Fiona Bruce MP interviewed for 25th anniversary of Sandbach Talking Newspaper
Fiona Bruce MP visited Sandbach and District Talking Newspaper Association recently to discuss their work with them and to record a special interview for the listeners in celebration of 25 years of the charity.
In a discussion ranging from a day in the life of an MP to how a suffragette spent the night in a cupboard underneath Westminster Hall, the interview between Fiona Bruce and the volunteers of the Talking Newspaper was recorded to be added to the recordings of all listeners.
The Talking Newspaper has been running since 1987 and is staffed entirely by volunteers. The Association has recently made the change from old-style tapes and tape decks to new USB memory stick recorders and ‘boom boxes’. The service is totally free of charge to listeners and the USB memory sticks containing weekly news and views are posted out in specially labelled envelopes which can then be returned with the memory sticks, once listened to, for next week’s recording.
Fiona Bruce MP said “Sandbach Talking newspaper is a wonderful organisation, manned by experienced and dedicated volunteers; I enjoyed my interview which was very professionally produced in the recording studio. The Talking Newspaper provides an invaluable service to many people who would otherwise not have access to up-to-date local news and views.
Every week an hour and a half of news is read by teams of volunteers in the professional recording studios at Wheelock from publications including The Chronicle and Cheshire Life.
Sandbach Talking Newspaper is a charity staffed by volunteers and funded entirely by donations from members of the public – naturally such a reliable and high quality service, involving the latest modern technology, recording and production equipment is a substantial amount to run each year and donations to its work, in any amount, are always welcome – these can be made becoming a Friend of the Talking Newspaper for just £10 a years or in other ways – more information of how to support is on the Talking Newspaper website.”
