Online Audio Descriptions and Self-Guided Audio Described Tours at Bentley Priory Museum Home to Fighter Command During the Battle of Britain
Season 1, Episode 1360, Sep 02, 2022, 09:00 AM
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Every year for Battle of Britain Day, 15 September we commemorate what has been described as the turning point in the Battle of Britain during World War II. Bentley Priory was home to fighter Command in the lead up to and during the Battle of Britain and explores how technology, leadership and courage forged victory, enabling Britain’s darkest hour to also be her finest hour.
The Museum highlights the contribution and importance of ‘The One‘, Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding, ‘The Few‘, the aircrew who took to the skies to defend Britain, and ‘The Many‘, without whose tireless work on the ground victory would not have been possible.
RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey caught up with Chloe Marley, Collections Manager from Bentley Priory Museum to find out more about their online recorded audio descriptions of some of the key exhibits and objects that are on display in the museum which tells the story of the building pivotal role as home to Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain along with details about their two self-guided audio described tours that are available to blind and partially sighted visitors.
Please note that tickets for the Battle of Britain comemorative day at Bentley Priory Museum on Saturday 17th Sepyember need to be pre-booked, unlike normal open days where visitors can turn up during the day.
Do visit the access pages of the Bentley Priory Museum website via the following link for more details about the online audio descriptions, the two self-guided audio described tours and other access facilities for blind and partially sighted visitors to Bentley Priory Museum - https://bentleypriorymuseum.org.uk/visit-us/access/
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The Museum highlights the contribution and importance of ‘The One‘, Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding, ‘The Few‘, the aircrew who took to the skies to defend Britain, and ‘The Many‘, without whose tireless work on the ground victory would not have been possible.
RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey caught up with Chloe Marley, Collections Manager from Bentley Priory Museum to find out more about their online recorded audio descriptions of some of the key exhibits and objects that are on display in the museum which tells the story of the building pivotal role as home to Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain along with details about their two self-guided audio described tours that are available to blind and partially sighted visitors.
Please note that tickets for the Battle of Britain comemorative day at Bentley Priory Museum on Saturday 17th Sepyember need to be pre-booked, unlike normal open days where visitors can turn up during the day.
Do visit the access pages of the Bentley Priory Museum website via the following link for more details about the online audio descriptions, the two self-guided audio described tours and other access facilities for blind and partially sighted visitors to Bentley Priory Museum - https://bentleypriorymuseum.org.uk/visit-us/access/
(Image shows RNIB logo. 'RNIB' written in black capital letters over a white background and underlined with a bold pink line, with the words 'See differently' underneath)