Welcome
Welcome to the Havant Talking Newspaper website. HTN was set up in 1993 as a registered charity with the aim of bringing local news to blind and visually impaired adults in and around Havant.
Every fortnight our dedicated volunteers produce and dispatch around 60 minutes of local news on a memory stick free of charge to our listeners. Please Get in Touch if you know of someone who might benefit from our service.
The latest copies of Havant’s Talking Newspaper can be downloaded here and listened to on your computer, tablet or smart phone.
The producers’, editors’ and readers’ rotas are available on the Members’ page under Rotas.
Pat Nunn Award
This award is named in honour of Pat Nunn, one of the earliest members of Havant Talking News. Pat was Chair and President, and was tireless in her commitment to, and enthusiasm for Havant Talking News. She gave talks to local groups, organised fund raising events, and so much more.
The award is presented annually to a volunteer who ‘goes above and beyond’ what is expected of him or her.
For Meritorious Service to HBTN
In Memory of Pat Nunn, 1926-2016
This year we are pleased to present the award to Stuart Moore. Stuart joined us around 2013 and rapidly became heavily involved with the Talking News. He was a reader, a vital part of the engineering team and also took on the wonderfully titled role of ‘Webmaster’, and in the latter role became a committee member. Not to be forgotten was his contribution during lockdown, giving generously of his time to refine each Talking News issue to maintain our standards
Stuart has a very distinctive soft and somewhat deep voice. I remember being at a Talking News gathering in St Faith’s Hall and being in conversation with one of our Listeners when she suddenly exclaimed “why, that’s Stuart Moore” – Stuart was in discussion with an adjacent group of people – “I would recognise that lovely voice anywhere!”
Stuart, thank you for all that you have done over the years and please accept this year’s Pat Nunn Award.
Peter Loveridge, Chair of Havant Talking News
Previous Pat Nunn Award Winners
We don’t do Twitter (or X now), Instagram or even Facebook to any extent, lacking someone to spend the time to monitor, reply or prompt on those platforms. So, the Website has been and remains our window to the on-line world, enabling people to see what we do, to express interest in helping, and to register potential Listeners.
Leisure Accessibility for Those Living With Sight Loss
West Sussex is fortunate to have a wealth of high quality theatres and cinemas, but for those living with sight loss, such a trip can be daunting, and the performance presents challenges in terms of appreciating everything that is happening on stage and screen. Thankfully, many venues support accessibility for the visually impaired with audio descriptive tours/performances, touch tours, bespoke times to visit and concessions. More…
01243 828 555
Enquiries
4sight.org.uk