Mayor’s message for Christmas
THE mayor of Darlington has recorded his Christmas silver jewellery message for a charity for visuallyimpaired and disabled people.
Councillor Jim Ruck was joined by town crier Peter Stemmer and the editor of The Northern Echo, Peter Barron, to record messages for the Darlington and District Ta lking Newspaper.
Coun Ruck said that, as primary member of the town, he had a responsibility to reach silver pendants every area of society and that it was particularly important to deliver a Christmas message.
The special edition of the weekly audio version of the local newspaper is produced by the Darlington and District Ta lking Newspaper charity.
The charity, run entirely by volunteers, ensures that blind and disabled people have access to the same local news coverage as readers of the newspaper.
The recording, which lasts for about 40 minutes, summarises a week of stories silver earrings for people living in the area and those who have moved further afield.
The service was started in 1979, when it catered for 20 people once a month and stories were recorded onto audio cassette.
The service is now completely digital, available on CD or online via The Northern Echo website.
The audio Northern Echo is now received by about 200 people silver key rings and is free of charge.
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