Welcome to Calibre's news page. We hope you enjoy reading about the latest developments in our service, all the stories about people who have supported us, recent publicity, and also news about books.
01/12/2010
Jan Collings, PA to the Director of Calibre, visited Waitrose in Thame, Oxfordshire, to collect a cheque for £290.
This was presented by Leanne... More >
01/12/2010
Calibre received the top accolade of Charity Champion 2010 for Volunteer Workout from Community Impact Bucks, an organisation which supports local... More >
01/12/2010
We received some wonderful news from Ruby, one of our Dorset members, following our annual appeal.
Ruby lost her sight following a stroke when... More >
15/11/2010
Noor Inayat Khan, the resistance heroine who operated in Nazi-occupied France during the Second World War, is to be honoured with a memorial... More >
01/11/2010
After listening to the recent edition of Calibre Echo, enterprising member Joan Waterman has come up with an innovative way to help Calibre. Joan,... More >
01/11/2010
Rona Cubitt recently completed the Nokia Coast to Coast challenge and smashed her fundraising target too, raising an impressive and well-deserved... More >
01/11/2010
On 1st November the visually impaired reading group organised by the Phoenix Group, Haringey, celebrated its first birthday in Crouch End Library... More >
01/10/2010
Please note that the USA-based site http://calibre-ebook.com/ offering a software management application for e-books has no connection with Calibre... More >
01/10/2010
All future Calibre books produced on USB memory sticks will bookmark from the exact point the book is left, instead of the beginning of the track... More >
01/10/2010
We are delighted to welcome award-winning Scottish author Candia McWilliam as a new patron. Candia's career as a writer began in 1988 with A Case... More >
