EVENING Times readers are being urged to support a charity event that is raising funds to ensure a vital service can continue.

A race night is being held to raise funds for our Talking Newspaper for the blind

Cue and Review Print Speaking to the Blind, which produces our Talking Newspaper, is holding a race night to raise cash to fund the service.

Volunteers and young disabled people employed by the charity currently read a total of 28 articles each day and upload them for blind and partially-sighted people to download to their specially adapted internet radio boxes.

It costs 167 each day to keep the service free. Up to 2000 blind people can access the audio version of the Evening Times thanks to the charity.

A fundraising race night is being held on February 21 at the Social Club in St Mungo Street in Bishopbriggs.

Alastair McPhee, Cue and Review managing editor, said: "Providing a six day a week service for the Evening Times costs money and with that in mind the volunteers are asking readers to come along and support the event.

"It costs 167 per day to keep our service free, and we do need your support to help up to 2000 blind people who have access to the audio Evening Times.

"Providing a six-day a week service of the Herald and Evening Times costs money and with that in mind the volunteers are asking Evening Times readers to come along and support the event."

Tickets for the race night are 7.50, including a hot supper and horses can be sponsored for a minimum of 5.

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