Cokethorpe School
On Friday 16th November 2018, Witney Talking News Chairman Peter Brading, Secretary Peter Bee and Outside Recording Engineer Eric Imeson visited Cokethorpe School in Witney.… Read More »Cokethorpe School
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On Friday 16th November 2018, Witney Talking News Chairman Peter Brading, Secretary Peter Bee and Outside Recording Engineer Eric Imeson visited Cokethorpe School in Witney.… Read More »Cokethorpe School
On Friday 20th October 2017 a number of Witney Talking News volunteers gathered at Witney Town Pavilion on the Leys for our Volunteers’ Social evening.
Read More »Volunteers’ SocialWitney Talking News would like to thank the generous people of Hailey village who donated the sum of £576.10 during a recent jumble sale.
Read More »Thank you Hailey villageRecently, we welcomed former Witney celebrity poet Pam Ayres back to the town to share her recollections of the start of her journey to fame… Read More »Pam Ayres
On Tuesday, 20th September 2016, the committee held a coffee morning at our Chairman’s house to say goodbye to Jane Holmes. Jane has been a volunteer for WTN for over 30 years, and has been involved in every aspect of our activities, including Chair, reading and editing. She was also Editor-in-Chief of our magazines for some years, and was responsible for producing many superb editions.
Read More »Long standing volunteer leavesOn the 11th May 2016 our chairman and secretary were at the Town Hall in Oxford attending the Oxfordshire Community and Voluntary Action (OCVA) Awards ceremony.
Their presence was because Witney Talking News was shortlisted in the “Lifetime Achievement” category!
Read More »OCVA AwardsOn the 29th March 2014, Witney Talking News marked 35 years of recording local news for visually impaired people in West Oxfordshire.
Read More »35th AnniversaryIn its 35th year of recording, 2014, Witney Talking News was selected to be part of the Waitrose Community Matters scheme in their Witney store.
Read More »Donation from WaitroseFrom time to time we arrange social events to allow our volunteers and listeners to meet each other. In July 2013 we were honoured to play host to Lord Hurd of Westwell (former government Minister and Witney MP) as our guest speaker who fitted us in around a busy schedule of the launch of his latest book on Disraeli which he signed for many people at the event.
Read More »Garden Party July 2013