Posted on May 25, 2017 by Book at Bedtime “The children are still really enjoying the books. They swap and change them all the time”. A lovely quote from one of the refuge child workers. It’s always so nice to hear that our work is still being so appreciated 🙂
Posted on October 30, 2017 by Book at Bedtime I had a lovely surprise a couple a weeks ago when I found out I had been put forward for the Chamber of Commerce Made a Difference award. Sadly I couldn’t go to the awards dinner but was truely delighted to find out after the weekend […]
Posted on November 1, 2017 by Book at Bedtime We recently had a urgent request for feedback from the Kifubon project – including photos! – for an event they were running. The Kifubon project have donated quite a lot of copies of both Splitting the Arrow and The Pot with the Hole which are both […]
Posted on November 3, 2017 by Book at Bedtime We have had some great feedback. I’ll let them tell you……. Since using the bookshelf scheme within our refuge the children and young people have had the opportunity to choose from a wide range of books suitable for all ages 0-17 years. In particular the children […]
Posted on November 6, 2017 by Book at Bedtime This one ended up in Skelmersdale as part of People’s Postcode Lottery money. They had the Family Change set of books too. Ted looks very pleased with his book selection!
Posted on November 8, 2017 by Book at Bedtime We’ve had some lovely feedback from the playworker in Boston – they are finding the bookcase really useful especially over the holidays.
Posted on November 10, 2017 by Book at Bedtime And more feedback from one of the refuge children’s workers about how helpful the Family Change set of books has been. The family change set up pack is very beneficial to the children’s workers and children; these are used regularly on a planned 1:1 basis and […]
Posted on November 11, 2017 by Book at Bedtime We’ve just seen this great article on an American blog. “The books we read as children can have a huge impact on the weird humans we eventually become. Our beliefs, aspirations, and morals can all be attributed to the colorful pages we excitedly soaked in during […]
Posted on September 19, 2018 by Book at Bedtime This isn’t why we do what we do but it is great when we get an email like this: “What a lovely phone call to have on a dreary Thursday afternoon when you offered us a bookcase of books for our refuge. Having just had a […]
Posted on September 27, 2018 by Book at Bedtime We have just received this lovely email from the children’s worker. They have had the bookcase and Family Change set since February of last year. “Just wanted to drop you a line and update you on how the books are going. We have had many children […]
