If you live in the Peterborough area, and you fancy giving chess a go, a new club has been launched which gives you the chance to do just that.

The first Meet The Sight Loss Councils event is taking place in Westminster later this month, where local MPs can find out about the work different Sight Loss Councils do. Is your MP invited? If not, Hubert has been finding out how you can help by inviting your MP to the event.

There is a phrase that goes along the lines of ‘you are what you eat’ and with a lot in the news about the impact on our health of healthy or unhealthy eating, for this week’s check in with Glasgow based Pharmacist Elizabeth Roddick it is all about the impact of what we eat on our health.

Elizabeth began by explaining to our Toby Davey about the nutritional value of healthy eating against unhealthy eating, to then what should we all be aiming for in a good diet and whether we might be all eating too much.

Ending with some thoughts about the preparation of food and whether air fryers are a more healthy way of cooking.

There is a lot of information and advice on the following pages of the NHS website about eating a healthy and balanced diet - https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/

To get in touch with Elizabeth you can email [email protected] or for more information visit - https://elizabethroddick.com

Image:  Picture showing Elizabeth standing in her pharmacy, dressed in her white pharmacist coat and a colourful bandana around her neck, she's smiling. Warmly at the camera with her hands slightly raised.

Now for a roundup of accessible arts events as RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey catches up with Jess Beal from VocalEyes, the national audio description charity providing access to the arts for blind and partially sighted people to share some of the accessible events that are featured in their regular email newsletter.

Audio described shows and events included:

The Merchant of Venice 1936 - Saturday 9 March, 2.30pm, Criterion Theatre, London

Life of Pi - Wednesday 13 March, 7.30pm, touch tour 6pm, Curve Theatre, Leicester

English Touring Opera - Manon Lescaut - Friday 15 March, 7.30pm, Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury

Northern Ballet Romeo and Juliet - Saturday 16 March, 2.30pm, touch tour 12.15pm, Grand Theatre, Leeds 

Harry Clarke - Wednesday 27 March, 7.30pm, Ambassadors Theatre, London

To find out more about these and other up-coming described arts events as well as details about how to sign up to the regular What’s On email newsletter do visit the VocalEyes website - https://vocaleyes.co.uk

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With the weather being all over the place at the moment and spring feeling more like summer the latest recommendations are to start medication for hay fever earlier than you might be thinking about.

So for this week’s check in with Glasgow based Pharmacist Elizabeth Roddick it is all about hay fever. 

Elizabeth began by telling RNIB connect Radio’s Toby Davey why some people are recommending that medications for hay fever to be taken earlier this year.

Elizabeth then went on to explain what exactly is happening when you have hay fever, what are the treatments and a reminder about the best prevention methods we could all use for hay fever.

There is more about hay fever on the following pages of the NHS website -

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hay-fever/

To get in touch with Elizabeth you can email [email protected] or for more information visit - https://elizabethroddick.com

Image: Picture showing Elizabeth standing in her pharmacy, dressed in her white pharmacist coat and a colourful bandana around her neck, she's smiling. Warmly at the camera with her hands slightly raised.

Could small solar panels help people recover from sight loss? Hubert has been finding out more about research carried out by University Of Surrey on this topic.

Now for a roundup of accessible arts events as RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey catches up with Jess Beal from VocalEyes, the national audio description charity providing access to the arts for blind and partially sighted people to share some of the accessible events that are featured in their regular email newsletter.

Audio described shows and events included:

Turner Prize 2023 - on until 14 April, Towner, Eastbourne

Othello - Saturday 24 February and Saturday 16 March, 2pm, touch tour 12 noon, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare’s Globe, London

The Motive and the Cue - Thursday 29 February, 7.30pm, touch tour 6pm and Saturday 16 March, 2pm, touch tour 12.30pm, Noel Coward Theatre, London

 

Plaza Suite - Wednesday 6 march, 7.30pm, touch tour 5.15pm, Savoy Theatre, London

Come From Away - Saturday 9 March, 2.15pm, touch tour 12.45pm, Curve Theatre, Leicester

The Full Monty - Thursday 14 March, 7.45pm, Lighthouse, Poole 

To find out more about these and other up-coming described arts events as well as details about how to sign up to the regular What’s On email newsletter do visit the VocalEyes website - https://vocaleyes.co.uk

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Have you ever wondered what a solar eclipse would sound like? If yes, then Harvard University might have come up with a solution for you, Hubert has been finding out more about their LightSound device. 

With news about HRH King Charles III cancer diagnosis and the recent banning of disposable vapes, for this week’s regular check in with Glasgow based Pharmacist Elizabeth Roddick we discuss how the King’s cancer diagnosis has helped to raise awareness around cancer and also whether non-disposable vapes are a suitable substitute against cigarettes.

Elizabeth and our Toby Davey first chatted about how the King’s diagnosis has helped to raise awareness around cancer along with how the diagnosis and treatment of cancer has developed over the years.  

Then to the recent banning of disposable vapes and how non-disposable vapes could help people to quit smoking. 

There is some useful information and advice regarding cancer on the following pages of the NHS website - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cancer/

To get in touch with Elizabeth you can email [email protected]   or for more information visit - https://elizabethroddick.com

Image:  Picture showing Elizabeth standing in her pharmacy, dressed in her white pharmacist coat and a colourful bandana around her neck, she's smiling. Warmly at the camera with her hands slightly raised.

The Wolverhampton Grand Theatre has been offering touch tours to its blind and partially sighted visitors, but how do they work? Hubert has been speaking to them to find out.