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Reluctant Readers
19/09/2026
Over 60 volunteers came to our latest workshop dealing with strategies to cope with reluctant readers. Read More
Enriching Learning - Watch Our Webinar
22/06/2026
We are excited to announce that new book boxes kindly provided by the Anywhere Book Company have gone out to a number of schools for our volunteers and teachers to dip into.… Read More
Beyond the Book
21/06/2026
At our latest event, volunteers were treated to an eye-opening and, at times, heart-rending insight into the lives of children at a Great Yarmouth school. Read More
Our latest news
29/05/2026
Please click on the link below for our latest edition of In The Loop. Loop22. Read More
Beyond the Book - our next event
10/05/2026
Our volunteers are warmly invited to our next workshop on Saturday June 20th titled 'Beyond the Book'. Read More
Training Dates and Workshop
04/04/2026
Our next workshop is on April 18th and is all about supporting children with special educational needs. Read More
Do You Need More Stickers?
08/03/2026
In need of stickers? Please email Michelle Elliott and she will pop some in the post for you. miche. elliott1960@btinternet. com Read More
In The Loop
15/02/2026
Please click on the link below to view our latest newsletter: Loop-21. pdf Read More
TNRP wins City of Literature Award
13/02/2026
Committee Members and authors at The East Anglian Book Awards Photo: Andi Sapey@WritersCentre We are absolutely delighted… Read More
TNRP Annual Report July2024 - June 2025
07/01/2026
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT 2025 This year, the Norfolk Reading Project has celebrated ten years of working with children and their teachers to support struggling readers in schools across Norfolk. Read More
A Christmas Reading Tree
19/12/2025
This is the beautiful TNRP tree decorated by pupils at Mile Cross Primary School demonstrating their creativity and love of stories. It formed part of the Norwich Christmas Tree festival which ran from December 3rd -15th in St Peter Mancroft Church, Norwich. Smith and Pinching has a close relationship with the school as their team regularly go in as reading support volunteers to help the children on their reading journey. Thank you to Smith and Pinching for sponsoring the tree and spreading the word about The Norfolk Reading Project.
Read MoreSave The Dates for 2026
15/12/2025
To celebrate the National Year of Reading, we will be running a few more events than usual. Read More
Tenth Anniversary Event with Chris Riddell
27/10/2025
The Norfolk Reading Project celebrated its 10th Anniversary in spellbinding style on Saturday night. Former children's laureate Chris Riddell treated us to a masterclass of astounding live illustration and a fascinating insight into his own experiences learning to read. It was the Agaton Sax books that hooked him as a young reader - with titles such as Agaton Sax and the Diamond Thieves being so much more appealing to him than the rather tame Peter and Jane playing in the garden in the Ladybird Key Words Reading Scheme.
Witty and charming, Chris was chatting with fans and signing books until long into the night. Chris very nobly gave his services for free to TNRP. The Assembly House also gave us use of their function room without charging and the whole evening was organised by The Book Hive. All of them deserve a GRS (gold reading sticker) and our huge, heartfelt thanks.
Read MoreCity of Literature Award
18/10/2025
The Norfolk Reading Project is delighted to be nominated for the City of Literature Award. Read More
In The Loop
10/08/2025
Our latest newsletter should soon be winging its way to your inbox. Read More
This Way Delight!
10/08/2025
That is the delicious title of our next volunteer workshop at the Narthex Hall, St John the Baptist R. C. Read More
Thank You For Coming!
