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Cosy up for this imaginative retelling of a classic fairytale brought to you by The Bookworm Players. With original music,...

At Shared Reading, we read wonderful stories and poems aloud together. In these special seasonal sessions, we’ll explore some favourite...

  Join us as we spend the day delving into one of our favourites at The Reader - perfect for...

"Every idiot who goes around with 'Merry Christmas' on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding"  Charles Dickens'...

Our ‘Ways to …’ events aim to open up the serious conversations that we don’t always know how to start.  Join  Claire one...

Join us for an uplifting afternoon of wellbeing and light inspired by American poet, musician, and writer, Joy Harjo. First...

"What can stop the determined heart and resolved will of man?" Frankenstein, Mary Shelley  Considered by many to be the...

Starting Monday 14 October Shared Reading: Black Joy seeks to provide a responsible space to contemplate the presence of joy...

  "Among the finest stories written recently in English." The Observer on Foster by Claire Keegan  Join us for an...

Join us at the Mansion House in our tranquil Blue Reading room as we explore stories and poems from the...

Shared Reading groups are completely free for everyone. No prior reading experience is required and everyone is welcome. There is...

Come and experience Shared Reading at the Mansion House which is home to the International Centre for Shared Reading.  Relax...