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If you have ever thought about taking on a running challenge event to support the RNIB but thought the London Marathon might be just a few miles too far?
Well why not run for Team RNIB in either the London Big Half this September or the 2026 Royal Parks Half Marathon in October and raise important funds for the RNIB at the same time.
RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey was joined by Jake Hart who also presents The Jazz Club every Friday and Saturday nights on the station to find out what it was like running the Royal Parks Half Marathon for Team RNIB as a visually impaired person.
Jake shares why he wanted to run for Team RNIB, what it was like for him running through four of London’s beautiful Royal Parks passing many of the capital’s famous landmarks on the way and also some great jazz tracks to listen to while training and to get in the mood for running the Royal Parks Half Marathon too.
if you are thinking about running for Team RNIB in either the London Big Half this September or like Jake in the 2026 Royal Parks Half Marathon in October then do visit the following link for more details on how to sign up to run for Team RNIB - 
https://www.rnib.org.uk/get-involved/fundraise/challenge-events/?event_type=1&event_location=16
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From the back streets of Harajuku, Tokyo, to the global stage, the exhibition ‘NIGO:  From Japan with Love’ at the Design Museum in London is the first-ever museum retrospective exhibition outside of Japan that charts the career and life of the Japanese creative director, NIGO, one of the first creatives to bridge the worlds of streetwear and luxury fashion. 
The ‘NIGO: From Japan with Love’ exhibition features over 700 objects, including a recreation of NIGO’s teenage bedroom, rare designs, ceramics hand-thrown by NIGO himself, and a life-size glass tea house made especially for the exhibition. 
RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey caught up with Luisa Ulyett, Senior Curator, Public Practice at the Design Museum and Rosa Abbott, Assistant Curator of the exhibition to find out more about NIGO and the audio described tour of the ‘NIGO: from Japan with Love’ exhibition on Friday 5 June 2026 from 10.30am to 12noon.
To find out more and book your place on the audio described tour of the ’NIGO:  From Japan with Love’ exhibition do visit - https://designmuseum.org/whats-on/talks-courses-and-workshops/audio-described-tour-of-nigo-from-japan-with-love
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For this month’s RNIB Campaigns update RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey was joined by Ross Meegan, RNIB’s Assistant Campaigns Officer to find out more about an opportunity for blind and partially sighted people to share their thoughts and concerns about self-driving taxis and an update on the PIP (Personal Independent Payments) situation. 
To take part in the survey on self-driving taxis do visit the following link and to find out more about other ways to get involved in RNIB Campaigns do either email [email protected] or call the RNIB Helpline on 0303 123 9999. 
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=fDNFXZLR_EOqWAVVfJFxvCX5G4Z1621Fsf4bniKOaNpUNjlZNkNMQlgySVhLU0RFRzJJRkM1MTBVWC4u 
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RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey is joined again by Vidar Hjardeng MBE, Inclusion and Diversity Consultant for ITV News across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands for another audio described theatre review.
This time we have what is becoming a bit of a cult musical as the UK tour of ‘Operation Mincemeat’ visited the Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham with description by Professional Audio Describer Theo Hornsby-Walsh. 
About ‘Operation Mincemeat’
Operation Mincemeat is the 2024 Olivier Award-winning Best New Musical. It's London's biggest hit with 88 Five-Star reviews, making it the best-reviewed show in West End history. 
THE YEAR IS 1943 AND WE'RE LOSING THE WAR. LUCKILY, WE'RE ABOUT TO GAMBLE ALL OUR FUTURES ON A STOLEN CORPSE. 
Singin' in the Rain meets Strangers on a Train, Noel Coward meets Noel Fielding, Operation Mincemeat is the fast-paced, hilarious and unbelievable true story of the twisted secret mission that won us World War II. The question is, how did a well-dressed corpse wrong-foot Hitler?
To find out more about ‘Operation Mincemeat’ and the UK tour do visit -
https://operationmincemeat.com/tour/uk/ 
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Blind Sports Professional Evan Scwerbrock currently holds the title of world’s strongest disabled man.
He tells Amelia about his preparation for the competition, how the day went down and his upcoming events.
Learn more about Evan on his website - ABOUT | Cane & Able Fitness
Follow him on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok and Youtube @caneandablefitness
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