Kingsley & Co. Bootle Literacy Project

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Dan
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Seems like a hugely worthwhile project.

Extract from a Liverpool Echo article, October 31 2021.

"Children in a deprived town have been given an opportunity to excel thanks to a unit in a Merseyside shopping centre.

Kingsley & Co. has proven popular with children and parents alike in Bootle.

The bookshop and learning space was created by local charity Ykids after a successful pop up event in 2013 saw thousands of children get involved with books.

Following Sefton Council's purchase of the Strand, it meant that the charity could open Kingsley & Co. permanently on the bottom floor of the centre.

The charity uses Kingsley & Co to help address the poor literacy rates in Bootle, as well as becoming the only bookshop in the area along with learning space and interactive workshops,

They work with schools to arrange workshops and host workshops of their own for children to attend.

Ykids CEO Claire Morgans spoke passionately about the work the charity are doing with those in the area.

Ykids and Kingsley & Co. offered a summer event last year called the "Dino Dig", and now their third Bootle Literacy Festival is set to attract thousands of children over a two week period, with the event starting on November 6."
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