Welcome
Welcome to the Havant Talking News 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.
Producing the Talking News
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 News can be downloaded here and listened to on your computer, tablet or smart phone or directly from the Talking News Federation website.
Alexa Smart Speakers
Smart speakers are another way to listen to the Talking News. Attached is a step by step guide on how to add an Alexa skill to your device and to start listening to Havant Talking News.
This skill allows visually and reading impaired users to access talking newspapers and magazines from all over the UK. Open the skill and ask the skill for the name of the talking newspaper you would like, the skill is currently compatible with all talking newspapers hosted by Talking News Federation.
Rotas
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. This year we are pleased to present the award to Stuart Moore.
For Meritorious Service to HTN
In Memory of Pat Nunn, 1926-2016
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
Previous Pat Nunn Award Winners
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
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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…
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