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‘It was good to have something again’
Callam was recommended to try Shared Reading by his Occupational Therapist. He has attended the group for almost a year…
Featured Poem: The Definition of Love by Andrew Marvell
This week's Featured Poem is The Definition of Love by Andrew Marvell, chosen by The Reader's Learning and Quality Leader,…
10 reads that can help us find Time to Talk
We share our list of novels and poems that can support mental wellbeing for #TimeToTalk Day 2020. Time…
Featured Poem: Fear by Vittoria Aganoor Pompili
This week's Featured Poem is Fear by Vittoria Aganoor Pompili, chosen by The Reader's Learning and Quality Coordinator, Lisa Spurgin.…
London volunteer honoured by the Queen for services to the community
A long serving volunteer Reader Leader has been recognised in The Queen’s New Year’s Honours List. Kate Fulton, a former media lawyer who gave…
Featured Poem: Sonnet 44 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
This week's Featured Poem is Sonnet 44 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, chosen by The Reader's Learning and Quality Leader, Katie…
Shakespeare’s Globe Comes to Calderstones
The Reader is bringing Shakespeare’s Globe on Tour to Calderstones Park, Liverpool, this June, with a programme of four outdoor…
Featured Poem: Beautiful Old Age by D. H. Lawrence
This week's Featured Poem is Beautiful Old Age by David Herbert Lawrence, chosen by The Reader's Learning and Quality Leader,…
Call for volunteers to help tackle loneliness in East London in 2020
New Shared Reading groups will offer older people help in Tower Hamlets National charity The Reader is offering free training…
Featured Poem: To Her Lovers Complaint by Jane Barker
This week's Featured Poem is To Her Lovers Complaint by Jane Barker, chosen by The Reader's Head of Learning and…
‘I can honestly say my mental health has improved more from this than all the medical assistance put together.’
Damien has been reading with us on the Wirral for more than a decade. Here he tells us why. The…
Featured Poem: New Year’s Morning by Helen Hunt Jackson
This week's Featured Poem is New Year's Morning by Helen Hunt Jackson, chosen by The Reader's Learning and Quality Coordinator,…
