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The Storybarn’s Treasure Island adventure to launch at Liverpool ONE

A Liverpool-based national charity and social enterprise is set to bring children’s books to life in the heart of Liverpool’s…

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The Storybarn’s Treasure Island

WE'RE COMING BACK TO LIVERPOOL ONE... Opening Monday 9 April Suitable for children, new-born – eight and their families. From…

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Featured Poem: Time Is by Henry Van Dyke

This week’s featured poem, Time Is by Henry Van Dyke, contemplates the passage of time and our relationship to it.…

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Featured Poem: Sonnet 37 by William Shakespeare

For this week's Featured Poem we're going straight to the Bard himself for poetic inspiration with Sonnet 37. The sound advise…

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Spring Sessions now on sale

Spring is most definitely in the air in Calderstones Park. Tickets are now on sale for our Spring Sessions, which include…

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Bringing Shared Reading to Kensington Palace

Great Shared Reading doesn’t need much in the way of surroundings: some people in a space, with chairs to sit…

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New national alliance for Culture, Health and Wellbeing launches in Birmingham

An alliance of cultural organisations from across England launches a new national body to develop and promote the role of…

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The Reader announced in AESOP Arts in Health Conference & Showcase programme

Aesop announces Arts in Health programmes presenting at its second Arts in Health Conference & Showcase for Health Decision Makers, this April.…

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Literature

Featured Poem: Blackbird by John Drinkwater

This week we turn to English poet and dramatist John Drinkwater and his charming poem Blackbird. While the Beast from the…

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Literature

Featured Poem: Meadowlarks by Sara Teasdale

A small but perfectly formed poem to start the week, we're reading Sara Teasdale's Meadowlarks. If winter's chill has crept back…

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The Reader welcomes incredible support from players of People’s Postcode Lottery

Funding from players will support Shared Reading movement to help people affected by social isolation, mental health issues and dementia…

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Calling all teachers – World Book Day Celebration

  Our Storyhunters are so excited about World Book Day that we’ve decided one day just isn’t enough to celebrate!…

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