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Living Paintings’ Christmas Carol Concert
Many thanks to all who attended our volunteer’s Christmas Carol Concert at St Mary’s Church in Kingsclere. Inside St Mary’s Church The Hannington Brass Quintet Our Christmas Trees with The Gruffalo...
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Discover iconic Tudor painting The Ambassadors in our Touch to See library
We are all glued to Hilary Mantels’ BBC series Wolf Hall. Wolf Hall is about the rise of Thomas Cromwell, who helped Henry VIII with his desperation to secure a male heir for the Tudor dynasty. Below...
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Some kind words from a library member
Kind words from a library member… “Thank you once again for another very enjoyable album. Your attention to detail is amazing, all the different textures for the leaves, just marvellous and all adds to...
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Warwick Davis joins our campaign
It was great to arrive at work and see that Warwick Davis has given his support to our campaign by tweeting about Tayen’s Story. Warwick read sci fi scripts for our Film book, Lights! Camera!...
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Stephen Mangan supports our campaign
Thank you Stephen Mangan for your support, we love this tweet: Stephen Mangan lent his voice to our Touch to See book for blind and partially sighted children Giraffes Can’t Dance.
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Fun facts about Living Paintings
Fun facts about Living Paintings: - Our charity has been helping blind and partially sighted people for 25 years! - We have 10,000 blind and partially sighted library members, from 0-100 years old. -...
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Harry Potter Studios visit with the Living Paintings team
Living Paintings went on an adventure recently to a place which mere Muggles can only dream of. Diagon Alley, Platform 9 ¾, Privet Drive the list goes on! Any true fan out there will know I am, of...
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Introducing Kali Gilbert, our new Living Paintings Ambassador
We are very proud to announce our new Ambassador, Kali Gilbert. This lovely picture shows Kali with her daughter Tayen, enjoying a Touch to See book together. It’s probably Peppa Pig – Tayen’s...
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Volunteers’ coffee morning
Hi, Sasha here, Volunteer Coordinator at Living Paintings! On the 29th April we hosted a coffee morning for the in-house volunteers to update them on all that is happening at Living Paintings. These...
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Coffee and cake with our volunteers
Hi Sasha here, Volunteer Coordinator at Living Paintings. We recently hosted a coffee morning for the in-house volunteers, to update them on all that is happening at Living Paintings. The volunteer...
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Living Paintings at Sight Village in Birmingham 2015
Hi, Sue here. I’m the Library Manager at Living Paintings. Last week Maria and I went to Birmingham to exhibit at the Sight Village event at New Bingley Hall. The event, arranged by QAC (Queen...
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Volunteer update
Hi, Sasha here with a volunteer update for you! All of our volunteers have been working extremely hard recently and I wanted to showcase some of the work they are helping us with. Our library...
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We rock CarFest South
We’re back in the office this week after three action-packed days at CarFest South (28-30 August). We were asked to attend the event by BBC Children in Need, to show how we use the grant they give us...
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Spring tableware
As the weather gets warmer you might begin to think about dinner parties and al fresco entertaining. We’ve picked out some of the prettiest napkins, pottery and glasses for you to brighten up your...
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Inspiring gardens at Chelsea Flower Show
Hi, Sue here. Having spent many hours wrestling my garden into some resemblance of order, I’ve been enjoying touring the Show Gardens at RHS Chelsea Flower Show from the comfort of my sofa. The BBC...
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We discover a special link
Hi, Sue here. It was during a coffee morning that I discovered a wonderful connection between one of our longest-serving volunteers, Len Webb, and our children’s author-in-residence, David Melling. I...
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Helen Flatt runs for Living Paintings
Hi, Helen here. I recently ran the Bridgwater half marathon for Living Paintings. I did it to raise money on behalf of Tayen who is a young library member. I heard about Living Paintings from Tayen’s...
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Science Museum fun day
On November 14 2015 the Science Museum is holding a day of free family events for visually impaired visitors. All events have been created for VI families, specifically children. Times and details are...
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We’re supported by Children in Need
Living Paintings are super-proud to be supported by our heroes at BBC Children in Need. Their generous funding is helping us provide support to the children who use our library – ensuring that every...
View ArticleAde Adepitan’s exclusive chat with Living Paintings
Ade kindly lent his voice to the witness the fitness track and talks about sport in particular GoalBall in our Cook It. Eat It. Live It! book for teenagers. Ade then answered some questions we had on...
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