Blind people offered helping hand

A travelling information service will be offering a helping hand to visually-impaired people in Cumbria.

The mobile unit - run by Action for Blind People - will display specialist aids and equipment for blind and partially-sighted people.

These range from technology such as bank note detectors, to so-called "talking" microwaves and tin lids.

The unit will visit Mill Street in Maryport on 14 October, and the Oval Centre in Workington on 15.

It will also be outside the Tourist Information Centre in Carlisle on 16 October.

Robert Harris from Action for Blind People's Sight Loss Information Service said: "Whether you are visually-impaired or know somebody who may be having problems with their sight, please pay us a visit to pick up information or ask us questions."