Roy Turnham: Banging The Drums For Blind Sport
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Prepare to be inspired! Roy Turnham was registered blind from birth but as you’ll hear he has never let his sight hold him back. Indeed, Roy’s made over 100 appearances for the England Blind Football Team, he’s won the National Singles and Doubles championships in the GB National Visually Impaired Tennis Champs and he’s combined it all with a spot of rock and roll - having toured as a drummer with the fantastic Liverpool band She Drew The Gun. I found Roy’s story incredibly inspiring, I hope you will too… To find out more about British Blind Sport, please visit: https://britishblindsport.org.uk/ If you’d like to contact Roy, he is on Twitter @royturnhammusic
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