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Links from B.D.A.N. The Bedford Talking Newspaper for the Blind Revised: June 2008 A range of organisations have asked BDAN to mention their contact details, or have given the charity permission to do so. Click on the underlined words below, to be taken to the appropriate website. Please note: Bedford and District Audio News is not responsible for the content of other websites. In order to try to combat automated 'spam' junk e-mail messages, electronic addresses are separated by spaces and written using 'at' for the '@' symbol and 'dot' for a full stop Please mention BDAN if you make contact using the details on this page.  If you would like to submit information to be considered for inclusion in this list, or plan to link to the BDAN site, please contact the charityFull contact details for Bedford and District Audio News appear on the How to Get Involved page. Web links will open in a new window for your convenience Newspapers that provide material for weekly BDAN cassettes: Times and Citizen (Bedford Today website), (Johnson Press) Published every Thursday Click on this link to visit the official website Bedfordshire on Sunday (Local Sunday Newspapers - LSN Media) Available each week Click here to go to the BoS webpages Bedford News Bedford Borough Council Monthly official newspaper of the Borough Council Click here to go to the website Neighbouring Talking Newspapers and organisations for the visually impaired: (Based in other parts of Bedfordshire or surrounding counties) Includes approximate area of news coverage To access a regional area map via Multimap.com click here Ampthill and Flitwick Talking Newspaper (AFTN) Mid-Bedfordshire Note: Some of this area is also covered by BDAN. Contact Mrs. Rita Gale, Secretary 01525 714406 Biggleswade Talking Newspaper East Bedfordshire Note: Some of this area is also covered by BDAN. Contact Mrs. Ann Gilpin, Secretary 01767 222278 Bucks Association for Blind and Partially Sighted People Buckinghamshire Click here to visit the webpages Cambridge Talking News Cambridge city Contact Mr. Nick Redmayne 01223 819303 Coventry Talking Newspaper (Outlook) (produced by Community Broadcasting Services - CBS)Coventry and district Click here to visit the website Dacorum Talking Newspaper (DTN) West Hertfordshire Click here to visit the DTN webpages Dunstable (See entry for Luton and Dunstable Talking Newspaper) Granta Grapevine South Cambridgeshire - Linton area Click here to see the website Huntingdonshire Talking Newspaper for the Blind Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire Contact Mr. F. P. Horsley 01480 810817 Kettering (See Northampton Association for the Blind entry) Kempston Kempston town is covered by BDAN Leighton Buzzard Talking Newspaper Mid/west Bedfordshire Service recorded by Sight Concern, Bedfordshire Luton Borough Council - services for the visually impaired Luton, Bedfordshire Click here to visit the specific webpage Luton and Dunstable Talking Newspaper South Bedfordshire Service recorded by Sight Concern, Bedfordshire This Talking Newspaper can be accessed online, from Luton Today, the website of the Herald and Post and The Luton News Click here to go to the specific page of Luton Today Milton Keynes (See entry for Sound News Milton Keynes) Newport Pagnell (See entry for Sound News Milton Keynes) Northampton Association for the Blind (NAB) NAB produce Sound News, a Talking Newspaper. Two versions are available - Northampton and district, and Kettering, Corby and Oundle, Northamptonshire Click here to look at the NAB webpages (See also Wellingborough and District Talking Newspaper) Olney (See entry for Sound News Milton Keynes) Note: Some of the surrounding area is also covered by BDAN. Peterborough and District Talking Newspaper Association Peterborough area, Cambridgeshire Contact Ms. Jill Hucklesby, Secretary 01733 231894 Rushden (See entry for Wellingborough Talking Newspaper) St. Neots Talking Newspaper for the Blind St. Neots, Eaton Socon and surrounding villages in west Cambridgeshire and north east Bedfordshire Note: Some of the surrounding area is also covered by BDAN. Contact Mr. Graham Collins 01480 215892 Sight Concern Bedfordshire (See also Luton and Dustable Talking Newspaper) Click here to visit the official site Sound News Milton Keynes MK and district, Newport Pagnell and north Buckinghamshire Contact Ms. Shirley Coulson 01908 653089 or email shirleycoulson89 at hotmail dot co dot uk Wellingborough and District Talking Newspaper Wellingborough, Rushden and parts of east Northamptonshire Contact Ms. Vivienne Riches, Secretary 01933 279164 (See also Northamptonshire Association for the Blind (NAB)) Further afield: Talking Newspapers and other local organisations helping the visually impaired, across the UK: Includes additional information as necessary Chatterbox - The Norwich Talking Newspaper Norfolk Click to go to the site Crewe and Nantwich Talking Newspaper Cheshire Click to visit the official pages Grapevine - The Great Yarmouth Talking Newspaper Norfolk Click here to visit the site Lowestoft and District Talking Newspaper Suffolk Click to visit the official site Macclesfield and District Talking Newspaper for the Blind Cheshire Click to visit the official pages Mid-Essex Talking News Serving Braintree and district, Essex Click here to visit the site Oxeyes Oxfordshire Association for the Blind Click here to visit the site Oxfordshire Talking Newspaper groups, list of (Presented by Oxeyes) Click here to visit the specific Oxeyes page Talking News Federation (TNF) National organisation with links and information about the large number of local Talking Newspaper services across the United Kingdom. BDAN is affiliated to the TNF Click here to access the official pages Further afield: National (UK) organisations helping the visually impaired: Includes additional information as necessary Action For Blind People (UK) Click here to go to the webpages British Wireless For The Blind Fund (BWBF) Click here to go to the website Guide Dogs for the Blind (UK) Click here to go to the official pages Help The Aged (UK) Click here to go to the official site Insight Radio (See under entry for RNIB) Queen Alexandra College (QAC) National college for people with visual impairment and other disabilities Based in