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One Million Books, One Goal

We’re thrilled at our partnership with Brentford FC Community Sports Trust and JCDecaux’s Community Channel who have come together to celebrate and expand our book-gifting commitments across west London.

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9th April 2026
Annual Report 2025

We’re excited to have published our Annual Report: a look at our work over the last financial year and the impacts that the support we’ve received has enabled us to have.

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27th March 2026
The Power of a Book – a podcast with purpose

Childhood books inspire not only golden hues of nostalgia, they also impart special meaning at an impressionable age, helping shape the way we experience and view the world.

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November 2025
Our Runners Raise Over £40,000 at the Royal Parks Half Marathon!

We are thrilled to celebrate our incredible team of 55 runners who took on the Royal Parks Half Marathon this October, raising over £40,000 in support of The Children’s Book Project.

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October 2025
Pop Up Bookhut for a Year

A final lick of paint for our 40 beautiful Book Huts this week in readiness for their new role as a focal point not only for children to choose books to take home, but also for the same children to bring in and donate any books they want to pass on.

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11th September 2025
Banner/Monkhouse Schoolwear

Since our partnership with Banner began in April 2023, they have collected an incredible 42,000 books to date — growing from 10,000 in the first year to over 20,000 last year, and expecting to exceed that target this year.

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15th July 2025
Zarach and the Children’s Book Project:
A Partnership for Better Bedtimes

This year, we joined forces with Zarach to bring comfort, security, and the joy of reading to children across Leeds.

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4th July 2025
Lauren Laverne Announced as our new Patron

Welcoming our first ever patron to the team.

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21st May 2025
Reaching our goals with the help of Football Clubs

Our work with football clubs across the UK is expanding.

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8th May 2025
Books as Bridges

Our work in prisons brings families together.

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11th April 2025