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Delia ‘‘That hour every Wednesday was like a port in a storm where we could forget about dementia and relax’’

Retired nurse Delia Cartlidge and husband Stuart, a former aeronautical engineer, have been married for 52 years. Delia became Stuart’s…

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Shared Reading

The Reader launches Christmas appeal to raise £10,000 to expand its work with local people affected by dementia

As the festive season approaches, the Liverpool-based, national Shared Reading charity is launching an appeal campaign calling for help to…

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International

Celebrating the first ever International Shared Reading Conference

‘It has been a wonderful day - great meeting you all! Loved the Shared reading and getting new knowledge. Inspiring…

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Shared Reading

Meet The Reader: Staff Spotlight with Michael Prior

Michael Prior is our Partnerships Lead at The Reader. After increased demand in libraries and care homes for Shared Reading,…

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Literature

November’s Stories and Poems

This month, we are turning our focus to a major part of The Reader’s in Criminal Justice settings. For 15…

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Reader Stories

9 things I’ve learnt from Shared Reading in the UK’s most secure prisons

As our Criminal Justice People and Project Manager, Kate Bramhall, moves onto pastures new she reflects on her time at…

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The Reader Bookshelf

November’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…

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The Reader Bookshelf

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,…

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Important Updates

Box Office upgrade and Calderstones Membership FAQs

We now have launched our brand booking system so you might spot that some things are a little different now.…

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Literature

October’s Monthly Stories and Poems

October is brimming with lots of things to see and do, and so we are turning the month’s selection of…

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Shared Reading

UK’s only clinical Shared Reading group for patients with chronic pain ‘gives huge boost to wellbeing and enjoyment of life’, says Liverpool pain consultant

In August BBC broadcaster Kirsty Young opened up on Radio 4’s Today programme about her struggle with chronic pain and…

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Children and Young People

The Storybarn Selects… From The Reader Bookshelf

The Reader Bookshelf 2024 is a carefully curated collection of literature for adults and children, exploring a different theme each year, this…

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