8th March 2022
When The Female Lead landed at the Read for Good office not too long ago, it was met with complete … Read More
Filed under: Friends of Readathon, Staff, Trust Fund Tagged with: author, book, books, inspirational women, international women's day, reading
6th December 2021
Read for Good champions every bookish thing that matters to me and, far more importantly, every bookish thing that matters to thousands of children around the UK. Their Readathon is an ingenious way of encouraging a genuine love of books whilst simultaneously funding school libraries AND bringing light to children in hospital at some of their most difficult times. Read for Good changes lives in the most wonderful way.
Filed under: Friends of Readathon Tagged with: author, books, bookshop, read, reading
13th September 2021
There I am, a newly-qualified 24-year old teacher, standing in front of a sea of slightly perturbed but curious eyes … Read More
Filed under: Friends of Readathon Tagged with: charity, charity partner, curriculum, literacy, reading for pleasure, teacher, teachers
22nd July 2021
LettingaProperty.com find their home in a hundred books! Once upon a time, the team at LettingaProperty.com set themselves a challenge to raise money for … Read More
Filed under: Friends of Readathon, Sponsored read Tagged with: books, charity, corporate social responsibility, csr, Readathon, reading challenge, work, workplace, World Book Day
7th November 2019
Being a trustee at Read for Good has been an extraordinary experience, both immensely rewarding and exciting. It all started … Read More
Filed under: Friends of Readathon, Staff, Trustees Tagged with:
1st March 2019
Hola! My name is Maria Isabel Sánchez Vergara… (but you can call me Isa!) and I’m the author and creator … Read More
Filed under: Friends of Readathon, Uncategorised Tagged with: author, books, international women's day, read for fun, read for pleasure
31st October 2018
I was delighted to be asked by Read For Good and Leicester-based literacy initiative Whatever it Takes to run workshops … Read More
Filed under: Friends of Readathon Tagged with: author, books, Hospital, librarian, primary school, Readathon, reading, sponsored read
15th October 2018
Toby: How did you have the idea for Rory Branagan – a boy who becomes a detective? Rory: I got … Read More
Filed under: Friends of Readathon Tagged with: author, books, interview
5th September 2018
I always struggle when trying to start writing a blog post for someone else. After all, it’s not my blog … Read More
Filed under: Friends of Readathon Tagged with: author, books, Gloucestershire, Hospital, librarian, library, literature, primary, Readathon in Residence, reading, school, schools, sponsored read, storyteller
27th June 2018
The Trust was set up by the childrens’ and young adults’ author Siobhan Dowd, who in the last days of … Read More
Filed under: Friends of Readathon, Trust Fund Tagged with: author, books, funding, grants, Hospital, Hospital School, Readathon, storytelling
20th June 2017
Layla’s Mum tells us more.. When Layla heard about ‘Readathon’ from her school, she was so excited and could not … Read More
Filed under: Friends of Readathon, Schools running a Readathon, Uncategorised Tagged with:
20th March 2017
Living with a long-term illness, I know all too well how tedious it can be for anyone to have to … Read More
Filed under: Friends of Readathon Tagged with: author, books, Readathon, reading