23/06/2025
Thank you to all the volunteers - nearly 50 of you - who attended our latest event on the hottest day of the year. Read More
Training Dates
14/05/2025
These will be held at Town Close School Library and begin at 10am. Read More
World Book Day
06/03/2025
Happy World Book Day everyone! This annual celebration of authors, illustrators, books and the joy of reading is one of the highlights of our reading year. Read More
In The Loop - our latest news
12/01/2025
In-The-Loop-17. pdf Please click this link to read our newsletter. Read More
2025 Training Days
01/01/2025
The Norfolk Reading Project wishes all our volunteers a very Happy and Healthy New Year. Read More
Learning about Special Needs
22/10/2024
We had a great turn out, with over 50 volunteers attending, for our SEND workshop last Saturday. Read More
SEND Workshop
22/10/2024
Many thanks to all who came to our recent event to learn about working with children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. Read More
New Training Dates 2024
09/09/2024
The next sessions at Town Close School, Norwich, will be held on Saturday September 14th Saturday October 12th Saturday November 9th Read More
How To Use Monster Phonics
28/02/2024
The highly informative webinar "How To Improve Progress Using Monster Phonics eBooks" is available to view on the following link: https://vimeo. com/912283264/72bfa76c37? Read More
'That Book Guy' Volunteer Workshop
17/01/2024
We are delighted to invite our volunteers to a workshop run by Nigel Lungenmuss-Ward, also known as "That Book Guy", on Saturday 3rd February 2024 at 10:30am. Read More
Next Training Dates for 2024
17/01/2024
A warm welcome to our newest volunteers who completed their training on Saturday. Read More
Monster Phonics Free Resources and Webinar
17/01/2024
Some of you have already come across the new Monster Phonics reading scheme in your schools. In Monster Phonics, different phonemes are represented by different colours. Read More
Aylsham Show Success
07/09/2023
Our first foray as an exhibitor at The Aylsham Agricultural Show this year gave us a great opportunity to tell our story and recruit new reading support volunteers. Read More
'In The Loop' September 2023
07/09/2023
Please click on the link below to read our latest newsletter. Loop-12. pdf Read More
Our Coronation Champion!
11/07/2023
Norfolk Reading Project Co-Founder, Anne Thorley, has been made one of 500 Coronation Champions in the UK. Read More
Time for Coffee and Cake: May 13th
22/04/2023
Don't forget to book your place at our next get together! We'd love to see you and find out how you are getting on in your schools. Read More
New Training Date: June 3rd
21/04/2023
Please note our May training date has been moved to Saturday June 3rd at Town Close School. Read More
In The Loop
29/03/2023
The latest edition of In The Loop is coming in April with news of volunteering opportunities at Old Buckenham Airshow and Aylsham Show. Read More
2023 TRAINING DATES
13/01/2023
Here are the dates for the first half of 2023: Great Yarmouth Library:Tuesday February 7th Thetford: Tuesday 28th March Town Close School Library: Saturday February 18th Saturday March 25th Saturday April 22nd Saturday June 3rd Please get in… Read More
Training Day January 14th 2023
08/11/2022
Our next training day is Saturday January 14th at Town Close School library in Norwich. Please get in touch if you would like to reserve a space. Read More
Big Thank You
20/10/2022
Our thanks go to Adrian Thompson, former Mayor of Great Yarmouth, current local borough councillor and unofficial 'Mayor Filby' who generously agreed to include our flyers in his newspaper rounds. Read More
New Training Dates
20/10/2022
Another successful training day was held at Town Close School on October 8th when 13 new volunteers completed their phonics training. Read More
Coffee Morning
20/10/2022
About 40 volunteers enjoyed coffee and a chat in Norwich on September 17th. The event was kindly hosted by our vice chair Lorraine Hall. Read More
Save The Date!
