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Team day!
Sorry guys, Willow, Toby's retired guide dog and Cesar, Hubert's guide dog, were a bit shy but we have lots of other photos to share with you soon!
[Image description: The radio team smiling and posing together for a photo. From left to right: Dave, Allan, Hywel, Jane, Hubert, Yvonne, Kris, Amelia, backside of Willow the retired guide dog, Toby, Robert, Barry, and Martin. Paulina took the photo!]
'Whether you're visually impaired or non visually impaired, the fact that you're helping someone overcome their difficulties... that's a tremendous benefit.'
Volunteer Malcolm helps deliver Living Well With Sight Loss Courses in Wales.
Hear him share his volunteering journey with our Amelia Hilton 🎧
Volunteers' Week 2024 runs from 3rd till 9th of June and we celebrate 40 years of the event by saying a big ‘thank you’ to all of our amazing volunteers.
What type of photo ID do you need to vote in the upcoming , when should you register to vote, and how accessible will the voting experience be for blind and partially sighted voters?
Our Toby Davey chats with Niki Nixon from the Electoral Commission UK.
With the up-coming general election on Thursday 4 July 2024 you might be wondering what assistance and support that there might be when casting your vote as a blind or partially sighted person.
This , we asked volunteer Vivienne, what being a volunteer means to her.
Find out more about volunteering with RNIB by visiting our website: https://www.rnib.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer/
Meet Adam Morse, the blind director behind Google Guided frame Super Bowl advert which shows how a blind man is able to document his life just like anyone else.
Interview link below and you can find more about the advert as well as how to watch it in the podcast description.
Made by Google
Adam Morse is a Film maker, Actor and much more besides who just happens to be blind and the Director behind the Google Guided frame Super Bowl 2024 advert which shows how a blind man is able with the help of the Guided Frame app to document his life just like anyone else does.
This week, join Gary Moritz on Sunset Melodies for his D-Day Special.
Hear some of the music that was playing in Britain on the 6th of June 1944 as we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings.
Listen Wednesday 7pm & Thursday 12 noon.
Join millions eating together for this weekend!
People across the UK are coming together to chomp, chat and connect with people in their community.
Our Hywel Davies spoke to Jennifer from Eden Project Communities to learn more.
June is the ‘Month of Community’ across the UK. Kicking off the celebrations on the 1st and 2nd of June is the ‘Big Lunch’. Hywel Davies has been finding out how you can take part.
Each week, RNIB Connect Radio's Allan Russell sits down with Matt Stringer, CEO of RNIB, to look at some of the big stories coming from the UK sight loss charity.
This week Matt talks about the new Vision Partnership of charities, Vivian Francis discusses RNIB's brand and why were they both at the BBC?
If you, or someone you know, would like information on the support and services available from RNIB, go to www.rnib.org.uk
You can also call our Helpline on 0303 123 9999 or ask Alexa to call RNIB's Helpline.
https://audioboom.com/posts/8516500-matt-stringer-s-weekly-update
Each week, RNIB Connect Radio's Allan Russell sits down with Matt Stringer, CEO of RNIB, to look at some of the big stories coming from the UK sight loss charity.
Available now, our first Yoto Carnegie Medal Read On show featuring both Hiba Noor Khan and Joseph Coelho. Here's Joseph and Robert Kirkwood talking books, and trying to find out who the new children's laureate will be! Full show available now.
https://audioboom.com/posts/8508844-hiba-noor-khan-and-joseph-coelho-yoto-carnegie-medal-shortlist
Each month we're joined by some of the RNIB Campaigns Team to discuss some of the big projects they’re involved in and ask for your input to bring positive change to the lives of blind and partially sighted people, throughout the UK.
Each month, RNIB Connect Radio's Allan Russell is joined by some of the RNIB Campaigns Team to discuss some of the big projects they’re involved in and ask for your input to bring positive change to the lives of blind and partially sighted people, throughout the UK.
Thinking about writing a will? You might have come across the term lay executor.
But what is a lay executor and how can they help charities like RNIB honour the wishes of someone who has passed away?
Daniel Pepper from RNIB Legacy Team is here to explain.
What is a lay executor? How do they help RNIB honour the wishes of someone who has passed away?
Can you relate to Marc's bugbear?
Each day on The Lunch Break with Hubert Pawelkiewicz we share a bugbear, a funny moment, or a lifehack.
Hear them and more weekdays 12 noon - 1 pm, only on RNIB Connect Radio.
