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‘The Reader gave everything I’d lost back to me’ – Brenda’s Story
In February 2019 we spoke to Brenda, a Volunteer Reader Leader and Shared Reading group member. Calderstones has been a…
The Reader creates landmark ‘through the gate’ Shared Reading collaboration with Suffolk Libraries and local police funding body
The search is on for volunteers to deliver Shared Reading groups in three of the county’s libraries The Reader is…
‘No pressure, just pleasure – I instantly relaxed’ – Nim’s Story
I started going to the reading group in the autumn last year. Two friends had mentioned it; I was feeling…
‘This is the thing, this truly is the thing,’ Jane Davis says in thank you message to Shared Reading North West reading revolutionaries
For the past two years, The Reader has had the immense joy and privilege of working with a growing family…
The Reader announces new patrons
Claire Skinner and Paul Sinton-Hewitt back the reading revolution as charity prepares to launch new community health model The Reader…
Shared Reading is giving young boys in a California juvenile hall ‘a place to be together’
Kathy sent herself across the world last summer to take up The Reader’s Read to Lead training at our Liverpool…
Lincolnshire volunteer wins share of £46,000 to train six new Shared Reading group leaders
Thriving Boston Shared Reading community led by dedicated volunteer gets opportunity to build a reading revolution with more volunteers reading…
The Reader Leader who’s packed her bags and taken Shared Reading to France
The Reader has trained people to Read to Lead all over the world and already has Shared Reading communities…
Celebrating Mary Oliver
We're remembering Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and Reader favourite Mary Oliver, who died aged 83 last week. Last Thursday we were…
“What a beautiful revolution” – Jane Davis says at London’s New Year event with Outnumbered actor Claire Skinner
London’s growing Shared Reading Community was treated to two readings from The Reader’s newest patron, Claire Skinner, at its New…
Outnumbered star Claire Skinner lends her voice to the campaign for reading aloud together
Actor joins The Reader on stage at historic Toynbee Hall to help make the call for a Reading Revolution in…
Birkenhead will host UK’s first community Shared Reading Space
Home of The Reader’s first Shared Reading group, launched over a decade ago, now hosts the charity’s next innovation for…
