Andy Burnham headlines Shared Reading for Healthy Communities

Andy Burnham headlines Shared Reading for Healthy Communities

Posted on May 1st, 2013 in: Annual Conference, Media Centre, Supporters

Andy Burnham MP, Shadow Health Secretary, will be discussing ‘The Books that Built Me’ at The Reader Organisation’s fourth annual national conference, Shared Reading for Healthy Communities, taking place at the British Library Conference Centre in London on Thursday 16th May.
Andy has become a supporter of our work  after visiting one of our Get Into … Read more

The award-winning Unforgotten Coat!

The award-winning Unforgotten Coat!

Posted on October 25th, 2012 in: Awards, Media Centre, Our Read, Successes, Supporters

We’re absolutely delighted that The Reader Organisation patron Frank Cottrell Boyce has won the Guardian Children’s Fiction prize 2012 for The Unforgotten Coat, the story he wrote exclusively for us for Our Read 2011.
50,000 free copies of the wonderful story, about two brothers from Mongolia who come to Merseyside but are forced to return to … Read more

The Reader Apprenticeship Programme: Building Opportunities for Life

The Reader Apprenticeship Programme: Building Opportunities for Life

Posted on April 24th, 2012 in: Donate, Staff, Supporters

The Reader Organisation has a new fundraising campaign for 2012: giving opportunities for life to care leavers.

This is a cause close to our hearts as we currently have two care-leavers working full-time in their local communities and they are an invaluable asset to the TRO team. We aim to raise £14,000 to employ one more … Read more