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Phone advisors Inspired by the world’s volunteers will be on
Library staff and
greatest storyteller,
needed Roald Dahl, and the hand to help children win
Citizens Advice Swindon’s telephone big screen release medals for reading, and an
interactive website: www.
advice service is growing and needs of the BFG, Swindon bigfriendlyread.org.uk links children
children are encouraged to sign up
more volunteers to help meet rising to The Big Friendly Read (BFR) at a choice. There are special collector with top authors and illustrators,
demand. Swindon library. cards and other free incentives on while giving them space to talk
By increasing the hours and offer along the way.
availability of phone support CAS The 2016 annual summer reading Children’s reading can dip during about their favourite books and
hopes to help those people who challenge features some of Roald the long summer holidays if they share reading ideas.
Dahl’s best-loved characters and
Last summer in Swindon 3,523
find it difficult to access their office don’t have regular access to books children read 13,549 books.
in person, perhaps because of a the amazing artwork of his principal and encouragement to read for This year, Swindon librarians
illustrator, Sir Quentin Blake.
disability, caring responsibilities or The BFR highlights themes such as pleasure. are challenging children to read
This has been identified as a
work commitments.
A telephone adviser needs invention, mischief and friendship problem for schools to put right 14,000 books. Progress on the
challenge will be updated via the @
which are explored in Dahl’s most
excellent listening and questioning famous books. in the new term, and the Reading SwindonLibrary Twitter feed.
skills to allow the caller to fully All children have to do is sign up Agency’s annual challenge helps by Get the latest updates about
explain their problem. They will be at their local library, then read or getting three quarters of a million events and activities at: www.
children into libraries nationwide
asked to find, interpret and explain
relevant information to help callers listen to six library books of their over the summer. swindonlibraries.wordpress.com
take the next steps towards a Join CareMONGERS and help project positive messages across the UK
solution.
CAS Adviceline is aiming to open North Swindon based graphic designer messages. They have also launched a
from Monday to Friday between Jon Richards was appalled by the rise in crowdfunding site on JustGiving to raise
10am and 4pm, so there is flexibility hate crimes following the referendum to funds to pay for posters and adverts in the
for volunteers to find hours that leave the European Union and has come public realm.
suit them. A training course starts up with a way to counter the negative Jon said: “I felt powerless every time I
in September and ongoing training messages that have infected so much of saw the news after the referendum on 23
and support will be given. the public conversation. June. Then I suddenly realised that there is
To find out more or request an With brother Paul and friend Dan they something I could do. CAREmongers – the
application pack, contact 01793 decided to use their skills to show the opposite of scaremongers that has driven
402106 or trainer2@swindon. world that Brits do care for each other. so much of the debate about the EU.”
cabnet.org.uk An application form They have set up a not-for-profit body If you’d like to get involved, share
can be downloaded from called CAREmongers to post social media the social media messages and make a
www.citizensadviceswindon.org.uk messages giving funny, kind and positive donation via www.caremongers.com

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