‘Sleep Well For Sleeptember’

The Sleep Charity’s annual awareness campaign was launched at the beginning of this month. In my 30 years as a teacher and my 24 years as a parent, I’ve witnessed something of the benefits of quality sleep on child development – and I’m a great believer in the power of a good bedtime story to calm busy minds and prepare tired children for a restful night of refreshing sleep.

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‘Timothy Winters’ by Charles Causley

It was a joy to be able to join the Reader Leader Shared Reading group in The Courtyard Theatre cafe this morning. We heard reports from the groups in Hereford and Abergavenny, talked business for a bit, then (those who wanted to) brought a selection of poems to the table.

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