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Go North West!
The North West is set to become the lead region for running the Six Book Challenge in workplaces through trade union learning reps in 2010. Unionlearn North West has committed themselves to promoting the Challenge in up to 30 workplaces across the region. This follows last year's pilot project and, again, it will be a diverse mix of workplaces, from the silos of BAE Systems to refuse collectors at councils across the region, and not forgetting Alder Hey Hospital who ran the Challenge with great success last year.
"I used to read at school years ago but I didn't read at all until recently. I was definitely what you'd call a non-reader. I just read what I had to for work and that was it. I did the Six Book Challenge and haven't stopped reading since." Janet Boner, Alder Hey, NHS
The Six Book Challenge in the workplace is initiated, run and promoted by union learning reps from several different unions but all with the same commitment to introducing adults to reading for pleasure.
"We really want this to be a big success," says Tony Saunders, Saunders, union development co-ordinator in the North West. "The Six Book Challenge is a great motivator, and we see reading for pleasure as a key factor in people taking up learning opportunities inside and outside the workplace."
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