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The Evening Read-In: The end is in sight for Scrooge…
Like the Three Spirits, our time with Ebenezer Scrooge is rapidly approaching its conclusion - it's the last part of our…
Featured Poem: Festive Selection
The Christmas season is fast approaching, with just under a week to go to the big day (festive lunches and…
The Evening Read-In: A Christmas Carol Part 4
Here we are with the penultimate part of our completely Christmassy Evening Read-In. Just what is in store for Scrooge…
A Christmas Conversation
Overheard by Zoe in the Raspberry Room this week as preparations get underway for Christmas lunch at The Friary Centre on…
The Evening Read-In: Hearing is believing
It's probably not stretching things too far to say that A Christmas Carol is the story that is the most often adapted…
Reading is as nice as pie: Liverpool Schools Evaluation Results
Last week, we heard the worrying statistic that 1 in 3 children in the UK do not own a book.…
The Evening Read-In: A Christmas Carol Part 3
It's time once more for our weekly read-in treat; who could possibly want to venture outside in the dark, cold…
The Triumphant BLUE Santas
It was raining - torrentially. Think of the term 'bucketing down' then add a few more buckets! I'm talking about…
The Evening Read-In: Getting into the Christmas Spirit (in more ways than one)
We're almost a week into December, lights are twinkling all around and now that the Penny Readings has taken place…
1 in 3 UK children don’t own a book – what can we do?
Yesterday, a newly-published report by The Literacy Trust revealed a particularly astounding statistic: that 3.8 million children in the UK…
“A Merry Christmas to us all”: Penny Readings 2011
The festive season has officially begun! Last night saw The Reader Organisation once again take over the small concert room…
Santa Dash: The reason why we’re running
With the big event this Sunday (well - two big events - how can we possibly overlook the Penny Readings?),…
