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Become a Volunteer Community Curator at Calderstones.
Can you help unearth challenging connections between Calderstones and the transatlantic slave trade? Thanks to players of The National Lottery,…
Shakespeare’s Globe bring new production of Julius Caesar to The Reader at Calderstones
The Mansion House in Calderstones Park, home of national charity The Reader, will play host to three outdoor performances from…
Give the gift of reading this Mother’s Day
‘I have sailed across a sea of words to ask if you will come away with me.’ -Oliver Jeffers, A…
The Reader and dot-art Celebrate Anniversary with New Offer for Artists
The Reader and dot-art are marking two years of working together (under the most difficult of circumstances!) with a refreshed…
We’re opening our doors for another year of Big Days Out
We're getting ready for another year of Big Days Out in 2022. The Big Days Out programme is an…
Vote for The Reader in the LCR Culture & Creativity Awards
We're delighted to be finalists in the Liverpool City Region Culture & Creativity Awards! The Reader has made the final…
A new generation of newly-weds to tie the knot at the historic Mansion House
This January marks the start of a new chapter for The Reader as we relaunch our ceremonies and celebrations offer…
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…
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…
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…
The Penny Readings – what the Dickens?
‘There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.’ ― Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol …
