“I have the best job in the world!”
9th September 2022
The pandemic has been tough for all of us. One thing I have missed was the chance to meet up … Read More
To mark our BBC Radio 4 Appeal, we talk to Royal Cornwall Hospital’s Storyteller and Hospital Teacher about the importance of books and stories for long-term patient, William, and his mum, Hannah.
17th February 2022
It’s easy to think that storytelling is just what the word says: telling a story. But since working at Read … Read More
All hail Mrs Fleming, the Halewood Academy Librarian who has run Readathon for 10 years before her retirement!
19th April 2021
Hello! My name is Diane Fleming and I was the School Librarian at Halewood Academy, which is a Secondary School … Read More
Fantastic Farnley Academy follows the tried and tested formula for a fun-filled Readathon!
14th January 2021
Just over 40 students armed with new bookmarks and swanky sponsor cards took part in the first Farnley Academy Readathon. … Read More
An Ode to our Storytellers
20th November 2019
Here’s to our folks who tell the tales, From robot gardeners to hypnotic whales, From Truro up to Aberdeen,These are … Read More
Colegrave Primary School solve a problem like…reading?!
3rd June 2019
This year, a huge focus for Colegrave was to instil a love of books in all of our children whilst … Read More
Adam Baron, Author of ‘Boy, Underwater’ tells us how a workshop to inspire students taking part in the 2018 Leicester City Readathon inspired him too.
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
Little Legends Author/ Illustrator Tom Percival – who will headline our Leicester city-wide Readathon this Autumn- explains why he loves creating stories for children and feels so passionately about promoting reading for pleasure
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
Kate Powling Director of the Siobhan Dowd Trust, shares why the Trust has chosen to support Read for Good’s hospital programme for the last six years.
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
For Cherry Land our Operations Manager, this Christmas, the spirit of giving and receiving will have a special significance.
11th December 2017
I’ve always been a big fan of Christmas – the twinkly lights, mince pies, mulled wine and hours watching films … Read More
Carmel Herrick, the School Room Team Manager at Gloucester Royal Hospital School reflects on the impact Read for Good’s hospital programme has on the children’s ward.
15th November 2017
The Read for Good bookcase has been on the Children’s Ward for four years and is enjoyed and appreciated by … Read More
A little bit of festival magic; Vicky Pember describes why working in partnership with major literary festivals feels so special.
2nd October 2017
There’s something so magical about meeting the author of your favourite book and hearing about their inspiration for the story. … Read More