New Beginnings: The First Get Into Reading National Conference and Readers’ Day, 8th and 9th January

Get Into Reading National Conference
Friday 8th January, 9am – 5pm
Blackburne House, Liverpool, L8 7PE
This conference will be a fantastic opportunity for everyone involved with, or interested in, Get Into Reading, and to share your experiences of the project from within your organisation, area of the country, profession, or personal interest.
Speakers include: Blake Morrison (author and Chair of TRO), Susan Blishen (Mental Health Foundation), Dr David Fearnley (Medical Director and Deputy Chief of Mersey Care NHS Trust) and Dr Jane Davis (Director of TRO).
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*SPECIAL ADDITION*
Friday Night Supper
Friday 8th January 7 –10 pm
Join The Reader Organisation and some of our panellists and writers for a special Friday Night supper which will feature a conversation between TRO Director, Jane Davis and guests, as well as live music. Not to be missed.
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New Beginnings Readers’ Day
Saturday 9th January, 9.30am – 4pm
Blackburne House, Liverpool, L8 7PE
Join Tim Pears, Brian Keenan and Clare Allan and many more in thought-provoking workshops and discussions, on the theme of New Beginnings, for an inspiring day hosted by the BBC's Roger Phillips.
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Tickets for all events are now on sale!
Book now for the full New Beginnings experience – Conference, Friday Supper and Readers’ Day – for only £100 until the end of November.
For more information about New Beginnings, please email Claire Speer or visit our website.
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