News about the Letterbox Club in Wales
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
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
The Booktrust Advent Calendar
To mark the start of the festive season we've launched a very special advent calendar to help raise funds to provide books for vulnerable children at Christmas. Each day, from...
Posted 1 December 2014
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
Event to launch Letterbox Orange with new patron Rt...
The launch event for the Letterbox Club Orange parcel took place on 15 October at Portcullis House in London with the support of our new patron, Rt Hon Alan Johnson...
Posted 16 October 2014
Letterbox Club Yellow Parcel update
We have an update on the Letterbox Club Yellow Parcel for SEN children. We are changing the criteria slightly for 2015. Previously, Letterbox Yellow has been designed for children in...
Posted 24 September 2014
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