Wealden Talking News
A service for the blind and visually impaired in Sussex
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Wealden Talking News is a registered charity producing weekly memory sticks of news and features taken from the local papers together with a monthly magazine service – free of charge for the visually impaired.
It produces 5 editions of news each week covering a wide area of East Sussex–
- Heathfield & District
- Crowborough & Uckfield,
- Hailsham & Polegate
- Seaford & Newhaven
- Brighton & District
and this is followed by
- News from further afield in Sussex
- Features of general interest
It also produces 4 monthly magazines available to anyone in East or West Sussex
- Sussex Life & Saga Magazine
- Listeners' Sussex (our own compilation)
- People's Friend Magazine
- Richard's Roundup
OUR RECORDINGS are available free to anyone who is unable to read a newspaper due to sight problems - there is no formal qualification required. There are currently around 250 listeners and anyone that is sight impaired is invited to join the WTN mailing list via the New Listener Enquiry form or by phoning 01435 862 304 (ansaphone only).
Wealden Talking News were delighted to receive a visit from John Tarling, Trustee of the Brighton, Hove & District Talking Newspaper, on Wednesday 16 October. John brought a cheque for an amzing £50,000, this representing residual funds following the sad closure of BH&DTN in March 2023.
The Brighton area talking newspaper had a proud history of 47 years bringing local news to visually impaired people in the local area. Sadly dwindling listener figures, volunteers and newer technology threatened the charity and the news service has now been taken over by Wealden Talking News who send news recording to listeners in five areas of East Sussex.
We would like to thank our generous sponsors
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