12/07/2022
TNRP vice chair Lorraine Hall has kindly offered to hold a coffee morning at 10:30am on September 17th in her fabulous garden at Ambleside, 118a Thorpe Road, Norwich, NR1 1RT. Read More
The Norfolk Reading Project links up with national charity
12/07/2022
New Literacy Project TNRP is joining forces with the Norfolk Community Foundation and the National Literacy Trust to boost reading in targeted schools in Thetford and Norwich. Read More
Great Yarmouth Needs Volunteers
12/07/2022
New Endeavour Rangers Trust TNRP is very pleased to have received a £2000 Grant awarded by the New Endeavour Rangers Trust through the Norfolk Community Foundation. Read More
More 2022 Training Dates
12/07/2022
Our next training day will be held in Thetford at the independent book shop Not Just Books on Saturday July 30th. Read More
Teacher Questionnaire - Jan 2022
10/01/2022
A brief questionnaire which we are asking our volunteers to run through with their class teachers. Read More
Hello Hello
10/01/2022
Dear Volunteers A Happy New Year to you all! Did you receive your latest copy of "In the Loop" by email? Read More
Dyslexia Workshop January 29th
09/12/2021
Dyslexia specialist Zoe Brown has kindly offered to hold another workshop for our volunteers to learn more about this condition which affects so many but is so little understood. Read More
Annual Report 2021
09/12/2021
The Norfolk Reading Project Annual Report 2021 Delivered at The Norfolk Reading Project AGM on 8th December 2021 by TNRP Chair, Anne Thorley The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has continued to have a detrimental… Read More
New Training Dates
08/10/2021
Despite the pandemic, when not in lockdown, we have been able to continue training at Town Close School library. Read More
Change of Training Dates
26/04/2021
Our next training session at Town Close School Library will be held a week earlier on Saturday May 15th 2021 and not the 22nd as previously advertised. Read More
"In the Loop" No 6 - volunteer newsletter
18/03/2021
The latest edition of our volunteer newsletter/ In-The-Loop-Six. pdf Read More
Annual Report 2020
26/11/2020
by NRP Chair Anne Thorleygiven via Zoom at our AGM on November 25th 2020 This year, July 2019 to June 2020 has truly been a year of two halves! Read More
Get involved become a volunteer
22/10/2020
The education of many children has suffered during this epidemic. You can help put that right. CLICK HERE Read More
Latest newsletter
16/10/2020
To view our latest newsletter please click on image below to download the newsletter. Read More
AGM Date 25th November
14/10/2020
This year we will be holding our AGM online, via Zoom, on 25th November 2020 at 7. 30pm. All our volunteers will be contacted by email. Read More
Training Dates
27/09/2020
Town Close School has very kindly offered the use of its library for our training days while the Vernon Castle Room at the Millennium Library is closed during the pandemic. Read More
Covid19 Update for Volunteers
29/05/2020
Dear Volunteer Following advice from Schools and Children’s Services, it is highly unlikely that volunteers will be allowed to return to Schools until September 2020. Read More
Exciting Funding Opportunity for The Norfolk Reading Project
04/03/2020
We need your help! The Norfolk Reading Project (TNRP), has been given a fantastic opportunity by being awarded a place on the Aviva Community Crowdfunding (CCF) Website. Read More
January 2020 Newsletter
15/01/2020
To view our January 2020 newsletter please click on image below to download the newsletter. newsletter Read More
Annual Report 2019
19/10/2019
The Norfolk Reading Project held its AGM on 16th October and was well-attended by committee members and volunteers. Minutes will follow shortly. Read More
Fundraising Coffee Morning
25/05/2019
Books were bought, quizzes were cogitated over, plants were sold, coffee was drunk and the sun shone on our Norfolk Reading Project Coffee Morning on May 24th. Read More
May 2019 Newsletter
15/05/2019
To view our May 2019 newsletter please click on the image below to download the newsletter. Read More
Feedback from the Thetford Training Day
09/04/2019
I attended one of your training days to become a volunteer reader, in Thetford at Riversdale Centre, with Anne Thorley and Alison Gilmour. Read More
Training Dates 2019
09/01/2019
Training Sessions take place in the Vernon Castle Room on the top floor of The Millennium Library, Norwich, beginning at 10:00am. Read More
Social Event with Vanilla 18.10.18
19/09/2018
Vanilla and The Norfolk Reading Project invite YOU to an EXCLUSIVE EVENING Thursday 18 October 2018, 7 – 9pm At Vanilla, 117A Ipswich Road, Norwich NR34 6LD £15 to include drinks and light refreshments (Thank you Vanilla for donating this entry fee to TNRP) Only 25 places available so please email your acceptance latest by 10 October to: lesleypenniket@gmail.… Read More