Sunshine is great, but are you struggling with all the extra light? ☀️
Don't worry, Tech Talk's Dave Williams had a look at some eye wear options from the RNIB Shop that can help you manage light sensitivity.
There are always new products to explore at the RNIB Shop. Dave Williams has been hearing about eye wear options.
Congrats to Molly Randall for her success a the International Ballroom Dance competition in Blackpool!
This year, the competition introduced a category for blind and partially sighted dancers and our Toby Davey spoke with Molly after.
On 12 May 2024 at the Blackpool Tower Ballroom, the home of ballroom dancing, 10 visually impaired dancers from Step Change Dance Studios took part in the Open National Competition as this year for the first time there were categories for blind and partially sighted dancers.
Looking to make your voice heard and your opinion matter?
Find out about upcoming involvement opportunities as Toby Davey chats with RNIB's Jemma Davidson for the latest Connect Voices Round Up.
Jemma Davidson, RNIB Customer Voice Insight Co-ordinator shares the latest opportunities for blind and partially sighted people to get involved in with RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey.
Happy !
What's your favourite biscuit?
Hubert seems to think a chocolate Belgian waffle counts as a biscuit. We can't quite tell if guide dog Cesar approves or disapproves 😂
A new audio drama in South Wales is putting those living with sensory loss at the heart of it.
The audio drama from Screen Tales will combine lived experience with state-of-the-art recording equipment.
Listen below for more info 🎧
CreativeCardiff
A new creative workshop in South Wales brought together people with different types of sensory loss to start work on an original audio drama that will combine lived experience with state-of-the-art recording equipment. Hywel Davies has been finding out more about the project.
The classic rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar is touring the UK at the moment.
But is this powerful story just as hard-hitting with ?
Find out as Vidar Hjardeng MBE and Toby Davey look at the recent production of Jesus Christ Superstar at the Birmingham Hippodrome.
RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey is joined again by Vidar Hjardeng MBE, Inclusion and Diversity Consultant for ITV News across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands for the next in his regular Connect Radio theatre reviews.
What's Molly Watt Talks funny moment?
Want to share your funny moment, bugbear or maybe a life hack, all connected with being blind or partially sighted?
Send a voice note to [email protected] and you might appear on the Lunch Break show with Hubert!
Listen weekdays 12-1pm, only on RNIB Connect Radio.
[Photo used for the clip: Hubert laughing in the studio as Cesar the guide dog nuzzles his side. Hubert has his big studio headphones on, is wearing a smart blue button down shirt and is holding up a knife and a fork as he prepares to tuck into his lunch.]
The RNIB 2024 supported by the People’s Postcode Lottery winners took place in London on Tuesday 21st of May.
Get a feeling for the glitzy event as our radio team chats with guests, winners, finalists, sponsors and more!
The perfect soundtrack for your May long weekend, Amelia Hilton plays uplifting tracks from Billie Holiday, Elbow, The Beach Boys and more.
Tune in for surprising music trivia and sunny tracks from the 60s to the present day.
Monday 27th May at 11 am 🌷
Step Out Into Nature with a longer Happy Hour!
Hear birdsong guides with RSPB, gardening tips from Thrive , gardening talking books from RNIB Library, chat with NatureScot and more.
Plus, some random crocodile chat?
Join Claire from Can See Can’t See and Paulina this Bank Holiday Monday for a 2-hour Special 12pm - 2pm.
This Bank Holiday we dive into the murky world of romance fraud with Becky Holmes and her book 'Keanu Reeves is Not In Love With You', which she narrated herself.
Catch it on Read On: The Audiobook Show with Robert Kirkwood.
Monday 27th May at 6 pm 📖
Let's chat latest news!
Once again, we catch up with RNIB CEO Matt Stringer to chat this week's biggest stories. And we start with the success of RNIB , before moving on to discuss the announcement of UK General Election on 4 July.
Each week we sit down with Matt Stringer, CEO of RNIB, to look at some of the big stories coming from the UK sight loss charity.
Did you know that acting powerhouse couple Lucy Scott and Alistair Petrie love RNIB Talking Books?
We managed to catch the two at the recent .
Catch Sir Robin Millar CBE on Tracks of My Life with Toby Davey!
Internationally renowned music producer, businessman, and campaigner, Robin just received the Duke of Westminster Life Time Achievement Award at RNIB 2024.
Listen Bank Holiday Monday at 8pm!
[Image on the video shows: Sir Robin Millar holding his award in front of a large black banner with all the logos for the night in high contrast white and some pink accents. The Award is a black cube with writing in contrasting colours on it. There is a large video camera in the right of the image filming Sir Robin and he is wearing a light blue suit with a white shirt and light blue tie, dark glasses and holing a thin cane with a curled handle.]
