Playback Magazine August 2007 (No. 376)

Grapevine – with Margaret Cowie and David Tanner.

What’s On – with Ken Lindsay.

100 years of Scouting - Peter Fraser takes a look at the Scout movement who this year celebrate their centenary. Peter talks to James Marshall, Ken Thomson Chairman of the Scottish Scout Board and Jim McCafferty, who for many years was a member of the group at the Royal Blind School in Edinburgh.  
Scout information line  is 0845 300 1818 and their web-site is www.scouts.org.uk.

Partick Library Book Group - Margaret talks to Lyn Healy about this new group recently set up by Glasgow City Libraries Service.
Contact is Mary Greenshields 0141 287 2863
Lyn Healy Home Library Service 0141 287 2969
Partick Library 0141 339 1303.

New Books from Playback Library - Ally Smith gives us details of new additions to the library.

Insight Radio official launch - David went along to the official launch of Insight Radio at the Lighthouse in Glasgow. Around 70 people attended and David spoke to some of them.

TV Licence Concession - We heard recently on our ABC Audio News Magazine that Peter Wilkins has been campaigning for exemption for TV licence if you only use sound from a set top box.

TOP (Tax help for Older People) - If you still pay tax you may find this information of use.
Tel: 0845 601 3321, web: www.taxvol.org.uk.

Loch Lomond Sea Planes - Derek Young recently visited one of his favourite haunts Loch Lomond to find out about a new sea plane service, which will soon be operating from the River Clyde in Glasgow.
Tel: 01436 675030, web: www.lochlomondseaplanes.com.