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Featured Poem: To a Friend Who Sent Me Some Roses by John Keats
This week's choice of Featured Poem comes from one of the great Romantic poets, and comes as an insight into…

Time to talk Toilets.
Toilets might not seem like the most exciting topic for some light reading on a Friday afternoon but stay with…

4 things we learnt from A Little Aloud With Love
It's been two months since the launch of our latest anthology A Little Aloud With Love but we're still sharing…

Featured Poem: Sonnet 150 by William Shakespeare
Following the nationwide - and even international - celebrations of the Bard this past weekend, there could be no other…

Tackling the wealth divide in education through shared reading
With Unicef's damning report on how the growing wealth gap is impacting on child well-being, we discuss how Shared Reading…

Wellbeing Day at The Reader
Volunteers enjoyed another successful Wellbeing Day at Calderstones Mansion House last week, putting the emphasis on wellbeing in action. April…

Knit and Natter News #3
From Katie Gwilt, PQASSO Intern at The Reader and Knit and Natterer Hello again happy crafters! It’s only a couple…

The Reader 61
So spring hasn't sprung with quite the gusto we'd hoped for but while these grey clouds pass there's the latest…

Featured Poem: My Kingdom by Louisa May Alcott
While she is undoubtedly best known as the author of literary classic Little Women, Louisa May Alcott provides an interesting…

Little Leap Forward at The Storybarn
Special Events at The Storybarn Little Leap Forward Sunday 24 April 2016 3pm - 4pm Tickets £2 each ONLINE TICKET ALLOCATION…

Knit and Natter News #2
From Katie Gwilt, PQASSO Intern at The Reader and Knit and Natterer The Knit and Natterers are gearing up for…

Featured Poem: Holidays by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Hopefully Easter has proved to be an enjoyable period for our readers, with some time set aside to reflect, relax…