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Storytime

The Charlotte Aitken Trust
Schools 
Week 2025

22-26 September

Winners

FLOURISHING CULTURE AWARD WINNER 2025

Delighting and inspiring the readers and writers of the future!

22-26 SEPTEMBER 2025

In one week …

  • 26 authors will visit 76 schools, colleges, nurseries and libraries

  • 225 events will be organised across North Devon and Torridge

  • 9,000 books will be given to children to take home and keep

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NEW FOR 2025

 

Two specially chosen authors will visit 5 nurseries to do story book activities with 2-3 year olds in areas of significant deprivation.

Teenage boys will have the chance to meet the very popular Luke Palmer and Matt Oldfield, both of whom have great appeal to reluctant teenage readers.

BOOKS AT HOME

 

This was a huge success last year. We gave out 8,500 books.  This year over 9,000 primary children will receive signed books following their author visit. There will also be book bundles for nurseries and secondary schools.

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With many thanks to everyone

who supports Schools Week!

What people say about Schools' Week ...

Quotes from schools:

“Thank you so much Appledore Book Festival for arranging this for our pupils – the children were inspired”.

 

“Such fun! The children were laughing and totally captivated by the storytelling”.

 

“Inspirational is the word I’d describe for this morning’s event.  The pupils have renewed energy to read”.

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