PRESS RELEASE

Issued: 2 June 2008

For Immediate Release

National Talking Newspapers & Magazines Wins Queen's Award for Voluntary
Service 2008

National Talking Newspapers and Magazines, a registered charity making
newspapers and magazines available in accessible formats for blind and print
disabled people, has been awarded the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service
2008. The award, announced today, is in recognition of the work done by the
hundreds of volunteers who make such a critical contribution to the
charity's work.

Volunteers play a key part in many areas of the charity's activity. In
particular they provide the voices for all the recordings made at the
National Recording Centre in Heathfield, East Sussex. Without this
contribution, it would simply not be possible to maintain a service which
makes such a difference to so many lives.

National Talking Newspapers Chairman, Peter Driver says: "All our volunteers
are delighted that the charity has been honoured by the Queen's Award for
Voluntary Service. Our 200 volunteers in East Sussex, together with our
staff, contribute enormously to the well-being of many thousands of blind
and partially sighted people throughout the UK. The award is a recognition
of their hard work and dedication."

ENDS


Further Information

Simon Courcha, 
Marketing Manager, 
National Talking Newspapers and Magazines, 
National Recording Centre, Heathfield, 
East Sussex, 
TN21 8DB

T: 01435 866102		E: simon@tnauk.org.uk
F: 01435 865422		W: www.tnauk.org.uk

Notes to Editors

* Since 1984, National Talking Newspapers and Magazines, a registered
charity, has been providing visually impaired and print disabled people in
the UK and worldwide with newspapers and magazines in a variety of
alternative formats including tape, audio CD, DAISY CD, audio download and
digital full-text.

* Based in Heathfield, East Sussex, the charity's 40 staff and 200+
volunteers record more than 200 different newspaper and magazine titles and
deliver more than 1 million tapes and CDs each year to thousands of people
who cannot access the printed word.

* Three million people in the UK have a sight problem or print reading
disability.

* The Queens Award for Voluntary Service is awarded annually and recognises
the vital role played by the hundreds of thousands of 'unsung heroes' of the
voluntary and community world and emphasises the importance of continuing
recognition of their work. More information about the Queen's Award for
Voluntary Service can be found on the website:
www.queensawardvoluntary.gov.uk

* Photos showing the charity's work, along with other supporting material,
can be found on our media resources page:
www.tnauk.org.uk/Pages/media_resources.html

* National Talking Newspapers & Magazines transcribe popular national
newspapers and periodicals. Local publications are transcribed by a network
of more than 500 local talking newspapers. For more information, contact the
Talking News Federation, Tel: 0871 226 5506, E-mail: enquiries@tnf.org.uk,
Web: www.tnf.org.uk

* National Talking Newspapers & Magazines is a registered charity: TNAUK
Registered Charity No. 293656