At the Natural History Museum (NHM) there is an exciting opportunity for eight London based blind or partially sighted young people aged 16-21 who are interested in creative writing, poetry or spoken word to work with award-winning Poet and Rapper Testament on an audio described guide for their new Evolution and Wildlife gardens.

Harriet Fink, Learning and Volunteering Programme Manager at the Natural History Museum, joins our Toby Davey to tell him more about this amazing opportunity for young blind and partially sighted people aged 16-21 living with in Greater London to work on the new audio described guide for the Evolution and Wildlife gardens at NHM.

Working with Testament on the audio described guide  will take the form of a series of Workshops at the Natural History Museum in February half term 2024 and on March 9th with two online Saturday meetings between these dates.

If you are interested, or know a blind or partially sighted young person who might be interested, please do contact Harriet Fink (Learning and Volunteering Programme Manager for the Urban Nature Project) via [email protected] as soon as possible as the deadline is Wednesday 31 January 2024.

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