Fundraising success for Read Easy Wellingborough

Many thanks to the Wellingborough Lions who presented their local Read Easy group with a cheque for £575  recently.

These funds will enable the group to buy the reading coaching books they need for their new adult readers and start the reading coaching with them.

Melksham’s first Reader has graduated!

Helen was the first Reader to enrol on the adult reading scheme with Read Easy Melksham and is now their first Graduate Reader, having completed the scheme. She recently gave a very moving speech at Melksham library, which you can read here – it says it all:

“Hello, my name is Helen. I have been learning to read using the Read Easy scheme for over three years.

I would like to thank all those who have helped me on my journey, especially Elyse, who allowed me to used the nursing home lounge, so that I could read in comfort and safety. Also, I would like to thank Janet who was my first teacher for two years. And Pauline, who took over and accompanied me for the last eighteen months or so.

I was very proud of my achievements when I stood up in front of my church family and read the twenty third psalm out loud. I was extremely nervous, but everyone said I did very well. It was an emotional time.

So here I am, more confident, reading things at work. I am getting books out of the library with audio books, so that I can build on my skills. I am reading the words to songs we sing off the screen in church. I have also joined a singing group and can read the words of the songs we learn, and I am becoming more fluent. I can often find the words before I have to sing them.

I can keep track of my hospital appointments and all of this is giving me more independence and a good sense of personal achievement. Thank you for coming”.

The Melksham News were delighted to hear this story and published this article: