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Wirral children encouraged to take up reading challenge (From Wirral Globe)
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Wirral children encouraged to take up reading challenge
1:50pm Tuesday 3rd July 2012 in News
Mersey Park Primary School pupils Kyle Bingham, Caitlin Hulse, Jay Kerry, Max Cheung, Aidan Paley, Morgan Cheung and Cllr Chris Meaden in the book lab
A NEW initiative to get Wirral's children reading this summer has been launched at Birkenhead Library.
The Story Lab was launched by Wirral's mayor, Cllr Gerry Ellis.
Schoolchildren from six Birkenhead primary schools - Mersey Park Primary school, St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School, Devonshire Park Primary School, Cathcart Street Primary School, Christchurch Primary School and St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School - were entertained at the opening by stories from around the world by Wirral Council's Minority Ethnic Achievement Service.
Cllr Chris Meaden, cabinet member for culture, tourism and leisure, said: "The children looked absolutely mesmerised listening to the stories, and were very excited about taking the Summer Reading Challenge and gaining their medal at the end.
"Birkenhead Library has a wonderful children’s section, which proved to be the perfect environment to get the kids interested.
"The Minority Ethnic Achievement Service even set up a tent in the middle of the main library, with props to bring the stories to life."
To join the Summer reading challenge, visit your local library at the beginning of the summer holidays and ask for a membership form.
Comments(2)
Spiffy
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3:16pm Wed 4 Jul 12
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Set up to deal with some of the negative ramifications of uncontrolled immigration and placement of anyone that feels like calling themselves "travellers" above the law.
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Pretty much all such named organisations could be eradicated in one fell swoop by setting up schools where adults and children alike learn to speak english and read. This would enable them find out what is expected of everyone in this country...such as obeying the law and one such being that all children must receive a state approved education.
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But then that would only promote Equality and perpetuation of Discrimination is the name of the game.
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These organisations are allowed to continue to drain the country of resources needed for ALL of us due in no small part to race-mongers interests and a general need for employment. There's way too much money in it to let it go.
Ben Beaconsfield says...
2:41pm Tue 3 Jul 12
Was this initiative set up to encourage all children to read, or specifically those whose first language is not English?
If 'all children', why does it need a 'Minority Ethnic Achievement Service' to do it? What's wrong with 'schools'?