What's coming up this Bank Holiday Monday 27th May?
9am Sunset Melodies
10am Pure 70s
11am Songs For Spring
12pm Happy Hour: Step Out into Nature 2-hour Special
2pm Talking Books: The Hollow by Agatha Christie
3pm Tech Talk
4pm Pure 80s
5pm Sounds Of The Silver Screen
6pm Read On with 'Keanu Reeves Is Not In Love With You' by
7pm Music Box
8pm Tracks Of My Life with Sir Robin Millar CBE
9pm A Little Alternative
10pm Talking Books (Repeat)
11pm Relax With RNIB Connect Radio
Listen online, Freeview 730 or via smart speakers.
[Image: RNIB Connect Radio logo. A white square with 'RNIB' written in bold black capital letters and underlined with a bold pink line. Underneath 'Connect Radio' written in smaller black letters.]
The Happy Hour Show reunited in person? 💕
Oh yes! Check out what Claire from Can See Can’t See thought of presenting an award at this year's RNIB .
Image shows Claire and Paulina posing in front of a black logo wall. Claire has her shiny long blonde hair cascading down the shoulders and is wearing a bright pink mini strapless dress. The dress has a ruffle running across the side of the skirt, is cinched in at the waist and has a little fold over detail at the chest. Claire is holding up her trusty white cane, Rick the stick. Paulina is dressed in a pleated black midi skirt with a black off the shoulder top criss-crossing over the chest. Her hair is brown and is pulled back in a half up do with a white ribbon.
A new bowel cancer screening kit from nhs.uk is being trialled in England.
Its developers are hoping it will make testing at home for signs of bowel cancer more accessible for blind and partially sighted people.
Listen to our interview to find out more.
A new bowel cancer screening kit is being trialled in England. Its developers are hoping it will make testing at home for signs of bowel cancer more accessible for blind and partially sighted people, as Hywel Davies has been finding out.
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This #VolunteersWeek, we asked volunteer Vivienne, what being a volunteer means to her. Find out more about volunteering with RNIB by visiting our website: https://www.rnib.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer/
This week, join Gary Moritz on Sunset Melodies for his D-Day Special. Hear some of the music that was playing in Britain on the 6th of June 1944 as we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings. Listen Wednesday 7pm & Thursday 12 noon.
Available now, our first Yoto Carnegie Medal Read On show featuring both Hiba Noor Khan and Joseph Coelho. Here's Joseph and Robert Kirkwood talking books, and trying to find out who the new children's laureate will be! Full show available now. https://audioboom.com/posts/8508844-hiba-noor-khan-and-joseph-coelho-yoto-carnegie-medal-shortlist
Can you relate to Marc's bugbear? Each day on The Lunch Break with Hubert Pawelkiewicz we share a bugbear, a funny moment, or a lifehack. Hear them and more weekdays 12 noon - 1 pm, only on RNIB Connect Radio.
What's Molly Watt Talks funny moment? Want to share your funny moment, bugbear or maybe a life hack, all connected with being blind or partially sighted? Send a voice note to [email protected] and you might appear on the Lunch Break show with Hubert! Listen weekdays 12-1pm, only on RNIB Connect Radio. [Photo used for the clip: Hubert laughing in the studio as Cesar the guide dog nuzzles his side. Hubert has his big studio headphones on, is wearing a smart blue button down shirt and is holding up a knife and a fork as he prepares to tuck into his lunch.]
The perfect soundtrack for your May long weekend, Amelia Hilton plays uplifting tracks from Billie Holiday, Elbow, The Beach Boys and more. Tune in for surprising music trivia and sunny tracks from the 60s to the present day. Monday 27th May at 11 am 🌷
Step Out Into Nature with a longer Happy Hour! Hear birdsong guides with RSPB, gardening tips from Thrive , gardening talking books from RNIB Library, chat with NatureScot and more. Plus, some random crocodile chat? Join Claire from Can See Can’t See and Paulina this Bank Holiday Monday for a 2-hour Special 12pm - 2pm.
This Bank Holiday we dive into the murky world of romance fraud with Becky Holmes @deathtospinach and her book 'Keanu Reeves is Not In Love With You', which she narrated herself. Catch it on Read On: The Audiobook Show with Robert Kirkwood. Monday 27th May at 6 pm 📖
Did you know that acting powerhouse couple Lucy Scott and Alistair Petrie love RNIB Talking Books? We managed to catch the two at the recent #SeeDifferentlyAwards.
