Fundraising success for Read Easy Wellingborough

The Read Easy group based in Wellingborough secures greatly valued funds to support adult Readers who are keen to improve their reading skills.

Heather and Alison are both volunteers with Read Easy Wellingborough and were delighted to receive a cheque for £100 from the Swansgate Community Chest Award. The group won the October Award for their work to find, train and support volunteer reading coaches in the local area. The funds will also help fund the purchase of Turning Pages, the reading manuals that the coaches use.

Our first Pioneer in the North West – Read Easy Manchester South

We’re delighted to welcome Debbie Penny as the brand new pioneer for Manchester South – shown here on the left hand side of the photo. Debbie has a wealth of experience as a former head teacher and dyslexia specialist, as well as being a governor in Wythenshawe. Over the next few weeks Debbie will be out and about in Wythenshawe, as we begin to spread the word about Read Easy, and make links with local referral agencies.

Vicky and Debbie were joined for their first planning meeting by Ginny the chihuahua, who has been sworn in as Manchester South mascot! As you can see, Ginny was particularly interested in the Turning Pages manual. Debbie and Ginny will be out and about in Wythenshawe, so do stop and say hello if you run into them.

If you live in South Manchester and would be interested in finding out more about the group, please feel free to get in touch in the first instance with the North West Regional Adviser, Vicky Richardson by email:  vicky@readeasy.org.uk or mobile: 07931 138 350. 

Successful summer events for Read Easy groups

The wonderful weather this year has encouraged many Read Easy groups to promote what they do out and about in their local area. Raising awareness has really helped to find new volunteer Reading Coaches, prospective new Readers and encouraged others to join their local Read Easy group.

One of the many events this summer took place at the Food and River Festival in Melksham at the start of September. Read Easy Melksham set up stall for the weekend and had lots of fun meeting people and explaining how the charity works. The group now have over a dozen Reading Coaches working with individual Readers and have successfully raised funds from various sources, including the Wiltshire Community Foundation, who gave the group £2,000 earlier in the year to purchase reading materials  and to pay for Reading Coach training.