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Celebration of Success as Children ‘Get
Connected’
The Turnpike Centre will play host to an
event to celebrate the success of the Get Connected project on Friday
6th June.
The aim of the project, run jointly by Wigan Libraries and Children and
Young People’s Services, is to work with looked-after children in a
variety of settings, including care homes, to encourage literacy and
general attainment. Other aspects have included working with children
with special needs and young carers.
Over the course of the project the team have engaged with 154 children
from across the borough in Standish, Hindley, Atherton Wigan and Leigh.
The children have been involved in a variety of activities and events
including familiarisation visits to their local libraries to enjoy the
range of services on offer.
The celebration event, which is by invitation only, is to thank partners
and to showcase some of the work that the children have achieved
throughout the course of the project. Artwork will be on display on the
Stairs Gallery throughout June for people to come and take a look at.
Carole Ogden, Get Connected Outreach Officer, has led on the project and
commented: “The Get Connected project enables young people to appreciate
the value of reading for pleasure and to assist them to develop better
social skills and self-confidence. Throughout the course of the project
the children have achieved some great results and accomplished personal
goals.”
The project is funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, an independent
grant making body who fund charitable activities to help people realise
their full potential and have a better quality of life.
Amy Egan at Barnados commented “This is a fantastic initiative and
should be a continual project so other disadvantaged children and young
people can benefit from this valuable resource and embed a culture of
reading.”
Some of the activities in the Get Connected project have linked to the
wider National Year of Reading initiatives, launched earlier this year.
The National Year of Reading campaign urges people from across the
borough to join their local library to gain free access to a wide range
of services such as free Internet access, book loans, reading groups and
learning opportunities. For more information visit
www.wlct.org/libraries
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NOTES TO EDITORS: For further information on this press release please
contact Georgina Bentley, Marketing Manager, on 01942 486930 or at
g.bentley@wlct.org
Photos: Due to the sensitive nature of this project, photos of the
children involved cannot be taken, however the artwork will be on
display from Friday 6th June until the end of June.
Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust: Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust is a
charitable trust working on behalf of Wigan Council to manage and
support leisure and cultural facilities, initiatives and events for over
300,000 residents in the Wigan Borough. See
www.wlct.org
Getting Wigan Active: Getting Wigan Active is Wigan Leisure and Culture
Trust’s vision to help people across the Wigan Borough to become more
physically, mentally and creatively active. It also aims to increase
community activity and to encourage good citizenship.
National Year of Reading: The National Year of Reading (NYR) is a
nationwide campaign, promoting the power of reading to change the lives
of individuals and communities. The NYR will celebrate reading for
purpose and pleasure and the reading of all texts across all media. It
will create opportunities to motivate the wider community to start
reading – or to read more.
Activities in the National Year of Reading will include the following
themes:
• April: Read all about it!
• May: Mind and Body.
• June: Reading escapes.
• July: Rhythm and Rhyme.
• August: Read the Game.
• September: You are what you read.
• October: Word of Mouth.
• November: Screen reads.
• December: Write the future.
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