RNIB - See Sport Differently

After a busy few weeks of action, Hywel Davies has been catching up with the latest news from the Fen Tigers Goalball team. 

You can find more information on the Fen Tigers on their Facebook page - (20+) Facebook 

RNIB Connect Radio’s Barry Snell speaks to avid Alan Oliver and also to RNIB's Neil Atkinson, to learn how people living in Scotland can get involved in Disability Golf…

To Find out more about Scottish Golf click here

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Barry speaks to Esme Scantlebury from the charity Bloomsbury Football, who are  aiming to help more blind and partially sighted children get access to football.

Learn more about Bloomsbury Football and the service they provide

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On 13 February 2025 Goalball UK published their Impact and Progress Report for 2024 with some great achievements for the sport too. 

RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey was joined by Mark winder, Chief Executive of Goalball UK for a summary of some of the highlights from their 2024 Impact and Progress Report, a bit of a reminder about what Goalball is, how Goalball UK will be celebrating their 15 year anniversary on 26 February 2025 and a mention of the LA Paralympic Games in 2028 too.

For more about Goalball UK, how to find your nearest club to have a go at the sport then do visit - https://goalballuk.com 


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Football-loving members of RNIB ‘Community Connections’ telephone groups get together each week to talk about the latest going on in leagues across Scotland and England.  This time, the team break down league and European action.

Football-loving members of RNIB ‘Community Connections’ telephone groups get together each week to talk about the latest going on in leagues across Scotland and England.  This time, looking back at action from FA and Scottish Cups.

Barry Snell chats to Cameron McDiarmid, who is the golf club secretary at Dalmahoy and Country club.

Cameron is keen to promote blind golf and discusses, with Barry, its many benefits for people with sight loss.

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This February, the Cambridgeshire-based Fen Tigers goalball club will host the first qualifying round of the 2025 European Club Goalball Champions League competition. Hywel Davies has been speaking to Dan Roper ahead of the competition.

Find out more about the competition here - EGCA Champions League 2025, Peterborough Stage - Goalball UK

Football-loving members of RNIB ‘Community Connections’ telephone groups get together each week to talk about the latest going on in leagues across Scotland and England.  This time, looking back at third-round FA Cup action, as well as a preview of next week’s fixtures.

In our weekly football round up ‘Down The Line’, football-loving members of RNIB ‘Community Connections’ telephone groups get together each week to talk about the latest going on in leagues across Scotland and England. But in a very special episode, host Neil Atkinson speaks to group-member David about his experiences as a blind football fan.