We’re celebrating 13 years in partnership with the Young Readers Programme

We’re celebrating 13 years in partnership with the Young Readers Programme – the award-winning initiative from our owner, British Land and the National Literacy Trust, which aims to encourage children to read outside of the classroom.

As part of this year’s celebrations, we welcomed 245 children from Oldfield Primary, West Twyford Primary and West Acton Primary to take part in a storytelling session designed to inspire a love of reading.

Children had the chance to listen to stories from a professional storyteller and take part in a range of fun activities, including a quiz in Ealing Library and viewings of movie trailers in the Ealing Project cinema. We also gave each child a book of their choice to take home for free.

The Young Readers Programme is especially designed to provide additional support and help with the development of children in under privileged areas by giving them better access to books.

We’ve taken part in the programme for the last 13 years and have helped to support more than 2,800 school children in Ealing and seen more than 8,400 books donated across the region.

Research from the National Literacy Trust shows that reading for enjoyment among 8 – 18-year-olds in Ealing is at its lowest since 2005 – for almost two decades.

To find out more about National Literacy Trust and its Young Readers Programme, visit: Young Readers Programme | National Literacy Trust

Two school children hold up their new books