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A Little Love on Valentine’s Day
Love took my hand, and smiling did reply, Who made the eyes but I? Happy Valentine's Day! Whatever your plans…
The most romantic lines in literature
The most romantic day of the year is just around the corner, and we're definitely feeling loved-up as the Liverpool…
Launching A Little, Aloud with Love
A Little, Aloud with Love may have been on sale for over a week, but we decided we'd wait a…
Introducing: A Little, Aloud with Love!
We're delighted to have a new addition to the A Little, Aloud series, as A Little, Aloud with Love is…
Featured Poem: To A Mouse by Robert Burns
As tonight is Burns Night - one of the most spirited celebrations in the literary calendar - we couldn't choose…
Connecting to the stress-relieving power of poetry
It's great news to hear that the connection between poetry and mental wellbeing is being highlighted, thanks to the launch…
Featured Poem: Song of a Man Who has Come Through by D.H. Lawrence
This week's Featured Poem is a selection from D.H. Lawrence, a poem that appears to denote a journey of a…
A Family Affair
2016 is here and we're back up and running at the Mansion with our regular weekly Shared Reading groups from…
We did it! The Reader secures £2m HLF Funding.
The Reader at Calderstones secures £1.99million Heritage Lottery Fund investment The Reader will begin work on creating their flagship International…
Russia Reads Aloud
Anyone who has taken on the challenge of reading War and Peace will know that it's quite the literary endeavour,…
Heritage Lottery Fund create the next step for Calderstones
It's a week of wonderful news here at Calderstones as we can announce that we have secured a confirmed grant…
Introducing…The Storybarn and The Wonderful World of Oliver Jeffers
Excitement is building as The Storybarn is getting ever closer to opening its doors...we've been hard at work over the…
