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Important news, Reading'sTN is going digital in the next month

Plans are well advance for the transfer to digital, going over to using USB drives-memory stick. We will be loaning out the Artdio orb USB player-speaker to our listeners who do not have a suitable player. This easy to use player, see instructions by following the link on the home page,, has a clare sound and has an easy way to navigate through the weeks articles.

Peter White is now the president of TNF

Peter White the BBC’s disable correspondent took up this post in 2006. TNF, Talking Newspaper Federation is the new umbrella group for local talking newspapers. Talking News Federation

McDonald to be TNAUK President

ITN Newscaster, Sir Trevor McDonald O.B.E. is to become the Honorary President of the Talking Newspaper Association of the United Kingdom (TNAUK). This will no doubt raise the profile of Talking Newspapers to the benefit of all the groups and their listeners.

Reading Libraries

At the end of October 2004 Reading Libraries launch there reramped website:
Reading libraries

Readibus

ReadiBus' principal service is a telephone-booked accessible bus service, Dial-a-Ride. It is available door-to-door across a large part of Central and West Berkshire and South Oxfordshire. Some services are timetabled and run at the same time each week. Visit Readibus website for more details.

BooksBeforeWeDie

Did you know 96% of books are inaccessible to visually impaired and other print disabled people. Find out more from:
BooksBeforeWeDie
This website has been set up to create a focus for all affected peple in the UK who have a severely limited choice in leisure reading as well as low access to education, work and personal growth as a result.

Reading's TN AGM

Reading's TN AGm 2010 will be held at the Earley Day Centre, Kenton road, Earley, Reading on Tuesday June 15th at 7:45pm. There will be a representative from Rotary who will be giveing a donation of £1000 to help with purchsing new digital equipment.

The 2006 AGM was held at the Earley Day Centre, Kenton road, Earley, Reading on Tuesday 27th June at 7:30pm. The Chairman welcome all those Attending. The minutes of the last AGM were read & accepted also the accounts. We had one change on the committee.

Reading's TN AGM 2007

This years AGM was held at the Earley Day Centre, Kenton road, Earley, Reading on Tuesday 26th June 2007 at 7:30pm.

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