News Archive
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OXTALK needs volunteers – can you help?
Posted on 15 November, 2014
DO YOU WONDER WHAT TO DO WITH THOSE FEW SPARE HOURS? You could use some each month to help produce THE OXFORD AND DISTRICT TALKING NEWSPAPER which is distributed to people with a visual impairment. Many of our blind listeners cannot read any of the local newspaper and rely on OXTALK to keep them informed […]
Promoting awareness of Oxtalk
Posted on 27 March, 2014
On Wednesday 26th March Oxtalk’s Vice Chair, Anne Ambler, gave a talk about the work of Oxtalk to the Headington Wives Club at the Coach House in Headington Quarry, Oxford. There were about 25 members present. A donation towards the running costs of Oxtalk was gratefully received. Any organisation wishing to arrange a similar talk […]
OAB February newsletter
Posted on 23 February, 2014
We are pleased to share with you the latest OAB newsletter which is now available online at: http://www.oxeyes.org.uk/website/newsletter/
OXTALK is looking for volunteers. Can you help?
Posted on 11 February, 2014
Technical Officers OXTALK volunteer technical officers record an hour long digital talking newspaper on a Tuesday evening. The weekly recording takes place at the Radio Cherwell Recording Studios, based on the Churchill Hospital site, Headington, from 6.30pm. A technical officer’s commitment of 2 to 3 hours is on one Tuesday evening every 5 to 6 […]
Timely Gannett grants bring Christmas cheer
Posted on 4 January, 2014
We are delighted to be able to share with you the following article which was printed in the Oxford Mail on 23rd December 2013. The article can also be accessed online at http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/10894369.Timely_Gannett_grants_bring_Christmas_cheer/ THREE charities are celebrating after picking up a major Christmas cash injection from the Oxford Mail’s parent company, the Gannett Foundation. And […]