Salter to Launch ABC To Read Walk at Pangbourne Meadows  

Labour MP for Reading West, Martin Salter, will be launching the ABC to Read sponsored walk of Pangbourne Meadows on Sunday 28th March 2010. The walk from Pangbourne to Caversham will raise much needed funds to allow the charity to continue recruiting school based mentors to help develop the reading and writing skills of primary school children across Berkshire. Mr Salter was one of the founders of the charity, ABC to Read, which currently works with children at over fifty schools across the region. Its 100+ volunteers give up their time to work with three children each twice a week on a one-to-one basis. With a supply of books, games and puzzles the team have a marked impact on the reading abilities and confidence of children, all of whom have been identified by their teachers as being in need of a little individual support. To keep up the good work the charity needs more funds. In the past...