Lots of useful dates to help theme sessions, inspire activities and promote Reading Friends.

Use this wonderful resource to celebrate National Poetry Day on 1 Oct 2020. Poem, discussion questions and activity ideas around…

A plan for a Reading Friends session with ideas to get people chatting, linked to this year's Summer Reading Challenge…

This pack provides activities for all the family to chat about together - grandparents to grandchildren. It is linked to…

A plan for a reminiscence session you can do while at home including things to look at, talk about and…

This pack provides further ideas and activities to use alongside the Session Plan 'Personal history and reminiscence.'

Guidance about the different ways to continue Reading Friends. Please share your ideas.

Ideas of activities and resources to help during this changing and challenging time. Please share ideas with us.

Ideas of useful reading materials. Please share any ideas you have.

Details and links of other useful organisations including mental health contact details. Please share ideas any further ideas with us.…

Links and ideas for making sure to look after your wellbeing and mental health.

Think Positive, Be Healthy and Keep Busy with our top tips for living in self-isolation

This pack provides further materials to use alongside the session idea Don't Judge a Book by its Cover.

A plan for a book jacket themed Reading Friends session including things to look at and talk about.

A plan for a spring-themed Reading Friends session including things to read, look at and talk about.

This pack provides facts about what foraging is and plants that are commonly found in the UK.