AS part of the Heritage Open Days, Winchester Talking Newspaper (WTN) will open its doors for listeners to find out more about the charity.

Based above the Hampshire Chronicle office on Upper Brook Street, the volunteer service provides local news for blind and partially sighted people in the city, who would otherwise only have reasonable access to more national and regional stories on the TV and radio.

It does this by creating audio recordings of extracts from the Chronicle, as well as a monthly magazine.

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The recordings are available free of charge to any blind or partially sighted person, with free postage to send them back.

The service also provides a device to play the recordings, also free of charge.

Winchester Talking Newspaper has been in operation since 1990. Visitors are invited to view the studio on Friday, September 15 between 10am and 11am and to talk to those making that day’s recording.

The Hampshire Chronicle is also holding an open day on the same day between the hours of 10am and midday. 

Editor of the Hampshire Chronicle Kimberley Barber said: "We are looking forward to our open day, and it will be great for people to be able to see the hard-working team at the talking newspaper too. 

"Last year the talking newspaper volunteers came in and we met in person for the first time, that's how our story started, which eventually led to them moving in. 

"Since then it's been great, they are our biggest fans, and we appreciate their work so much." 

More information about the various events taking place in Winchester as part of the Heritage Open Days can be found on the Hampshire History Trust website.