Regular recorded news & information popping through your letterbox on Fridays

 West Shropshire Talking Newspaper

LOCAL NEWS FOR BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE SINCE 1976

Join our audience amd receive free weekly recordings through the post

Use the menu buttons in the left hand column to find out what we offer or scroll on down to our contact details.

  NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE - SEE BELOW 

Some of our volunteers met for an informal pub lunch in November 2011.


 The W S T N celebrates 35 years of service 1976 - 2011



Watch a video about the origins of talking newspapers in Shropshire at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8ELL4AxqDc
Watch a video of our Shrewsbury Open Afternoon & presentations at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAk5yiFYfeQ

         W S T N  IS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE         

in conjunction with the British Wireless for the Blind Fund

http://www.blind.org.uk/radios_sonata.html

    The Sonata internet radio, pictured above, gives access to 10,000 radio stations plus talking   newspapers, podcasts, magazines and books. Spoken menues are controlled by just five buttons.

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LISTEN TO THESE PAGES

There is a free software programme which converts screen text into spoken word. The system has been developed by a blind person. More details by clicking the link below.

 CLICK HERE www.screenreader.net


BECOME A   W. S. T. N.  LISTENER

Obtain an application form from our team:

     West Shropshire Talking Newspaper         

Fletcher Centre,  Cross Hill,

Shrewsbury SY1 1JE

Leave your name & number: 01743 364 726

Copy and paste our Application Form from this website

WSTN collectors at work in Shrewsbury town centre.

Find out more about the special WSTN service on these pages and, maybe, think about sending us a gift-aided donation to help fund the service.

[If you are a taxpayer Gift Aid adds an extra 25 pence per pound to your donation]

 Read our Annual Report by clicking the link below:

http://issuu.com/west_shropshire_t_n/docs/report_may2010

WSTN was established in 1976 as registered charity no. 504996

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