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February’s Stories and Poems
For February’s Monthly Stories and Poems we are bringing together two things that make up a big part of life…
Announcing our 2025 summer season of outdoor open air theatre
The Reader has announced five new open-air theatre productions for summer, as well as a new family show added to…
5 positive mental health impacts of Shared Reading according to a GP
Dr Helen Willows, a GP, trustee and volunteer for national charity The Reader who is member of an online Shared…
The Storybarn Selects… From The Reader Bookshelf
The Reader Bookshelf is a carefully curated collection of literature for adults and children, exploring a different theme each year,…
Annie: ‘Shared Reading is such a useful means to talk and share, especially as we have people coming to our groups who are isolated’
Staff, volunteers and people supported by PSS Wellbeing in Liverpool talk about how peer-led Shared Reading groups – set up…
February’s Choice From The Reader Bookshelf
The Reader Bookshelf is a carefully curated collection of literature for adults and children, exploring a different theme each year, this year’s…
A patient once said to me: ‘Thank you for reminding me that I can feel’
Sue Colbourn helped establish a Shared Reading partnership between The Reader and Prospect Park, an NHS psychiatric hospital in Berkshire,…
In Conversation with ground-breaking dual-heritage author Jacqueline Roy at The Reader, Liverpool.
The author Jacqueline Roy will be in Liverpool discussing her ‘forgotten’ novel The Fat Lady Sings, republished as part of…
Artisan upcycler on BBC’s Money for Nothing is leading free workshops for The Reader’s Upcycling group
Friendly weekly Upcycling group at Calderstones Park is looking for new members, launching a Saturday group and appealing for furniture…
Liverpool Shared Reading charity’s Christmas appeal donations nearly hits £10,000 target
National Shared Reading charity The Reader pays tribute to supporters' generosity across the North West for helping to fund the…
January’s Stories and Poems
We are starting a new year of Monthly Stories and Poems by looking to the skies, and imagining the wonder…
In Memory and Celebration Planting at The Reader
The Reader's garden at Calderstones is a space for everyone to enjoy with regular public events and garden parties taking…
