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With the lead up to the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey caught up with visually impaired Double Paralympic Champion, seven time World Champion and world record holder Para-Cyclist Sophie Unwin to not only reflect on that amazing road race win for Sophie and her Pilot Jenny Holl at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, but how Sophie is preparing to compete in Glasgow with her new Pilot Sylvia Misztal as Jenny will be piloting one of the Scottish tandems while Sophie competes for England with Anna Anna Whitworth-Hay.
More about the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games and the VI sports including the track Para Cycling can be found by visiting - https://www.glasgow2026.com
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Edinburgh in August during the Festival Fringe means crowded streets, shifting queues, and venues that pop up overnight. For blind and partially sighted attendees, that can be difficult and exhausting to navigate.
Not everyone has someone available to help, so RNIB Scotland are partnering with Edinburgh Festival Fringe to launch a sighted-guide service ensuring nobody has to miss out on the fun.
RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey was joined by Neil Atkinson, RNIB Scotland Social Action Community Coordinator, and Albany Wallace, Edinburgh Festival Fringe Access Projects Officer, to find out more about how the partnership on the sighted guide service came about, how it will work and how people can apply for a free volunteer sighted guide for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026.
More details about the sighted guide service and how to apply for a guide for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 can be found by visiting - https://www.edfringe.com/experience/accessibility/sighted-guide-service/
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A new, one-woman show is coming to Brighton in October. As artist Jo Bannon breaks down ‘The Dirty Work’. Hywel Davies has been finding out more.
For more information and tickets, visit the website for the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts

Each week, RNIB Connect Radio sit down with Simon Antrobus, CEO of RNIB, to look at some of the big stories coming from the UK sight loss charity.
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The Beach Access Project works with partners to enhance and improve the accessibility of the UK’s beaches.
A pilot scheme at Weymouth Beach has secured funding from Dorset Council and is aiming to make the beach a leading example in accessibility.
Amelia spoke to Beach Access Project Founder, Will Bahenna, to learn more...
Learn more on the Beach Access Project Website - Beach Access Project – Beach Access Project
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