When Laura met her guidedog Autumn, she took a path in life that she could never have foreseen. It’s led her to a skydive, down to the gym for exercise classes and will soon see her taking off on the wing of a plane – all to raise money for guide dogs UK #TheWeeklyConnect #RNIBConnect

VISPA - The VI community needs support to get into sport and VISPA, in the Liverpool area, have it covered. They have not been going long but are having a terrific impact on the people they support. Danielle Colcombe talks to George Ferguson about what VISPA is and what they do. #TheWeeklyConnect #RNIBConnect #SocietyoftheWeek

Stewart’s first outing on his bike led to a sense of freedom and a love of the open road, even if that road does sometimes come up to meet him more suddenly than he would like! #TheWeeklyConnect #RNIBConnect

David Kuhn – not content with running over 50 marathons, finishing an Ironman and running across the US from California to New York City, David talks to us about how he got started and his undertaking to run around the external border of America to raise money for Cystic Fibrosis in aid of his granddaughter. #TheWeeklyConnect #RNIBConnect

Kick off the New Year with our special episode on Health & Fitness - a sure-fire way to get some great ideas about activities or challenges you can take up yourself. Guided cycling or running float your boat? Something a little more cerebral perhaps, like learning a new language or even starting Braille? It's all in this action-packed show.

This week, Steven has still not returned and when the cat's away, the mice will play - or maybe that should be dogs! Shaun still has control of the microphone and he's picked his favourite Paws for Thought stories as well as his picks of activities to add to his new year's resolutions. #TheWeeklyConnect #RNIBConnect

Steven Scott has left the studio unlocked this Christmas and Shaun Preece has snuck in to take the mic! He's been trawling through The Weekly Connect's drawers and is taking us on a tour of the country and the world. #TheWeeklyConnect #RNIBConnect

So you're all set to head out and hit the dancefloor, to say so long 2016 and hello 2017! But how do you get that signature party look? Lucy Edwards takes us through the basics to getting your glam look that will look fab all the way through the night! #TheWeeklyConnect #RNIBConnect

Madleen, following her German roots, always makes Stollen for Christmas. This year though she has decided to make her first ever mince pies! See how she got on following her Mary Berry recipe. This recipe is from Mary Berry's Christmas collection which is available as a talking book or in Braille from the RNIB Library. #theweeklyconnect #RNIBConnect

It's so nearly Christmas and Tech Talk's Shaun still hasn't bought his missus a present! Steven decides to drag him all the way to Oxford Street in London to see if the Preece Family Christmas can be saved. #theweeklyconnect #RNIBConnect