The Reader, a national charity, is starting a shared reading group in Croydon next week.
Worth sharing: the shared reading group begins at New Addington Library next week
Run by a local volunteer, the group will meet every Tuesday at 2pm, starting April 22, at New Addington Library. The group is open to everyone, it is free to all and meetings last for one hour.
At shared reading groups, the trained “Reader Leader” selects stories and poems to read aloud together. Everyone is welcome to share how the words make them feel, as well as their thoughts, ideas and memories. “There is no pressure to talk or read aloud, it’s fine to just come along and listen,” according to the charity.
“Everyone experiences what is read in their own way, but the shared language found in literature can help us to understand ourselves – and others – better.
“Long-lasting friendships develop, health and wellbeing are positively improved. We offer a warm welcome to everyone.”
The Reader charity has more than 420 shared reading groups across the country and 850 volunteers, using the power of literature and reading aloud to transform lives.
“In a world that feels increasingly divided, and with increased pressures on our mental health, shared reading offers us time and space to share what matters to us.”
The Reader is supported using public funding by Arts Council England, players of the People’s Postcode Lottery, and Garfield Weston Foundation, as well as The National Lottery Community Fund.
- Find out more at thereader.org.uk
- Shared reading group Tuesdays at 2pm from April 22 at New Addington Library, 61 Central Parade, CR0 0JD
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