Recent News & Forthcoming Events:  
We have now received a new supply of memory sticks and memory stick readers, which are easy to use and have an earphone socket for those who want one.

Will all CD users who are willing to change please telephone us any Tuesday on Tel number 0114 278 0440
or see Nikki in the SRSB resource centre any weekday to try one out.

23 years of Service:

At its AGM on the 8th September 2011, Sheffield Talking News celebrated 23 years of service to people with visual impairment in Sheffield.

Links to other services of possible interest to our listeners:
Lipreading at SRSB Tuesdays. http://www.lipreading.org.uk  
Sheffield In Focus:

The local radio show that is of particular interest to people with low or no vision. Every Tuesday at 3pm on Sheffield Live 93.2 FM and on the internet at www.sheffieldlive.org For more details contact Trina by email  infocus@sheffieldlive.org

A charitable organisation run by disabled people living in Sheffield with a vision of a society where all are included so all benefit from, and contribute to, the success of our city. http://www.inclusivesheffield.org.uk
The Sheffield Royal Society for the Blind
have their own  web site with additional useful links here: => http://www.srsb.org.uk/links.html

Macular Disease Society
The Sheffield W@M group has a discussion page here =>
http://forum.maculardisease.org/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=91&sid=a3070ddd9d5aa62f50167fff0c12e445

For details of groups, social activities, courses to advice centres and practical help for the over 50s in Sheffield log onto http://www.oldersheffield.org.uk  For details of the services provided by Age Concern in Sheffield log onto:
http://www.ageconcernsheffield.org.uk
 

The City Wide Alarm Service
click above for the web site that describes this service. A one off installation charge of £31, costs just £3 per week for assistance that can help people who live alone be secure in their independence, 24 hrs a day, 365 days a year.

The Talking News Federation is an umbrella organisation which offers help and guidance to Local Talking Newspapers and other organisations providing audio services to blind and partially sighted people. Off The Shelf Festival
This is an annual Festival of Reading and Writing organized by the Libraries and Arts Service of Sheffield City Council
http://www.offtheshelf.org.uk
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