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National Lottery Heritage Fund grant will help tell the undiscovered stories of Calderstones
The Reader has received funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for ‘Making Meaning at Calderstones’ – a two-year project that will help uncover and tell the stories of Calderstones as…
Featured Poem: The Library by George Crabbe
Continuing with our wintery theme, today's Featured Poem is brought to you by Frances Macmillan our Head of Publishing and…
CHRISTMAS AT CALDERSTONES: OPENING HOURS
Christmas is almost here, which means opening hours at The Reader will vary, and the Mansion House will close for…
Pride for Penny Readings
Penny Readings returned to the Mansion House for 2021 marking the first time we've had both an online and in-person…
Featured Poem: The Snow Fairy by Claude McKay
Continuing with our wintery theme, today's Featured Poem is brought to you by Erin Carlstrom from The Reader. Erin reads…
The Reader welcomes new trustees
The Reader, has appointed six new trustees who bring high-level skills and expertise to the organisation as it looks to…
THE READER’S FESTIVE GIFT GUIDE
The festivities are in full swing and it is officially gift giving season! Are you stuck for what to get…
Featured Poem: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Today's Featured Poem is brought to you by Rab Ferguson, from The Reader. Rab reads 'Stopping by Woods on a…
Featured Poem: Winter Heavens by George Meredith
Today's Featured Poem is brought to you by Lisa Spurgin, our Teaching and Learning Coordinator at The Reader. This poem…
Featured Poem: Autumn Idleness by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Today's Featured Poem is brought to you by Jamie Barton, our Business and Content Manager at The Reader. This poem…
Featured Poem: The Prelude by William Wordsworth
Today's Featured Poem is brought to you by Julie Gaukroger from the Volunteer Support Team at The Reader. This excerpt…
Featured Poem: Besides the Autumn Poets Sing by Emily Dickinson
Today's Featured Poem is brought to you by The Reader's Erin Carlstrom. This poem is about the visual changes that…
