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Chatterbox ~ the Norwich
Talking Newspaper
Scroll down for volunteers
positions available.
Chataround May
Nerys and Barbara have been
busy recording for the 50th edition of Chataround magazine. It is available
on the Audio Download page.
Origins of Chatterbox
Meg Muggridge has been interviewed
for the Wise Archive collection of people's stories from the 20th Century.
Meg tells all about the founding of Chatterbox and its progress over
the last 30 years.
To read the article please
click on this link:
New Patron
Becky Betts, intrepid Treasure
Quester for BBC Radio Norfolk has joined Chatterbox as Patron.
Volunteers
Required
All Chatterbox staff are
volunteers. As such, we like to think of each team as a family, and
all positions offer opportunities for meeting new people, socialising
and generally sharing some pleasant conversation with like-minded people.
We have to give positions titles which sometimes appear unusual, but
all roles offer the opportunity to give a little time to a worthwhile
cause.
Technician Needed
The technician is a role
that has changed over the years from setting up and maintaining tape
recording equipment, managing and fixing high speed tape duplicators
to todays digital equipment and maintaining stock of players and memory
sticks. It is helpful to have a grounding in older technology as well
as being computer literate. Further information upon request.
Audio Recordists
We often have places for
sound recordists to work as part of the team. We currently have 4 recordists,
one with each team, but we would like to expand this number to allow
greater flexibility for teams, and occasionally there may be need for
a daytime recordist to be available. A desire to learn, or familiarity
with computer software for sound editing (nothing too complicated!)
would be appreciated. Further information upon request.
Wallet Sorters Needed!
Your commitment would be
to work on a Thursday at the Chatterbox office, from 1.45pm to approximately
3.15pm, one week in every four.
This is the first job in
the day to produce the week’s Talking Newspaper. The cassettes
with the previous week’s recording have to be extracted from the
wallets, the wallets checked for any messages from listeners, the address
labels reversed, and the wallets sorted into numbered categories.
Checkers
We are looking
for checkers to join our teams. This vital role allows us to quality
control our output by having a team of volunteers check the tapes before
we send them out. This involves playing the tape at intervals to make
sure there is audio on it then fast forwarding and checking further
in. One Thursday evening in 4.
If you, or someone
you know is available for up to two hours on a Thursday and would like
to get involved then please email
our Volunteers' Officer or you can leave a message on 01603 765365.
© Chatterbox ~ the Norwich Talking Newspaper 2010
Registered Charity No. 276432
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