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‘Across the UK there’s been an epidemic of loneliness and poor mental health, which libraries have an important role in combatting’ Shared Reading in Sefton

The Reader’s Shared Reading groups in libraries across Sefton have helped to play an important part in community cohesion and…

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Pat: ‘You don’t need to be an academic – it’s about going on your gut feeling about a story or poem’

National charity The Reader runs two popular weekly 90-minute Shared Reading group at one of the UK’s most innovative libraries,…

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Sue: ‘I like the fact you’re not judged by anyone, we have a laugh and learn a lot from each other’ 

National wellbeing charity The Reader is celebrating the first year of a second weekly Shared Reading group at one of the…

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‘A magical blend of amazing texts and heartfelt contributions’ Shared Reading in Conwy, North Wales 

Library assistant Steve Stratford is one of nine staff at Conwy Libraries in North Wales who have been trained to…

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“I am always surprised how much better I feel” Elaine’s Volunteering Story

When Elaine retired from her busy job in the NHS she looked for opportunities to spend more time outdoors. Following…

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Annie: ‘Shared Reading is such a useful means to talk and share, especially as we have people coming to our groups who are isolated’

Staff, volunteers and people supported by PSS Wellbeing in Liverpool talk about how peer-led Shared Reading groups – set up…

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A patient once said to me: ‘Thank you for reminding me that I can feel’

Sue Colbourn helped establish a Shared Reading partnership between The Reader and Prospect Park, an NHS psychiatric hospital in Berkshire,…

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Barbara ‘I couldn’t tell you what I did yesterday, but I’m alright with a book – I’d go to the group everyday if I could’

Angela Delea and her mum Barbara Daley have been coming to The Reader’s dementia friendly Shared Reading group in Liverpool’s…

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Delia ‘‘That hour every Wednesday was like a port in a storm where we could forget about dementia and relax’’

Retired nurse Delia Cartlidge and husband Stuart, a former aeronautical engineer, have been married for 52 years. Delia became Stuart’s…

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9 things I’ve learnt from Shared Reading in the UK’s most secure prisons

As our Criminal Justice People and Project Manager, Kate Bramhall, moves onto pastures new she reflects on her time at…

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UK’s only clinical Shared Reading group for patients with chronic pain ‘gives huge boost to wellbeing and enjoyment of life’, says Liverpool pain consultant

In August BBC broadcaster Kirsty Young opened up on Radio 4’s Today programme about her struggle with chronic pain and…

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Sammi: ‘My head is in a good place considering the pain I am in… I don’t think I’d be where I am today without this Shared Reading group’

Liverpool mum-of-three and carer Sammi, aged 50, has been attending the Shared Reading group at Broadgreen Hospital’s Chronic Pain Clinic…

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