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Oxtalk’s annual Autumn meeting welcomes guest presenters

Posted on 28 November, 2010

At our annual Autumn meeting, held this year on the evening of Thursday 28th October at Barton Comunity Centre, we were delighted to introduce guest presenters from three organisations: First of all Barry Reeves and Kay Sentance from Artwash outlined the history of their group of artists, who like to paint a picture, but not […]

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Oxtalk Chair’s annual report 2010

Posted on 25 November, 2010

Click the link to download the  Chair’s Annual Report. This was presented by Margaret Simpson at the Oxtalk Autumn meeting, which took place at Barton Community Centre on Thursday 28th October 2010.

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Oxtalk collaborates with BWBF

Posted on 13 October, 2010

We are delighted to announce that the weekly Oxtalk recordings will now also be made available nationwide to users of the Sonata internet radio device provided by the British Wireless for the Blind Fund. For more information about these devices please visit http://www.blind.org.uk/radios_sonata.html.

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Screen Reader Training Day for the Visually Impaired

Posted on 11 May, 2010

The Oxford Visual Impairment Team are organising a Screen Reader Training Day. Date:-    25 May 2010 Time:-    10.30am to 3.30pm Venue:-  Adult Learning Centre, Westgate Library, Oxford For further details and to book a place on the course Visually Impaired people are asked to ring 01865 894951.

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Dance donation for Oxtalk

Posted on 28 March, 2010

Pippa Dawson-Goodey, a long-time supporter of Oxtalk, has boosted the charity’s funds by raising money at a Christmas folk dance.  Donations for Oxtalk were collected totalling £72.00 at the dance, and have been used to purchase new digital equipment for listeners. Margaret Simpson, Chair of Oxtalk, says: “This was a great effort from Pippa and we are […]

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