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The following is a list of many of the main pages on this website. This page itself is divided into five parts. Section one is for visually impaired readers and consists of text only versions. Section two consist of the same materials with images. Section three consists of a list of all the media articles we know of to date. Section four consists of media articles. Section five consists of videos posted on the website. Section one. - Below is a list of all navigation links on this site for Visually Impaired readers. Conversations with the media (Audio File) Contact Details for Charities involved in event Preparation for the journey: The lead up to leaving Text only versions of the four week 2007 John O'Groats to Land's End Journey. Select from week one, week 2, week 3, or week 4. Section two consists of the pages above but containing images. Bernard's HomepageCatherine's HomepageChanging your browser settings Contact details for Charities involved in event John O'Groats to Land's End (Select here for week one report, here for week two, here for week three and here for week four) Catherine has appeared in numerous publications, on radio, TV programmes and internet sites around the world, from Pakistan to Australia and beyond. For recent articles from Australia please select here. While in Australia she also appeared on ABC Radio for a live breakfast broadcast. Please select here for recent Australian interview posted on YouTube. For Radio 4 Interview (Saturday Live - Inheritance Tracks) select here. Cathy also completed several interviews for RNIB Insight Radio. The first interview was based on the importance of regular eye tests which can be found here. The second interview was focused on the journey which can he found by selecting here. Cathy and Bernard are on You Tube (select here). For TV interview on the Biker Show broadcast on Sky and Virgin select here Link to the video clips of the journey posted on the site do date. To open a copy of the 'Return Home' Press Release please select here for a PDF document. For Granada TV interview 'Around the World in one hundred seconds' please select here. Radio Interviews performed on return after the 26,000 Mile Journey. Interview on BBC Radio programme 'You and Yours' Interview with Peter White on BBC Radio four In-Touch. BBC Radio Manchester with Heather Stott City Talk broadcast with Duncan Barkes. For a long interview with Wythenshaw Radio with Kath Foden select here. For RNIB Insight Radio please select here, Recent articles on the Journey. Manchester Evening News
Disability Now Magazine Candis Magazine Yours Magazine on Return. Yours Magazine (Prior to Leaving). The People Sunday Newspaper Magazine The Weekly News Blind adventurer climbs Machu Picchu - News - Vision Australia Website http://www.visionaustralia.org/info.aspx?page=823&news=1024 http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,25053736-2761,00.html http://inner-west-courier-west.whereilive.com.au/news/story/world-of-inspiration/Extract of Interview conducted in India with George Abraham from the Score Foundation. http://www.eyeway.org/inspires/interview-1/cathy-and-bernard Earlier articles. Articles 1, 2, and 3 are published by Action for Blind People in their internal magazine 'Intermission'. The article describes the 2,500 test run made through the Pyrenees and French Alps to test the feasibility of making a longer trip. There are three links regarding this trip. The first link is to the Front Cover of the first publication about the trip. The second link is a Microsoft Word version of the article. The article 3 link is a PDF version of the article. Article 1 (PDF cover of Intermission Magazine) Article 4 (Press Release 1) - issued independently. Article 5 (Press Release 2) - issued by the Royal National Institute of the Blind Press Office in Association with Guide dogs for the Blind and Action for Blind People. List of articles, radio interviews and publications who have featured the journey. We must admit we still find articles we did not even know exist!Latest News May 2007BBC Radio Merseyside Buzz FM Key 103 Wythenshawe Community Radio InSight Radio. BBC Radio Manchester Wire FM Independent Television (ITV) In terms of Print Media: Manchester Evening News. Select here for the story - special thanks to the staff at the M.E.N for allowing us to use their photographs for various purposes).There was a large page three article in the Liverpool Daily Post. Liverpool Echo.Forward Features - Cathy has been approached by several Women's Magazines for articles to be written on our return. This is popularly called 'forward features' in that Magazines and papers 'book' features in advance.Online Articles This is Cheshire - select here for the story Liverpool Daily Post - select here for the story. Auto Trader - select here for the story.Guide Dogs - select here for the story.Guide Dogs 2 - select here for the story. Warrington World Wide - select here for the story. Previous stories featuring Catherine Birchall - select here for the story British Retinitus Pigmentosa
Society, London's Dinner, Auction and Raffle A real eye-opener of a day - From the Guardian Series, first published Monday 16th Oct 2000. By JANE FIELD. Select here for the story.Link to RNIB synopsis of story - Select here for the story. Link to Action for Blind Synopsis of story - select here for the story. Bike Animal - The overall aim of this site is to encompass all aspects of motorcycling. It includes the latest news from the industry, up to date race reports, news from the leading championships and road safety advice for motorcyclists. You can find the story on the site here. Latest News June 2007Manchester Evening News - the Manchester Evening News re-ran the story on Tuesday 29 May: (Select here to go to the story) First TV appearance
Sky - on channel 203 - or can access ntl digital cable TV on channel 878. It is also available on Virgin 878. You can watch the full episode by selecting HERE.
Bike Animal (who sponsor the Biker Show above) have also featured the story. Please select here to go to the feature.Print update Ability Magazine Dial Magazine Mobilise Magazine Real Travel have also featured the story now (Select here to go to the Magazine). The Bikeress
News Links - Select here to link to Investors.com Media Centre. The Florida Division of Blind Services - select here for story. The Journey has appeared in Da Moto a Spanish Magazine. If you can read Spanish (!) Select HERE Motorcycle News brief summary was published on 6th June edition. Latest News July 2007In July we completed the final test run which involved going from John O'Groats to Land's End (via Outer Hebrides and various Islands!) through the great floods of the summer. Select here for week one report, here for week two report and here for week three) on the test run. If you understand Hungarian (!) then you can select here to review the story and here and here and here and here and here and here You can watch a short clip of the TV appearance on You Tube by selecting here. You can watch a short clip of a test trip by selecting here Cathy was also interviewed about the World Tour by Warrington General Hospital Radio while she attended the Disability Awareness Day in July as part of the Guide Dogs Fundraising Team. Latest News August 2007Catherine has written a section for a book being produced by the Canadian Council for the Blind. We are very grateful for the assistance of George Abraham of India who will be handling our connections in that country (select You Tube video or here for biographical details of George). We look forward to working with him when we arrive the India.Latest News September 2007We have received tremendous support from BMW (UK) who spread the story far and wide through their public relations team. This has aided us greatly in terms of publicity and we would like to thank them for this valuable assistance. Cathy is now huge in Hungary and well known in Spain and a host of other other countries thanks to their help.
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