Grapevine David & Margaret with inserts from Irene Knowles and Julia Anne Cobb. What’s OnwithKen Lindsay. Ally Smith – Information Ally and Hazel with some helpful information about what services are on offer to a Blind or Partially Sighted person. Glasgow Sight Village Exhibition Gordon Luke takes a final visit to this years Sight Village Exhibition of services and equipment which was held in the Hilton Hotel in Glasgow. Force Ten Co 01372 450 887 www.forcetenco.co.uk Humanware 01933 415800 www.humanware.com Geddes Reader George Kay 0131 664 3460 Shared Surfaces Shared surfaces has become a concern of many visually impaired people and Guide Dogs for the Blind have been in the forefront of more consultation with local authorities. Shared surfaces, where cars and pedestrians share the same area without much separation between the pedestrian area and the area for cars. Roland Myers talked to Access & Inclusion Manager from Guide Dogs for the Blind Carol Thomas. Linda & Stefan Jaur Margaret Cowie recently talked to Linda and Stefan at the Royal Blind School Re-union in Edinburgh. Both visually impaired they met up in their school days when an exchange took place between the RBS and a Blind School in Germany. The relationship developed and they are now Mr & Mrs. New Clocks from RNIB Roland Myers talks about two new clocks from RNIB 0845 702 3153 BBC Radio Scotland Song Lines Peter chats to John Cavanagh about the series of ‘Song Lines’ programmes he has compiled for BBC Radio Scotland. Loanhead Gala Day Peter paid a visit to one of the many traditional Gala Days taking place around Scotland during the months of June, July and August. He talks to organiser of one of the largest and oldest events. Alan McLaren has been the organiser of the Loanhead Gala week events for many years and has written a comprehensive history of the event.
