some tabby with a white chest and paws. “Then I do a quiz of 12 general knowledge questions.
Our listeners love a quiz. Everyone I chat to says they enjoy the quiz. Then there’s maybe a giggle/ joke and usually a story or a feature item from the newspapers or The Post magazine. Vet and animal stories are our most popular genre for the short stories - our listeners love James Herriot tales. “I’ve always done the magazine
myself, including the stories. I have a mountain of short story books that I’m working through. Sue Durant, the community champion at Tesco, is now on board and she mostly reads the longer stories. She’s been a lifesaver, as it’s been getting more difficult for me recently. “Short stories used to be about 20
for more volunteers with admin and technical skills. Due to health issues Phyllis is also looking for some-
one to take over some of her duties at the paper. She said: “I run all the paperwork, the normal
The magazine section runs between 30
minutes long but they seem to be getting longer and longer. I read one the other day that was 45 minutes long – that doesn’t seem like a short story to me!” After the newspapers and magazine are recorded
minutes up to an hour. It contains features, including articles from The Post, short stories and quizzes.
secretary duties for the society, including interviewing volunteers and organising weekly rotas for readers, technicians and sound copiers etc. “I’ve been here almost 30 years and am trying to find someone else now to replace some of my work. It’s a lovely organisation to be involved with. Volunteers become friends and we usually have a big get together at Christmas.” Phyllis started volunteering with
Talking Newspapers when she moved to Kingsbridge in the mid 1980’s. She was a former laboratory chief technician in London and “au fait with gadgets” so very useful for the organisation. Phyllis has also been involved with
they’re copied onto the USB memory sticks, placed in their distinctive yellow wallets and posted. Listeners listen on a USB device loaned from the service. They lis- ten to the paper and magazine over the weekend and send the USB stick back in the post for the following week’s paper. South Hams Talking Newspapers has a strong team
of around 70 volunteers. Most volunteers are readers and Phyllis said they are on the look out at the moment
Operation Raleigh and was secretary of the Scientific Exploration Society. She’s friends with the founder of both organisations, Colonel John Blashford-Snell, and has joined him on three trips to Nepal to study wild elephants. She said: “I’ve really enjoyed my time at Talking
Newspapers. It’s a great organisation to work for but I’d like to back down a bit now and spend more time at home with Harry.” For more information on volunteering or receiving talking newspapers phone Phyllis on 01548 531450.
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