.

Support (https://audioboom.com/channel/rnib-support) - Other podcasts from RNIB.

TV Guide (https://audioboom.com/channel/tv-guide) - Daily audio TV listings

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A new creative workshop in South Wales brought together people with different types of sensory loss to start work on an original audio drama that will combine lived experience with state-of-the-art recording equipment. Hywel Davies has been finding out more about the project.






S2 Ep536: Audio Drama Workshop From Screen Tales

A new bowel cancer screening kit is being trialled in England. Its developers are hoping it will make testing at home for signs of bowel cancer more accessible for blind and partially sighted people, as Hywel Davies has been finding out.



You can reach the free NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Helpline on 0800 707 60 60

S2 Ep534: Accessible Tests For Bowel Cancer

The RNIB See Differently Awards 2024 supported by the People’s Postcode Lottery winners took place in London on Tuesday 21st of May.



After the awards the host for the night Scottish Blind Comedian Jamie MacDonald spoke with RNIB Connect Radio.





Image shows Jamie being interviewed by Lisa from the RNIB social media team in front of a large black banner with all the logos for the night in high contrast white and some pink accents. Jamie is a while man wearing a navy blue jacket with a white shirt underneath, beige trousers and smart brown shoes and he is holding a folder cane in one hand. Lisa is a white woman wearing a black dress, black tights and black boots and the are both holding small microphones

S2 Ep533: RNIB See Differently Awards 2024 - Jamie MacDonald Post Awards

The RNIB See Differently Awards 2024 supported by the People’s Postcode Lottery winners took place in London on Tuesday 21st of May.

 

Sir Robin Millar CBE was [presented with the Duke of Westminster Lifetime Achievement Award at the glitzy event and spoke with RNIB Connect Radio.





Image shows Sir Robin Millar holding his award in front of a large black banner with all the logos for the night in high contrast white and some pink accents. The Award is a black cube with writing in contrasting colours on it. There is a large video camera in the right of the image filming Sir Robin and he is wearing a light blue suit with a white shirt and light blue tie, dark glasses and holing a thin cane with a curled handle 

S2 Ep533: RNIB See Differently Awards 2024 - Duke of Westminster Lifetime Achievement Award

The RNIB See Differently Awards 2024 supported by the People’s Postcode Lottery winners took place in London on Tuesday 21st of May.



Actor Lucy Scott has been supporting RNIB Talking Books for 35 years and got her husband, actor Alistair Petrie involved in volunteering as well. RNIB Connect Radio grabbed a quick word with them before the event kicked off.



Photo: A grand ballroom with high ceilings and chandeliers and at the front a white lightbox with RNIB logo on one side of the cube and RNIB See Differently Awards 2024 on the other. The box is atop green foliage at a round table with a black table cloth and contrasting white linen. Beyond the lightbox more set tables. A very glamorous set up indeed.

S2 Ep474: Sight Support West Of England

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