Press Releases 2006 Archive
December 2006
Disability Minister supports blind entrepreneurs (155 KB) Blind Essex man spends cold and lonely winter due to local authority’s failures (29 KB)
November 2006
New Home for local Blind Charity - Nov 2006 (29 KB) National Lottery Grants support sports wish for blind kids in Middlesbrough - Nov 2006 (40 KB) Huddersfield's blind Kids cut it on the ice rink - Nov 2006 (31 KB) Sport in Action for blind children in Carlisle (28 KB) Merseyside charity takes Next Step for local blind people. (34 KB)
October 2006
Blind charity pins fundraising hopes on Angelica badges (31 KB) "A bite without sight" for World Sight Day (36 KB) Award nomination for Action for Blind people (34 KB) Adam speeds into Action for Blind People at the Great North Run (30 KB)
September 2006
Birthday celebrations for blind children in Hull (35 KB) New sports club for blind kids in Leicester (41 KB) MPs take Action for Blind People in Lancashire (41 KB) Local charities offer a sensory experience (43 KB) Hotel for blind people continues to have Midas touch (35 KB)
August 2006
Tees Valley charity offers insight on employing blind people (34 KB) Blind charity employes fresh eyes to create new website (33 KB) Southampton blind kids take to the lake after Hilton splash out (41 KB) Lancashire charity offers insight on employing blind people (35 KB)
July 2006
Action for Blind People appoints new Director of Services (34 KB) Action for Blind People appoints new PR Manager (43 KB) Companies rate blind employees (180 KB)
June 2006
Hayley Tudor-Jun06.pdf (46 KB) Abseil Hollyoaks-Jun06.pdf (35 KB) Hilton donation-Jun06.pdf (48 KB) Jamie Carragher-Jun06.pdf (43 KB) Ipswich EDT and door to door-Jun06.pdf (33 KB) Post abseil for celeb mags-Jun06.pdf (46 KB) Post abseil for local press-Jun06.pdf (35 KB) Peterborough push-Jun06.pdf (33 KB) Birmingham Actionnaires-Jun06.pdf (33 KB) 60,000 visitor-Jun06.pdf (35 KB) Southampton Actionnaires-Jun06.pdf (33 KB)
May 2006
Nottingham Actionnaires launch-May06.pdf (48 KB) Tees Valley Bid-May06.pdf (99 KB) Great North Run draft release-May06.pdf (99 KB) Jeremy Hunt-May06.pdf (43 KB)
April 2006
Abseil-Apr06.pdf (34 KB) Judo-Apr06.pdf (40 KB)
March 2006
Cornwall Libraries-Mar06.pdf (34 KB)
February 2006
Sunderland Actionnaires-Feb06.pdf (36 KB)
January 2006
Liverpool Actionnaires Release-Jan06.pdf (45 KB) London Marathon-Jan06.pdf (44 KB) Peterborough Actionnaires-Jan06.pdf (32 KB)
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