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Grapevine Talking Newspaper

Grapevine Talking Newspaper

Iceni, High Road, Repps with Bastwick, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR29 5JH

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Grapevine keeps visually impaired people in the Great Yarmouth area in touch with local news.

Each week Grapevine produces a one hour recording of local news, features and items of special interest to visually impaired people in the Great Yarmouth area. It is recorded on a Friday evening for delivery on a Saturday morning. The digital recording is saved on a USB memory stick and each listener is provided with a dedicated player which enables them to listen to the broadcast.
Why the community needs this charity

Almost 200 listeners receive the recording each week. This enables them to keep abreast of local news and information relevant to them so that their sight problems do not isolate them from the community.

Results and outcomes

The broadcasts are well received by the listeners and we often receive praise from them and their relatives for the service which we provide. They really appreciate the news, events and articles which aim to help them and expand their interests.

Latest activities and projects

Volunteers Required

Volunteers are always welcome. Grapevine particularly needs helpers in the following two areas: Editorial staff - able to gather relevant articles from the local press and organise them into a script for broadcasting. Readers - able to read pre-prepared material on air in a lively, interesting manner

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Charitable causes tackled by this charity

  • Blind
  • Social Inclusion
  • Health and Wellbeing

Charity information

  • Iceni, High Road

    Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

    NR29 5JH

    Tel 01692 670105 Registered charity no. 282099
  • Established 01/01/1981 Turnover £1500 Committee members 14 Full time staff 0 Part time staff 0 Volunteers & helpers 80

  • Community Foundation grant data

    First grant date06/11/2009 Latest grant date06/11/2009 Amount of grants received£2295.00
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