# Alan Thorpe
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Sir alan thorpe Richard Wood (born 4 April 1954) is a British public servant who served from 2006 to 2015 as the corporate director for Children and Young People's Services in the London Borough of Hackney.
== Career ==
Born in Stepney, Wood read social sciences at the University of York and then trained as a teacher at University of Birmingham, working as a history teacher from 1977. He additionally became a Labour local councillor for the London Borough of Camden in 1982.After 13 years as a teacher, Wood moved to work for the London Borough of Southwark's education department in 1990 as their head of pupil support and special educational needs.
Chinese New Year
Here we give an international round-up of Chinese New Year. Tianu Li, a Chinese student at Sheffield University and an editor with Sheffield Talking News, gives a rundown of the lunar zodiac as she waits in the airport preparing to fly home - highlighting 2025 as the year of the snake. Once in Chin…
The Sensory Garden in Graves Park
In this edition of V.I.Pod we join our visually impaired reporter, Alan Thorpe, at the Sheffield Royal Society for the Blind’s sensory garden in Graves Park. After a tour of the garden with Alan and Sheffield Talking News’s Kerry Moon, we hear from two of the movers and shakers behind the project.…
Braille Matters-Fixing the Perkins Brailler
In this edition V.I.Pod looks to the world of braille,particularly to the work of Sheffield Talking News’ Alan Thorpe who not only teaches braille but is the only certified repairer in the UK of the Perkins braille typewriter, the world’s most widely used braille machine.
Here, we run an intervi…
Braille Matters-Fixing the Perkins Brailler
In this edition V.I.Pod we look to the world of braille,particularly to the work of Sheffield Talking News’ Alan Thorpe who not only teaches braille but is the only certified repairer in the UK of the Perkins braille typewriter, the world’s most widely used braille machine.
Here, we run an inter…
The Gardener's Delight
Today's episode of V.I.Pod has a distinctly horticultural flavour where Alan Thorpe talks to the appropriately named and accomplished gardener, Frank Gardener. Frank is visually impaired, but that doesn't interfere with his skills in nurturing plants. Frank describes a life in gardening as well as…
AI Special, Episode 6: Using AI to improve weather information
In this episode of The WeatherPod hosts David Rogers and Alan Thorpe invited Shruti Nath of Oxford University into the studio.
Shruti’s research is about using data-driven, Artificial Intelligence or AI techniques for improving weather forecasts - and rainfall forecasts in particular.
The emphasis…
Sheffield Steam Rally
In this episode, Alan Thorpe takes us on a tour around Sheffield Steam Rally at North Anston. As well as Alan's wonderful commentary, we can hear the sounds of the various exhibits.
Jarvis 'Chainbreaker' Atkinson along with Alan Thorpe who is on a walk for mental health
This interview first aired on Thursday the 9th of October, 2025 on ONE FM 98.5 Shepparton.
One FM Breakfast announcer Plemo talks to Yorta Yorta and Rumbalara board member Jarvis 'Chainbreaker' Atkinson and Alan Thorpe. Alan is on a long walk for mental health.
About Time For Connection will be …
Perk up your Perkins (Episode 5)
Paul Sullivan of the Bristol Braillists speaks with Alan Thorpe from EYECAN about manual braille writing equipment. Alan shares tips on caring for your Perkins Brailler and how the design has endured for over half a century.
We also discover other historic Braille Writing machines including Pike …
Irrelevant or Irreplaceable: Is the Perkins Brailler Really so Old-Fashioned? (Episode 74)
The “old-fashioned Perkins” is a term we hear (and perhaps use) a lot. Whilst it is true that it was invented over fifty years ago, the evolution in braille writing in the period leading up to the first Perkins Brailler being sold was immense, with dozens of braille writers coming to market. Some o…
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