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Featured Poem: Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley
This week we have Patrick, a work experience student with us, and he's kindly shared a favourite poem for our…
The Big Reader Picnic at Calderstones Park
Last weekend The Reader welcomed hundreds of people for a scorching picnic in Calderstones Park to celebrate its 10th birthday…
Featured Poem: “Oh could I raise the darken’d veil” – Nathaniel Hawthorne
This weeks featured poem comes recommended by David Grant, an intern from The University of Liverpool. This week's poem “Oh…
Read of the Week: Reader, I Married Him by Tracy Chevalier
Recommended by Emma from our PIPEs team, this week's Read is a collection of short stories edited by Tracy Chevalier…
In the News, July 2018
Catch up on the latest Reader news from across the UK: Dementia: discovering an island of unimpairment By Jo Glanville, Boundless…
Frank Cottrell Boyce joins birthday celebrations at Calderstones Park
Announcing The Big Reader Picnic at Calderstones Park on Saturday July 7 To mark its 10th birthday, The Reader, a…
Statement on Calderstones Park
Read the full statement here.
In the News, June 2018
Catch up on the latest Reader news from across the UK: Is a new underclass of citizens being created by…
CALDER STORY: Love’s Labour’s Lost in Calderstones Park
Stories are at the heart of our project to create The International Centre for Shared Reading at Calderstones Mansion…
Featured Poem: Spring and Fall by Gerard Manley Hopkins
Our Featured Poem today comes from Gerard Manley Hopkins. Spring and Fall deals with the heavy themes of youth, mortality…
Project Update – June 2018
This is the first in a series of posts giving a sneak peek into what's happening inside Calderstones Mansion House…
Reader Story: Deborah’s Internship with The Reader
A letter from Deborah, our recently departed Reading Resources Intern, who has shared her experiences with The Reader. Before we…
