Who we are
Phoenix Talking Post is a registered charity providing a free local news and magazine service for people in the Lewes area who are unable to read because of sight or visual impairment, chronic illness resulting in fatigue or lack of concentration, or a physical disability. Local news and magazine items are delivered free of charge every week, issued on USB memory sticks which can be used with a PC, laptop, etc. A free media player is provided to listeners without access to a computer.
Phoenix Talking Post grew many years ago from “The Meridian Post”, local news recorded onto cassette by Noel Etches of Peacehaven. In 1982 Evelyn Rogers and Terry Davies started the Lewes Edition. They were followed by Joyce Hancock, who with her husband was involved in setting up the Friends of the Phoenix Centre and raising money towards its building. The Phoenix Centre became the home of The Talking Post, interrupted only by the Lewes Flood in 2000, the pandemic in 2020/2021, and refurbishment works to the Centre in 2024. We recorded from the House of Friendship whilst work was undertaken to repair the flood damage, and from Westfield House (part of the County Hall estate) in 2024. Unfortunately, we were not able to record at all during the Pandemic.
In May 2025 we moved to our current location at Sackville House, Lewes
Where we are
Sackville House
Brooks Close, Lewes
BN7 2FZ
What we do
Every week we record a selection of spoken magazine stories and local news items.
We put these recordings onto USB sticks and send them out to our registered listeners.
Our readers record material prepared by our editors on a 6 weekly rota.
Our technicians manage the recording process, and the sending out of recordings.
To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key.
