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The Connecting Stories initiative aims to boost youngsters’ access to books and champion reading and creative writing. Spearheading the venture is Bradford Stories – the district’s National Literacy Trust hub – with funding from Arts Council England. Authors Konnie Huq and Harry Heape will stage ‘virtual visits’ and oversee a writing competition. And publishers Bonnier Books UK and Faber & Faber will donate books. The creative writing contest will be open to young people aged seven to 14. Entries will be published in one of 19 Connecting Stories anthologies and displayed at community venues. Ms Huq said: “I have long believed in the power of stories and their ability to connect us all, which is why I jumped at the chance to take part in this exciting new project.
A NEW project has been set-up to boost the wellbeing of young men and boys in the district. The launch of the initiative comes following a survey by Keighley-based Healthwatch Bradford & District which found that many people were experiencing loneliness, the death of loved ones, suicidal thoughts or anxiety. It also identified a rise in the need for mental support across all age groups. When comments were analysed, 21 per cent of them specifically referred to Covid-19 as the main topic. Now Brave Minds is underway. The venture is being spearheaded by the Millan Centre in Manningham, which since the start of the pandemic has created ‘safe spaces’ for people of all ages and backgrounds to talk about mental health and access help.
A NEW project is set to boost wellbeing in Bradford’s young men and boys, breaking the stigma of a topic that is “often brushed under the carpet”. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the Millan Centre, based in Manningham, has been creating several safe spaces for people of all ages, backgrounds and faiths to speak about mental health and access help. A survey by Healthwatch Bradford & District found many Bradfordians were experiencing loneliness, the death of loved ones, suicidal thoughts and anxiety. There has been a rise in the need for mental support across all age groups, the report found.
Shares
Pupils and staff at Belmont Grosvenor school are hoping to spread some Christmas cheer and share the joy of reading with hundreds of children across the region.
The school has donated more than 500 books to Bradford Stories, the literacy campaign from the National Literacy Trust and Bradford Council which aims to improve literacy levels in the city by promoting reading, writing, speaking and listening.
The haul of books, ranging from babies’ first picture books, to simple readers, topic books and young teenage novels, will be gifted to children across the Bradford area, through the National Literacy Trust campaign, many of whom don’t own a single book.