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Places to Go: A Trip Out on the Lake with Edith Wharton in Summer
Places to Go is a special feature that The Reader is bringing to you in the hope that it may…
Live Stream: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
On Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1pm you can join us on Facebook live for your bi-weekly dose of literature read…
Live Stream: The Sea Shell by William Wordsworth
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Featured Poem: The Conference of the Birds by Farid ud-Din Attar
This week in our special series of Featured Poems, Helen Wilson, The Reader's Head of Shared Reading programmes, shares her…
The Reader at Calderstones – important site update
From Monday 1 June, we’ll be reopening the Ice Cream Parlour in Calderstones Park as a takeaway service providing ice…
The Sunday Reading Challenge: Sea Fever by John Masefield, Part 2
Rachael Sumner recites the second half of Sea Fever by John Masefield (started two weeks ago by The Reader's Natalie…
Holidays at Home: Theatre at Calderstones Mansion
In the first of our new series of articles exploring Calderstones' rich history, Heritage Coordinator Holly Gilson tells the…
Places to Go: Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Places to Go is a special feature that The Reader is bringing to you in the hope that it may…
Live Stream: “I Am!” by John Clare
On Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1pm you can join us on Facebook live for your bi-weekly dose of literature read…
Live Stream: “And You, Helen” by Edward Thomas
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Featured Poem: Sonnet by John Clare
This week in our special series of poems to help us through the testing times ahead, Suvi Dogra, The Reader's…
The Sunday Reading Challenge: Proportion by Ben Johnson
Clare Ellis recites Proportion by Ben Johnson - put yourself to the test and see if you can memorise this…