September 2018 Newsletter
15/09/2018
To view our September 2018 newsletter please click on the image below to download the newsletter. Read More
Celebrating Volunteers at Norwich Cathedral
09/06/2018
The Norfolk Reading Project is taking part in an event on June 10th to celebrate the work of volunteers throughout Norfolk. Read More
AGM minutes 2018
22/05/2018
The Norfolk Reading Project Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on Monday 21st May 2018 at The Patteson Rooms Newmarket Rd, Cringleford, Norwich NR4 6UE Present: Anne Thorley (Chair) Elaine Simpson Liz Tye Sarah Seymour Kate Millington Rachel Bond Alison Gilmour … Read More
Safeguarding
14/04/2018
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN POLICY FOR THE NORFOLK READING PROJECT The Norfolk Reading Project is a Norfolk-based charitable trust which aims to boost literacy in the county by sending trained volunteers into schools to support… Read More
Teaching Children To Read and Write
10/04/2018
The Norfolk Reading Project highly recommends Sue Lloyd's website Teaching Children to Read and Write. Read More
Training Dates 2018
30/03/2018
Training Sessions take place in the Vernon Castle Room on the top floor of The Millennium Library, Norwich, beginning at 9:30. Read More
Charitable Status Achieved
30/03/2018
The Norfolk Reading Project's application to become a Charitable Incorporated Organisation was accepted on February 5th. Read More
February 2018 Newsletter
15/02/2018
To view our February 2018 newsletter please click on image below to download the newsletter. Read More
NRP Annual Report 2017
28/08/2017
ANNUAL REPORT - JUNE 2017 Recent data has found that young people in England are amongst the most illiterate in the developed world. Read More
AGM Meeting Minutes
25/08/2017
The Norfolk Reading Project Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on Sunday 2nd July 2017 at The Grange, 47 Hargham Road, Attleborough, NR17 2HG Present: Anne Thorley (Chair) Sarah Anthony Angela Jones Maryvonne Kenovan Anne Condron Roseanna Gouch Jenny Hawker Kate Millington Elisabeth Tye Keri Williams Cari Russell Rachel… Read More
Revised Training Dates
29/05/2017
We will be holding a series of training dates in the Vernon Castle Room, The Forum Library, Norwich. Read More
Further training dates confirmed
04/05/2017
We will be holding several training days in the Vernon Castle Room, The Forum Library, Norwich. 3rd June 1st July 23rd September 4th November. Read More
New Training Days Confirmed
05/04/2017
We will be holding several training days in the Vernon Castle Room, The Forum Library, Norwich. 3rd June 1st July 23rd September 4th November. Read More
Volunteers Coffee Morning
08/02/2017
We will be holding a Volunteers Coffee Morning on the 25th February in The Vernon Castle Room, The Forum Library, Norwich. Read More
Positive Feedback
18/01/2017
Having the Norfolk Reading Project has been very beneficial to our children. They develop positive relationships with the volunteers and are very pleased to see them each week. Read More
Training cancelled January 14th
13/01/2017
The training for 14th January has been cancelled due to illness. We have rearranged the training session for Saturday 21st January at The Forum. Read More
Happy Christmas
16/12/2016
Happy Christmas to all the wonderful volunteers and everyone who has supported The Norfolk Reading Project in 2016. Read More
Training dates for 2017
13/12/2016
We will be holding a series of training dates for 2017 January 14th in The 2nd Air Division Room,The Forum Library, Norwich. Read More
The Norfolk Reading Project AGM - Sunday 26 June 2016
13/12/2016
The Norfolk Reading Project is holding their first Annual General Meeting on Sunday 26 June 2016. The meeting starts at 2. 30 pm with tea and cakes provided. Read More
Training day Saturday 7th May
13/12/2016
We will be running a further training session at The Base, Hewitt Academy,Norwich,NR1 2TJ. The date is Saturday 7th May from 9. 30 to 3. 30pm. Read More
Quiz Night Fundraiser
13/12/2016
A big thank you to everyone who attended the Quiz and Chilli evening. The event was a huge success and raised in excess of £1200. Read More
March Training Day
13/12/2016
We will be running a further training session at The Base, Hewitt Academy,Norwich,NR1 2TJ. The date for this is the 5th March from 9. 30 to 3. 30pm. Read More
September Training Day
13/12/2016
We will be holding a training day on the 10th September at The Forum, Library, Norwich. The session will run from 9. 30am to 3. 30pm. Read More