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Who are we?
Chairman, Peter Brading, and Secretary, Peter Bee, at the opening of the event.
A registered charity based in Witney in West Oxfordshire, Witney Talking News (WTN) provides a free weekly talking news service to local people who are visually impaired or who otherwise have difficulty holding or reading newspapers. Editions are posted free-of-charge courtesy of a FREE delivery service from the Royal Mail so listeners do not incur costs either for receiving the service or returning the pouch.
Listeners receive a weekly USB stick loaded with around an hour of news recorded each Thursday evening from the Witney Gazette, the Faringdon Folly, the Chipping Norton News and a variety of other publications. This can be played back on the dedicated simple to use playback units that are provided free of charge. They can also be played back on some newer talking book machines or on your own computer.
Please use the menu bar at the top of the screen for more details about our service or to contact us, or the links on the right of the screen to listen to some previous editions in the archive.
Listener Feedback
40th Anniversary Magazine
Well done for producing another very entertaining magazine – well worthy of our 40th anniversary.
A Grateful Listener
40th Anniversary Magazine
I very much enjoyed the anniversary magazine – especially Alan’s version of “The day war broke out”.
A Grateful Listener
40th Anniversary Magazine
I hope you have had many comments about the Anniversary magazine – I thought it was great
A Grateful Listener
Christmas Magazine 2018
I believe you have 3 new volunteer readers from the Batt School. Well done [all 3]! They wrote very creative stories and read very well. Not at all nervous.
A Grateful Listener
Christmas Magazine 2018
Many thanks for the super Christmas magazine.
A Grateful Listener
Christmas Magazine 2018
I very much enjoyed the magazine, it was the best yet.
A Grateful Listener
Christmas Magazine 2018
Just to let you know how much I enjoyed the Christmas Magazine, I thought the contributions from the Batt School were excellent, particularly the stories they had written. A most enjoyable listen.
A Grateful Listener
Thank you so much
To all the wonderful volunteers who make [Talking News] so enjoyable. It is really something to look forward to every week. Thank you so much.
A Grateful Listener
Happy Christmas
Thank you so much for this splendid edition, first-class coverage of so many different aspects of our lives in Chipping Norton and other parts of Oxfordshire. Happy Christmas to all those taking part, it is much appreciated.
A Grateful Listener
Loved to listen
I must tell you that [Mr A] so loved to listen to your readings and news – it kept him alive with local news. Many, many thanks to all concerned.
A Grateful Relative
Grateful Thanks
My grateful thanks for the pleasure my mother has obtained from your service over the years.
A Grateful Relative
Thank you
Thank you for the tapes/memory sticks. We look forward to them each week. Keep up the good work.
A Wootton Listener
Thank you
Thank you for your hard work introducing the memory sticks – I do enjoy them and it keeps me up-to-date with the local news.
A Carterton Listener
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