Delighted to announce I'll be chairing Hugh Bonneville's MAGIC OF STORIES event at the Canterbury Festival on Sunday 26th October. Aimed at 6+, all ages welcome. Tickets here 👇👇👇 canterburyfestival.co.uk/whats-on/hugh-…

British adults across all age categories are now more likely to read social media posts than any other reading format, according to a new report funded by Arts Council England

With our #GetBritainReading campaign you can: 🔹 Donate to bookbanksuk to put books in the hands of those most in need 🔹 Volunteer to read in schools with Coram Beanstalk

bookbanksuk Coram Beanstalk 🔹 Above all, take our pledge to read for pleasure for at least ten minutes a day for the next six week

bookbanksuk Coram Beanstalk A stellar group of authors — from Ian McEwan to Marian Keyes — agree with us: it’s time to act Find out more here ⬇️ thetimes.com/uk/get-britain…

Britain is facing a reading crisis. How do we change that? We are supporting the Sunday Times Get Britain Reading campaign. Join in and pledge to spend at least 10 minutes a day reading for the next six weeks #GetBritainReading link.thetimes.co.uk/join/74t/signu…

The Sunday Times (The Times and The Sunday Times) is partnering with Bookbanks (bookbanksuk) and Coram Beanstalk (Coram Beanstalk) on a Get Britain Reading campaign to address the UK’s reading crisis 👇 ebx.sh/UZAJk9

We’re so delighted to have been chosen as one of the The Times and The Sunday Times charity partners for their #GetBritainReading campaign! Join us to read to children in local schools corambeanstalk.org.uk/register-now #WeAreCoramBeanstalk #WeCreateReaders

Delighted to have contributed to this blog for Twinkl Resources twinkl.co.uk/blog/how-to-en…

Can thoroughly recommend volunteering as Coram Beanstalk volunteer. This is a brilliant initiative all involved #GetBritainReading 📚😍.

Big news: We’ve unveiled Go All In, the brand identity for the National Year of Reading 2026, in collaboration with Department for Education. #GoAllIn2026 #NationalYearOfReading

New Get Reading Campaign alongside knowledgeable, superb stalwarts: Coram Beanstalk thetimes.com/uk/get-britain…

Next year we will be Going All In! At World Book Day we champion reading for fun. Children’s choice is at the heart of what we do. We are excited to be a partner of the National Year of Reading 2026! A campaign on a mission to encourage everyone to dive in to the things they

ICYMI: The Sunday Times (The Times and The Sunday Times) is partnering with Bookbanks (bookbanksuk) and Coram Beanstalk (Coram Beanstalk) on a Get Britain Reading campaign to address the UK’s reading crisis 👇 ebx.sh/UqTq8V

📚 So thrilled to see this children’s reading campaign in The Times and The Sunday Times. They’re encouraging people to become school reading volunteers for Coram Beanstalk - which I’ve done for 9 yrs & highly recommend. If you can spare 3hrs/week and love working with kids, it could be for you!

🚨Exciting news klaxon🚨 Submissions for the #AlligatorsAward 2026, in partnership with The Bright Agency and Gardners, are now open! Publishers: for more info and to download the submission guidelines and entry form, visit our website (thealligatorsmouth.co.uk/award)

What has the biggest positive impact on children's life chances? It's not how well they do in tests. It's READING FOR PLEASURE! So whatever else you do, please keep reading books with kids & encouraging them to read the books they love. There is nothing more important! #literacy

We are on our way to a Bookfest and enjoying our new books!

Such a joy to be able to invite Coram Beanstalk schools to our annual BookFest! With thanks to Francis Holland for the use of their beautiful premises & to Sheena Dempsey & Eve Wersocki Morris for their fantastic sessions. We had a blast! #BBookFest26 #WeCreateReaders

We're very sad to discover that one of our founding volunteers, and a former Trustee, of Volunteer reading help, Judy Taylor Hough has recently passed away. Her obituary is written by another former VRH/ Beanstalk volunteer, Sally Floyer The Guardian theguardian.com/books/2025/oct…