If you would like to find out about being a volunteer please contact us with your details and and we will get back to you. We also have specific situations vacant from time to time that we have listed further down the page.
We also invite comments and suggestion from our listeners. Subjects for inclusion in the quarterly INSIGHT Magazine are particularly welcome - all the more so if you, as a listener, can be part of the feature. We have portable recording equipment which means we can come to you. If you have an idea - why not contact us and let us know?
Situations Vacant
Could You Be the Next Chair of Chichester Area Talking News?
Chichester Area Talking News is seeking a new Chair to help lead our friendly, well-established local charity into its next chapter.
For more than 50 years, our free, volunteer-run Sussex charity has provided local news programmes for blind and visually impaired people across the Chichester, Bognor Regis, Midhurst and Petworth areas. Every week, we help hundreds of listeners stay informed, independent and connected to their communities.
We are looking for a people person who enjoys working with others and would like to play a meaningful role in supporting blind and visually impaired people. As Chair, you would work alongside a dedicated team of volunteers who are passionate about the service we provide.
This is a well-run organisation with strong foundations, and the successful candidate will be fully supported by our experienced Vice-Chair, who will be delighted to help smooth the way during the first few months while the new Chair settles into the role.
If you would like to use your skills and experience to make a real difference in your local community, we would love to hear from you. Please email: studio@catn.org.uk or call 01243 775050.
To find out more about Chichester Area Talking News, visit www.catn.org.uk.
Office Support Volunteers
We are looking for another volunteer for around 2 hours every two weeks in the studio office at St. Richard’s Hospital in Chichester. The work involves sending out and receiving back the memory sticks containing the news recordings, and handling telephone enquiries from listeners. To find out more, please email studio@catn.org.uk or call our office on 01243 775050 and leave your contact details.
Recording Engineer Required
We are looking for an additional Recording Engineer to join our team of volunteers. Experience is not necessary, as full training will be given.
We record fortnightly at 5.30 pm on a Thursday evening and are usually finished by around 7.30 to 8.00pm. We have a state-of-the-art studio on the St Richard's Hospital campus and make a digital recording that has to be edited and prepared for the copiers who will make the 300+ copies to be sent out to our listeners that same evening.
We have three recording teams who work with a producer so engineers are usually called in to record once every six weeks. We also record INSIGHT, a magazine programme, every quarter.
If you would like to be part of a friendly, hard-working team of volunteers, please give us a call on 01243 775050.