Catch Sir Robin Millar CBE on Tracks of My Life with Toby Davey! Internationally renowned music producer, businessman, and campaigner, Robin just received the Duke of Westminster Life Time Achievement Award at RNIB #SeeDifferentlyAwards 2024. Listen Bank Holiday Monday at 8pm! [Image on the video shows: Sir Robin Millar holding his award in front of a large black banner with all the logos for the night in high contrast white and some pink accents. The Award is a black cube with writing in contrasting colours on it. There is a large video camera in the right of the image filming Sir Robin and he is wearing a light blue suit with a white shirt and light blue tie, dark glasses and holing a thin cane with a curled handle.]
The Happy Hour Show reunited in person? 💕 Oh yes! Check out what Claire from Can See Can’t See thought of presenting an award at this year's RNIB #SeeDifferentlyAwards. Image shows Claire and Paulina posing in front of a black logo wall. Claire has her shiny long blonde hair cascading down the shoulders and is wearing a bright pink mini strapless dress. The dress has a ruffle running across the side of the skirt, is cinched in at the waist and has a little fold over detail at the chest. Claire is holding up her trusty white cane, Rick the stick. Paulina is dressed in a pleated black midi skirt with a black off the shoulder top criss-crossing over the chest. Her hair is brown and is pulled back in a half up do with a white ribbon.
Glad we managed to bring back all our fancy microphones! 😂 With more highlights from #SeeDifferentlyAwards, it's the event host and microphone admirer, comedian Jamie MacDonald aka That Funny Blind Guy. Photo used for video shows Jamie at the event holding a big microphone with a round orange pop shield and a white cube below with RNIB Connect Radio logo on it. Jamie is wearing his snazzy blue suit and a white shirt with an open collar.
We love a #AccessibilityQueen 👏 The stunning performer at RNIB #SeeDifferentlyAwards, Kelsey.
How can closing your eyes when dancing build confidence when you're blind or partially sighted? Helen discovered dance through workshops ran by Sandrine, now, they work together as part of a new inclusive dance company called Unbound Dance Theatre. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek is all about moving more for mental health. What are your #MomentsForMovement? We're partial to Amelia's kitchen dance to Sabrina Carpenter's 'Espresso' ☕ Comment below 👇 [Video description: Video starts with RNIB Connect logo on a white background, then we show David sitting in the radio studio. Next up, it's Yvonne, sitting at her desk, followed by Hubert and guide dog Cesar in our radio studio. Amanda is shown inside her home office, and after her Barry stands in front of a white wall. Finally, Amelia is standing in our office in front of some colourful posters.]
Sometimes, you just have to look on the funny side of things. Dan is an RNIB Talk and Support Coordinator. Hear more funny moments, bugbears and life-hacks from the blind and partially sighted community on The Lunch Break with Hubert Pawelkiewicz. Weekdays 12pm - 1 pm! [Image shows Hubert laughing as guide dog Cesar nuzzles his side. They're in the radio studio and he's wearing a blue dress shirt, big studio headphones and is holding up a knife and a fork. A bright red 'ON AIR' sign is on.]
Planning to go for a nice walk to unwind? You might hear this little bird. Teaching us how to identify the great tit is Adrian from RSPB. Learn more about birdsong here: https://audioboom.com/posts/8504270-learn-birdsong-with-rspb-pt-1 Video shows Adrian speaking in front of a beautiful wild garden background. When the sound of the great tit is played an image of the bird shows on screen. It's sitting on a mossy branch and has a green and yellow body and a striking glossy black head with white cheeks. (Photo credit: RSPB) #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
A sculpture, visible only for 3 hours each day, is highlighting the importance of Alt Text for Global Accessibility Awareness Day. The special placard will stay by Sir Antony Gormley's sculpture near Turner Contemporary until Tuesday 21st of May. The campaign is a collaboration between the museum, charity RNIB, and MullenLowe UK and uses the tidal metaphor to highlight the importance of image description for up to two million people affected by sight loss. #GAAD2024
Happy Global Accessibility Awareness Day! Catch our latest roundtable discussion about all things accessibility with Tech Talk's Dave and Callum, as well as Robin from RNIB, Lisa from Starship Technologies, and Sven from GoMedia. Listen on RNIB Connect Radio today at 11:30 am! #GAAD
Can vacuuming improve your mental health? Join Claire from Can See Can’t See and Paulina on the Happy Hour today as they chat movement for better mental health. Listen from 1 pm, on RNIB Connect Radio. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
