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Wilfred Owen’s Story continues in Birkenhead
What comes to mind when you think of Wilfred Owen? Poetry - of course. War – particularly the futility of.…
Frank Cottrell Boyce pens new Chitty Chitty Bang Bang books
A new series of books featuring that famous flying car Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is being written by Our Read…
Featured Poem: Joy and Pleasure by William Henry Davies
In last week’s Featured Poem, a magnifying glass was held up to the seemingly straightforward feeling of pleasure, shining light…
Niall in Wonderland
Either Niall's got really big, or this house is just really, really small...
A day in the life of GIR Wirral #5
This week's insight comes from GIR assistant manager Sophie Povey, and her experience of reading with looked after children. I…
Proud to Read Aloud #5
For the fourth installment of our Proud to Read Aloud series, project worker Damian Taylor reads As Kingfishers Catch Fire…
Featured Poem: Are They Shadows by Samuel Daniel
It’s always good to have something to look forward to in life. A light on the horizon to outshine the…
Chain Read at the Bluecoat
Whilst Jen, Charlotte and a few others were speeding down to London on "Frank's Train" for the launch of Our…
The Beasts of the Moor
Get Into Reading now has a presence in the South West. Yes, that beautiful part of the world that boasts…
Proud to Read Aloud #4
It's a special guest this time! Richard Briers reads 'Charge of the Light Brigade' by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, from A…
Featured Poem: A Contemplation upon Flowers by Henry King
March has arrived and it’s at this time we can start to pack another winter away into the past and…
Our Read, Our Train, Our Brilliant Day!
To launch Our Read, we took 25 young people from Get Into Reading from Liverpool to London in a private…