Birmingham, West Midlands Click here to go to the site QAC also hosts Sight Village - a national three-day event for the blind or partially sighted, and other interested parties Click here to go to the home page Royal National Institute For The Blind (RNIB) Click here to go to the website RNIB operates Insight Radio - a radio station for the blind, partially sighted, and other interested parties Click here to go to the home page St. Dunstan's A service providing assistance to blind or partially sighted former UK servicemen and women Click here to go to the pages Stroke Association (UK) Click here to go to the site Talking News Federation (TNF) National organisation with links and information about the large number of local Talking Newspaper services across the United Kingdom. BDAN is affiliated to the TNF Click here to access the official pages Talking Newspaper Association of the United Kingdom (TNAUK) Organisation to contact for details of national newspapers and publications available on audio tape and CD Click here to go to the official online presence Other Local Links (Bedfordshire and surrounding area): To access a map of the local area via Multimap.com click here The free Wikipedia online encyclopedia entry for Bedford, UK can be accessed by clicking here Includes additional information as necessary About My Area - SG19 Community website for UK postcode area SG19 and the surrounding area - Bedford to Biggleswade Click here to be taken to the pages Age Concern Bedfordshire Local charity supporting the over 50s Click here to visit the website Ampthill Town Council Based in the mid Bedfordshire town Please click here to go to the site Bedford Archaeological and Local History Society (BALHS) Official site of the registered charity Click here to view the website The Bedford Society Organisation established to protect and raise awareness about buildings of special architectural and historic interest in Bedford Click here to view the pages BBC Local Radio (See Three Counties Radio) Bedford Borough Council Based at the Town Hall, Bedford Produces Bedford News (see above) Click here to go to the website Bedfordshire County Council Based at County Hall, Bedford Click here to be taken to the website The council also operate the local Trading Standards service Click here to visit the pages Bedfordshire Police Headquarters in Kempston Click here to be taken to the pages Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity (BRCC) Organisation assisting and representing local people, through day-to-day contact, and as an independent advocate for rural issues Click here to follow a hyperlink to the official pages Biddenham Parish Council Official website for the village, located just west of Bedford Click here to launch a window to the site Brickhill Parish Council Official website for the parish area in northern Bedford Click here to visit to the pages Caddington Village Parish Council Official website for the south Bedfordshire village Click here to visit to the site Clapham Parish Council - Community Website Official website for the village just north of Bedford Click here to visit to the site Community & Voluntary Service (CVS) Mid & North Bedfordshire (formerly North Bedfordshire Council for Voluntary Service) (BDAN is a member of this organisation) Based in Bedford Click here to be taken to the site Cople Village Website for the village just south-east of Bedford Click here to be taken to the site Felmersham.net (Felmersham and Radwell) Website for the north Bedfordshire villages Click here to peruse the Independent site Friends of Bedford Cemetery Website for the Foster Hill Road site Click here to go to the pages Gamlingay Village Official village website for the east Bedfordshire village Click here to go to the site Harrold Online Official Parish Council website for the village north of Bedford Click here to launch a window to the pages Henlow Parish Council Official website for the mid Bedfordshire village Click here to launch a window to the site Leighton-Linslade Town Council Official website for the twin towns of Leighton Buzzard and Linslade, mid Bedfordshire Click here to view the pages Luton Borough Council Unitary authority for the town of Luton Click here to visit the council's homepage Luton Today The website of the Herald and Post and The Luton News Click here to visit the pages Milton Ernest Parish Council Official website for the village in north Bedfordshire Click on this link to access the pages Oakley Village Official website for the village north of Bedford Click here to access the webpages The Unofficial Olney Page Unofficial website for the north Buckinghamshire town of Olney Click here to access the pages Radwell Village See Felmersham and Radwell link above Right Track, Bedford Project where people with learning disabilities support each other for information and advice Click here to access the content St. Neots Town Council Official site for the west Cambridgeshire town Click here to access the webpages Sandy Community Website An online site for the east Bedfordshire town Click here to access the webpages Sharnbrook Online Official pages for the north Bedfordshire village, operated by the Parish Council Click here to access the site Shefford Town website Official online pages Click here to access the webpages Silver Surfers @ Bedford Project to encourage over 50s in the Bedford area to use computers and the Internet Click here to view the site Three Counties (Radio) (BBC) Local British Broadcasting Corporation radio service and website covering Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire Click here to view the specific BBC pages Trading Standards (See entry underneath Bedfordshire County Council) University of the Third Age (U3A) (Bedford) Education and activities for local retired and older residents Click here to view their pages Wilstead Village Official online community pages for the mid Bedfordshire village Click here to access the site Other National (GB / UK) Links UK Government (Direct.gov.uk) Official online portal for the United Kingdom Government Directgov - public services all in one place Click here to access the site Consumer Direct UK Government funded service providing consumer advice Click here to visit the official pages |
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