Protecting volunteer wellbeing when befriending
Guidance for protecting volunteers' wellbeing when befriending one-to-one. From Befriending Networks. read more
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Guidance for protecting volunteers' wellbeing when befriending one-to-one. From Befriending Networks. read more
This resource contains discussion questions for Quick Reads' 2021 collection. You can borrow Quick Reads from your local library, or purchase from The Reading Agency's bookshop. Find out more about Quick Reads here: https://readingagency.org.uk/adults/quick-guides/quick-reads/ read more
This one-pager details the impact Reading Friends had in 2021 with a rollout supported by government funding from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
It shows the difference Reading Friends made to those involved. Please download and share. read more
In THE FATHER, Hopkins plays the eponymous role of a mischievous and highly independent man who, as he ages, refuses all assistance from his daughter Anne (Olivia Colman). Yet, such help has become essential following Anne’s decision to move to Paris with her partner. As Anne’s father tries to… read more
A toolkit has been created to help library staff develop their social prescribing offer. It includes an overview of social prescribing, and guidance on working with partners and Link Workers locally. read more
Editable Reading Friends landscape promotional posters for digital screens, with images showing phone calls and telephone befriending. Please use Adobe Acrobat Reader to edit. read more
Editable Reading Friends landscape posters for digital screens, with images showing video calls. Please use Adobe Acrobat to edit.
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Share this Powerpoint presentation with partners to explain the Key Principles of Reading Friends and what activities you're running. read more
<b>Use this reading guide for <i>Not Quite Nice</i> by Celia Imrie to compliment your reading group discussion.</b>
<i>Sunday Times</i> Bestseller Theresa is desperate for a change. Forced into early retirement, tired of babysitting her bossy daughter's… read more
<b>Use this reading guide for <i>Piranesi</i> by Susanne Clarke to compliment your reading group discussion.</b>
Piranesi lives in the House. Perhaps he always has. In his notebooks, day after day, he makes a clear and careful record of its wonders: the labyrinth… read more
<b>Reading groups can use this reading guide for <i>Circe</i> by Madeline Miller to compliment their discussions and inspire conversations.</b>
From the imaginative power that summoned Orange Prize-winning global bestseller <i>The Song of Achilles</i>, Madeline Miller… read more
Bloomsbury has created a booklist for libraries and other organisations participating in The Reading Agency's Read, Talk, Share campaign. The list can be used by people looking for books tackling loneliness, isolation, mental health issues, and maintaining human connection during lockdown. There… read more