Reading Friends is a UK-wide programme with projects across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
We have projects in Newcastle, Sheffield, West Sussex, Oldham, Conwy and Stirling. New projects are about to start in Swansea, Edinburgh, Tameside and Stockport in Greater Manchester, and Derry in Northern Ireland.
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In Sheffield, Dementia Action Alliance is working with Upperthorpe Library, Woodseats Library and Northern General Hospital to run regular groups.
Reading Friends in Stirling is led by the library service. Sessions are offered in partnership with local schools, care homes, prisons and LinkAge.
In Oldham, the Library Service runs local projects in partnership with Royton Springboard Community Centre and Oldham Council’s Thriving Communitites team.
Horsham District Age UK runs Reading Friends projects in West Sussex.
Newcastle Library is working with a range of organisations to bring Reading Friends to people across the city.
Abbeyfield set up their first Reading Friends group at Westall House in West Sussex. Following the success of that project they plan to expand to four more care homes.
Reading Friends in Conwy is led by the library service in partnership with Conwy Voluntary Services Council and Age Connects.
A new project is getting started in Edinburgh and the Lothians, run by Artlink.
West Sussex Library Service is getting ready to start Reading Friends in the autumn of 2018.
Reading Friends is a part of the national charity, The Reading Agency. Take a look at some of our other programmes:
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