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Education

Edinburgh Evening News Sat 10 Mar 2007

Project hailed for helping children read more

A PROJECT aimed at encouraging children and young people in care to read more has picked up a major award for the city council.

The Edinburgh Reading Champion Project is aimed at improving access to books and library services and has helped more than 150 individuals to date.

The council's initiative was honoured in the "delivering excellence" category at the annual awards run by local government umbrella group Cosla.

Council leader Ewan Aitken said: "This is great news for the council and recognition of the hard work being undertaken by our employees in diverse areas.

"Encouraging children to read and giving them access to books is one of the most important things we can do. The project is especially important for its focus on vulnerable children, giving them the chance to enjoy reading despite their personal circumstances."

The council was also honoured in the "securing a workforce for the future" category for a project aimed at driving up standards within its building services section.

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1. Scaramouche / 4:31pm 10 Mar 2007

Great stuff ..... but did His Holiness have to be included? Ruined what was otherwise a half-decent article.

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2. Isabel / 5:18pm 10 Mar 2007

Children need to be encouraged to read more because they spend too much time watching TV and playing with gameboys etc. I blame parents for the lack of encouragement. Too many of them are out chasing money and don't spend enough time with their children. I used to enjoy visiting the the library with my daughter and choosing what book we would read next. My daughter now has an excellent selection of books in her book case and I don't have to travel as far as the library when I want another book to read.

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3. thatscottishwoman, / 9:12pm 10 Mar 2007

#1 Indeed, hope you're feeling better.

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