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Featured Poem: A Song for New Year’s Eve by William Cullen Bryant
The Reader's Learning and Quality Leader, Tom Young, shares his thoughts on this week's Featured Poem, A Song for New…
Featured Poem: Merry Christmas by Louisa May Alcott
The Reader's Learning and Quality Leader, Amanda Boston, shares her thoughts on this week's festive Featured Poem, Merry Christmas by…
Christmas 2018 Opening Hours
We're open as usual at Calderstones over the next couple of weeks with a few exceptions, full details are below.…
Project Update: December 2018
As we dash towards Christmas, George Hawkins, The Reader's Calderstones Development and Heritage Manager, gives us one last project update for…
Bringing The Reader Mansion House to life
In Spring 2019, we’ll be opening The Reader Mansion House in Calderstones Park, where there will be a vibrant programme…
Giving Thanks on Giving Tuesday
Last month, we celebrated Giving Tuesday by giving thanks to all of the amazing supporters, volunteers, funders and partners…
The Reading Revolution comes to Hampshire
Hampshire Cultural Trust is working with The Reader as part of its plans to provide a programme of cultural engagement…
Looked-after children benefit from one-to-one reading thanks to BBC Children in Need
Thanks to continuation funding from BBC Children in Need, national charity The Reader has secured an extension to its Reading…
Featured Poem: Lines Written on a Window at the Leasowes at a Time of Very Deep Snow by William Shenstone
The Reader's Head of Publications, Amanda Brown, reflects on this week's Featured Poem, Lines Written on a Window at the…
“Thank you for all you do for reading and for people”: The Penny Readings 2018 in review
The Reader’s Penny Readings, inspired by Charles Dickens’ journeys around the country sharing his work, was a night our literary…
Featured Poem: Karma by Edwin Arlington Robinson
The Reader's Learning and Quality Coordinator, Lisa Spurgin, shares her thoughts on this week's Featured Poem, Karma by Edwin Arlington…
Public Notice – Car Parking 10 – 21 December 2018
As the refurbishment work at Calderstones Mansion House continues, The Reader and John Turner Construction Group would like to notify…