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CALDER STORY: Love’s Labour’s Lost in Calderstones Park
Stories are at the heart of our project to create The International Centre for Shared Reading at Calderstones Mansion…
Reader Story: Deborah’s Internship with The Reader
A letter from Deborah, our recently departed Reading Resources Intern, who has shared her experiences with The Reader. Before we…
Reader Story: Louise, Volunteer
Louise, Oswestry My favourite word is ‘joy’ or ‘joyful’ – it sums up how I want to live my…
Reader Story: Vicky, Volunteer
Vicky, Cumbria After 20 years as a university English Literature teachers I gave it up for several reasons… stress,…
‘I am becoming the man I should have been’ – Matthew’s Story
I am becoming the man I should have been and Shared Reading is a significant part of enabling me to…
A ‘reawakening’ through reading – Jack’s Story
Our annual AGM is coming up next week, and we’re looking forward to celebrating a year of achievements with some…
‘By being in the reading group, I exist as a person’ – Anna’s Story
The Reader’s Annual Report 2014/15 will be published later this month, in time to read at our 2015 AGM where…
‘It gives me a sense of worth again’ – A’s Story
At The Reader, we’re opening up the wealth of emotional experience contained in great literature to people regardless of which…
Betty has a strong memory of being cut off by the tide and ‘guided’ to shore by a dog
Earlier this week, The Reader we gave a summary of the ‘Living Well with Dementia’ session at Shared Reading for…
