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Adult Literacy Team joins LTR
Friday 1st September 2023
JH
The leading adult literacy charity, Read Easy Ipswich, has decided to amalgamate with LTR, forming a total team of 46 volunteers. The group will continue as an identifiable team within LTR, ably managed by Alison Stewart-Wheeler and Jenny Rivett. The combined team will have more scope to grow and support more services to improve literacy across Ipswich.
Cooperative Bank provides grant to LTR
Thursday 8th June 2023
JH
The Cooperative Bank Plc has awarded LTR a grant of £1,000 to develop its services across Ipswich.
LTR Wins Major Grant
Friday 26th May 2023
JH
LTR has been awarded £9,999 by the Lottery 'Awards for All' fund. John Helleur, Chair of LTR said that this is a major step forward for the local charity as it starts to bring in substantial funding from outside of Ipswich. "This grant enables us to build on our most successful year in 22/23 with the funding to start setting up further PEEP parents and babies sessions in several parts of the town" "This growth now means that we need more volunteers to deliver our services. If you want to kelp, please get in touch with Jess on 07763 702 267."
LTR has most successful year
Wednesday 17th May 2023
JH
LTR was able to get back to normal operation from July 2022 and has had its most successful 12 months since it was launched in…
LTR gives away 20,000th free book
Friday 14th April 2023
JH
LTR gave away its 20,000th free book in Ipswich by the end of March 2023, after 6 and a half years of operation. This target was…
LTR Provides all Ipswich children in nurseries with a free book for Christmas
Friday 17th March 2023
JH
LTR provided a free book to all children in 40 nurseries across Ipswich for Christmas 2022. This year we delivered 2,350 books in bright Christmassy paper carrier bags.