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In Touch: RNIB Closure in Bristol

29/01/2019

RNIB Closure in Bristol

BBC Radio 4 - In Touch, RNIB Closure in Bristol

The closure of an RNIB centre in Bristol, and a play inspired by life at a blind school.

Visually impaired people protest the closure of an RNIB centre in Bristol. Mandy Redvers-Rowe on writing the Radio 4 drama Blind School.

Reporter Tom Walker finds out why the closure of the RNIB Centre in Bristol has locals up in arms. Colin Whitbourne, RNIB's Head of Network Operations in the South, tells us the thinking behind the decision.

And the writer Mandy Redvers-Rowe on the very personal story at the heart of her radio drama Blind School, which features a cameo performance by none other than Peter White. The play, co-written with Sarah McDonald-Hughes, will air on Radio 4 on February 5 and tells the story of Nina who struggles in her early days at Charlesworthy School.

Presenter: Peter White
Producer: Lee Kumutat
Reporter: Tom Walker 





Photo description: Colour photograph of the writers of Blind School – Mandy Redvers-Rowe (left) and Sarah McDonald Hughes (right) – stood closely together outside the College on the playing field, smiling at the camera.

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