Forth Valley Talking Newspaper Association (Newsline)

At NewsLine we produce a weekly audio version of The Falkirk Herald which is available to our listeners on USB Memory Stick.  In addition we produce a monthly magazine with items of interest from various publications also on USB Memory Stick.  If necessary we can provide our Listeners with a USB Memory Stick Player.  All our services are free to our registered Listeners. Our Listeners mainly live in the Falkirk Council area but we do have Listeners across Central Scotland. We are extremely grateful for the donations we receive from our Listeners and local organisations as well as our annual Council Grant.

The Forth Valley Talking Newspaper Association (FVTNA) is Falkirk’s own Talking Newspaper for the blind and visually impaired. FVTNA is known to our Listeners as Newsline. This Scottish registered charity was established in November 1981 to provide a weekly audio recording of the Falkirk Herald to those who struggle to read the local newspaper.

Since then the service has expanded to include a highly regarded monthly magazine and an audio version of the Falkirk Council quarterly newspaper.

The service is free to our Listeners as the recordings on USB Memory Sticks go via the Royal Mail ‘Articles for the Blind’ scheme postage free. Some new Listeners will have their own computer or equipment provided by the RNIB, etc. which will play USB Memory Sticks. If you don’t and you live within the Falkirk area we can provide a USB Memory Stick Player.

The service is provided by a dedicated group of active volunteers who turn out in all weathers to read, record, copy USB’s and empty and fill mailing wallets. Additional help is provided by Falkirk Soroptimist’s and Grangemouth and Falkirk Rotary Clubs.