Bookfeast is an Oxfordshire charity that is providing opportunities for people of all ages to read for pleasure, to engage in creative writing and to have access to high quality book events. www.bookfeast.net.
Working with 12 schools, Bookfeast has set up Lunchboox, a bookclub for pupils. Through Lunchboox, Bookfeast is aiming to promote children’s enjoyment of reading, to encourage them to read more, to explore books beyond their comfort zone and to develop confidence in articulating their responses to books. An additional aim is to help schools to become more “Book-Loving Schools” and to help encourage their pupils to become life-long readers. So Local is independently evaluating the outcomes of the project, surveying participants and teacher coordinators, analysing the results and reporting the findings.
