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Three Rings has always had it’s roots in Wales – Aberystwyth Nightline was the very first listening service to use the system, way back in 2002 – so we’ve always been aware of the issues surrounding bilingualism in our field: it can be hard for people to openly talk about their emotions anyway, without the […]

Right now, three members of the Three Rings team – Ruth, JTA, and I (Dan) – are at the Nightline Association conference at the University of Essex in Colchester. It’s always pleasant to get out and network with the volunteers from the Nightlines associated with the Nightline Association, because their volunteer turnover rate – comparatively […]

One of the changes planned for Milestone Gallium – our next major upcoming release of Three Rings – will be a reduced level of support for Microsoft Internet Explorer 6. This follows announcements by YouTube, Google, and other major content providers that Internet Explorer 6 will no longer be supported for many of their services. […]

While working on Three Rings the other day, one of our volunteers, Dan, was inspired to write a short article which I’ve submitted for consideration to be included in the next issue of the National Nightline magazine, Insomniac. In the UK & Ireland, most Nightlines benefit from Three Rings, and so the vast majority of […]

We thought we’d take a few minutes to help explain the development process we use for Three Rings. Three Rings typically receives three major updates per year. We call these Milestones, and we tend to organise them so that they take place around Christmas, around Easter, and in about September. Traditionally, these times were chosen […]

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