Playback Magazine June 2008 (No. 386)

Grapevine – with Margaret Cowie and Ally Smith.

What’s On - with John Cavanagh.

Thomas Tevet - 16 year old Thomas Tevet has being playing cornet for a number of years in his School Band in Stavanger Norway. Peter Fraser talks to Thomas, who is totally blind, and his tutor Selmer Simonsen.

Coach House Trust  - Ally talks to Val & Sheila about the work of the trust which supports all disabled people.
Tel: 0141 334 6888.

Rita Gardner - Rita Gardner was one of the first people to help with the Playback Service back in 1976. Sadly Rita passed away last month. She was also the Braille librarian at 276 St Vincent Street Glasgow for 25 years. As our tribute to Rita we replay part of a chat Margaret had with Rita on her retirement in April 1996.

Disabled Sailing - Ally talks to Alex Campbell Project
Co-ordinator for Sail-ability, who tells us about some sailing experiences on offer in June and during the rest of the year.
E-mail: admin@ryascotland.org.uk or call Alex on 07970 502 142.

BBC Scotland – Pacific Quay - Peter pays a visit to the new BBC studios in Glasgow where he spoke to Head of BBC Radio Scotland Jeff Zycinski.
     
Hagger Electronics & Video Spec - Derek Young talks to two dealers of equipment for the blind who visited Glasgow.
Hagger Electronics www.hagger.co.uk. Tel: 0845 882 0505.
Video Spec www.videospec.co.uk. Tel: 01483 722 273.

Red Cross Asylum Seekers Project - Alan Sturmey talks to George Brown Project Leader in Portsmouth of the Red Cross project to assist asylum seekers.