Christmas Lunch Dec 7th

Regents Centre Kirkintilloch 10th November 2012

Regents Centre , Kirkintilloch

On the 10th November the group set up the craft goods that have been made in the Regents Centre in Kirkintilloch.

The Craft table will be at the Strathkelvin Talking Newspaper Car boot sale taking place at the Park Centre in Kirkintilloch November 24th.

Fiona McLeod MSP

Fiona McLeod MSP

On the 10 th of October we were visited by our local MSP. We had an enjoyable talk over a wide range of subjects from Independence for Scotland to the continuing issue of A frames on the streets.
A thoroughly interesting talk and we hope to have the opportunity again.
In the meantime if there are any issues you can contact her staff;
http://www.fionamcleodmsp.org/

Parliament Website

Suite 13 Enterprise House, Southbank Business Park, Kirkintilloch. G66 1XQ

Tel: 0141 776 2091

Kirkintilloch Canal Fest

Kirkintilloch Canal Fest
August 26th 2012

EDVIP AGM 2012

Annual General Meeting

East Dunbartonshire Visually Impaired Peoples Forum

Wednesday the 29th of August 2012 - 

The Auditorium, McGregor House,

Donaldson Crescent, Kirkintilloch

10:30am – To – 12:00pm

Opening Ceremony of Paralympic Games Audio Described

RNIB is delighted that blind and partially sighted TV viewers will be
able to watch the Opening Ceremony of the Paralympic Games on Wednesday
29 August with audio description (AD).

Channel 4 and More4 TV channels will be broadcasting the Opening
Ceremony simultaneously and to receive the AD you will need to watch it
on More4.

To view More4, simply tune in on these channels, or check your TV
listings guide:

. Freeview channel 14
. Sky Channel 138
. Virgin Channel 147
. Freesat channel 124

The estimated start time is 9pm, but do check your TV listings for exact
timings.

The AD commentary, which will be available for all viewers, has been
specifically devised and scripted by two describers, who have a strong
pedigree in theatre AD.

If you have any queries about the AD, contact Channel 4:

. by visiting their website at channel4.com/4viewers/contact-us

. or telephone them on 0845 076 0191

New Location

From the 8th of August we will be meeting WEEKLY at;
Suites 5-7,
McGregor House ,
Donaldson Crescent ,
Kirkintilloch .

Same time; 10am to Noon on Wednesdays.

Thanks to Ceartas Advocacy

June 12th 2012

EDVIP Crafting group at Park Centre. First meeting June 12th 2012 10 pm - Noon

Kirkintilloch Gala Day

Kirkintilloch Gala Day 9th June 2012 More Pictures click "Read more" link below

Last day at the Library

NOTE ;

The library is undergoing changes.

For June and July we will be relocating to the Park Centre at 45 Kerr Street.

The First meeting will be June 19th at 10 am. We will be meeting on Tuesdays for June and July.

From August we will be moving to a new location.

A future post will provide location and details for that.

Many thanks to the Staff at the Library for the help over the years.

Seagull Trust Trip May 23rd 2012

Link to Seagull Trust Website

Click Read More for photos;

Ceartas Advocacy

Ceartas Advocacy

Website

Silver Birch Scotland

Silver Birch

Website

Penfriend , March 1st 2012

There will be a presentation of the future use of the PenFriend device in the library.

The presentation will be on March 1st at 3pm in the William Patrick Library, Kirkintilloch.

Please contact Anne kennedy to make sure there will be space available.

Humanware

Lucy Begley came to todays meeting and gave an insightful and interesting talk about the products available from Humanware.
In particular the high resolution magnifier with the rotateable camera and the device that very quickly reads printed text placed beneath its camera impressed.

Strathkelvin Talking Newspapers

Alistair Aitchison came to the meeting and talked about the recording process and the changes that have happened over the years.

NEXT MEETING Wednesday January 25th

NEXT MEETING Wednesday January 25th

10 am - Noon
Computer Room, William Patrick Library, Kirkintilloch

All are welcome

Speaker: Margaret Hutchinson for Guide Dogs Scotland

Margaret gave an entertaining and wide ranging talk re the training, support and care of the guide dogs used by visually impaired people.

I will add some links for donations and fundraising events that were mentioned.