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An update from The Reader Café Team
As we continue to work through the details of how we can safely re-open the Mansion House, we’re making some changes to our service at The…

An update on Shared Reading groups and activities
Government guidelines have recently been changed to allow some easing of social distancing and places like libraries and cultural venues…

The Reader Cafe and Mansion House – site update
The Reader Café in the Calderstones Mansion House has now reopened with a new takeaway menu providing drinks and snacks. The Reader Café, followed by…

An update on activities as lockdown eases
Many of you have been in touch to ask when our in-person Shared Reading groups across the UK and our…

Black Lives Matter and Diversity – A Message from The Reader
'It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.' Audre…

The Reader at Calderstones – important site update
From Monday 1 June, we’ll be reopening the Ice Cream Parlour in Calderstones Park as a takeaway service providing ice…

The Reader at Calderstones – important site update
After careful consideration, we have made the decision to close some of our operations at Calderstones until further notice due to the coronavirus pandemic. We believe this is…

Coronavirus – pressing pause
In response to the ongoing spread of coronavirus, The Reader has decided to suspend its activities in communities across the…

Coronavirus – what we’re doing & guidance
Health and wellbeing are at the heart of The Reader’s work – from our Shared Reading groups around the UK,…