News tagged 'Letterbox Club'
Children in care given The Marvels by Brian Selznick...
This year, thanks to a generous gift from Waterstones, this past December the Letterbox Club was able to give a special festive gift book to over 9,000 children in care....
Posted 15 January 2016
Letterbox Club showcased at achievement awards for looked after...
At Bassaleg High School in Newport, Wales, a special awards ceremony celebrated the achievements of Looked After Children. 70 children were presented with awards and the event was attended by...
Posted 16 November 2015
Letterbox Club Patron Lemn Sissay becomes University Chancellor
On 14 October, poet and Letterbox Patron Lemn Sissay was inaugurated as Chancellor of the University of Manchester. He was elected by university alumni, staff, and members of the General...
Posted 27 October 2015
Illustrator Emily Gravett will be running a Letterbox Club...
Book Trust and the University of Leicester are delighted to welcome leading children's author and illustrator, Emily Gravett, twice winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal, to run an event at...
Posted 13 October 2015
10,000 children will receive Letterbox Club this year!
We're delighted that 120 local authorities in the UK have signed up to Letterbox Club and 10,200 children will receive the parcels this year. That's more children than ever before...
Posted 30 March 2015
Children's author, Katherine Rundell 'We became the family that...
Award-winning children's author Katherine Rundell spoke at the Letterbox Club induction day about growing up with foster siblings and the power of books to bring a family together. 'For someone...
Posted 10 March 2015
Letterbox Club Induction Day 2015
The Letterbox Club Induction Day was held on Thursday 12 February at the October Gallery in London. This annual event is an opportunity for new Letterbox Club Coordinators or local...
Posted 13 February 2015
Record numbers are signed up for Letterbox Club this...
More children are registered for Letterbox Club this year than ever before! Letterbox Club now has almost 9,000 children registered for the coming year. This is the highest number ever...
Posted 11 February 2015
Space Pandas say what? New writing activities for Letterbox...
In response to requests for writing activities, we've worked with author and illustrator Sam Lloyd and comic artist Neill Cameron to create writing activities in the Blue and Red Letterbox...
Posted 18 November 2014
Gift of words can open up a new future...
Our new patron, Alan Johnson, writes for the Yorkshire Post about Letterbox Club and why books are so important for children in care. 'When I became Education Secretary and I...
Posted 5 November 2014
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