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The Reader and dot-art Announce New Partnership
The Reader, which in September re-opened the Mansion House in Calderstones Park after a multi-million pound refurbishment project, has announced…
Featured Poem: Huge Vapours Brood above the Clifted Shore by Charlotte Smith
This week's Featured Poem is Huge Vapours Brood above the Clifted Shore by Charlotte Smith, chosen by The Reader's Learning…
Leicestershire Shared Reading calls for new volunteers to help local people beat the blues this festive season
After five years getting people reading aloud together in Leicestershire – there’s free training for new volunteers on offer this…
Featured Poem: Returning, We Hear the Larks by Isaac Rosenberg
This week's Featured Poem is Returning, We Hear the Larks by Isaac Rosenberg, chosen by The Reader's Head of Learning…
Featured Poem: What Would I Give? by Christina Rossetti
This week's Featured Poem is What Would I Give? by Christina Rossetti, chosen by The Reader's Learning and Quality Coordinator,…
The Reader at Calderstones is ‘Home for Christmas’
Festive community concerts as musical performances return to the Mansion House. Family fun as The Storybarn brings the classic poem…
Featured Poem: Life’s Tragedy by Paul Laurence Dunbar
As part of our series for Black History Month in October, this week's Featured Poem is Life's Tragedy by Paul…
The Reader asks Londoners to get together around great literature to head off loneliness this festive season
After a decade reading aloud across the capital, new Shared Reading groups will help tackle loneliness in West London communities Volunteers read great literature aloud each week – to create time and space for…
Calderstones Park’s ‘1000 year old’ Allerton Oak named England’s Tree of the Year
Nestled deep in Calderstones Park is one of the must-see landmarks of the local area, the Allerton Oak, rumoured to…
Featured Poem: A Hymn to the Evening by Phillis Wheatley
As part of our series for Black History Month in October, this week's Featured Poem is Thoughts on A Hymn…
‘You can’t pay for this’ – Patricia’s Story
Patricia is a regular at a special Shared Reading group at her local hospital, for people living with chronic pain.…
Featured Poem: Regret by Olivia Ward Bush-Banks
As part of our series on Black History Month in October, this week's Featured Poem is Regret by Olivia Ward…
