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The Reader team has been counting down the days to Christmas the only way we know how - with a…

This week's Featured Poem is The Darkling Thrush by Thomas Hardy, chosen by The Reader's Publications Manager, Grace Frame. Not…

As part of The Reader’s Home for Christmas programme, for the first time the Penny Readings took place in our…

This week's Featured Poem is Sheep in Winter by John Clare, chosen by The Reader's Publications Manager, Grace Frame.

Leonie is a volunteer for The Reader in North Derbyshire, reading in a sheltered housing space in Chesterfield. In this…

This week's Featured Poem is Patience by Emily Dickinson, chosen by The Reader's Publications Manager, Grace Frame.

Catherine is a volunteer for The Reader in the North West, reading predominantly with older people in care homes. In…

This week's Featured Poem is November Skies by John Freeman, chosen by The Reader's Learning and Quality Leader, Amanda Boston.

We'll be open as usual in the run up to the festive period this year, with some changes to our…

The Reader, which in September re-opened the Mansion House in Calderstones Park after a multi-million pound refurbishment project, has announced…

This week's Featured Poem is Huge Vapours Brood above the Clifted Shore by Charlotte Smith, chosen by The Reader's Learning…

After five years getting people reading aloud together in Leicestershire – there’s free training for new volunteers on offer this…