Bromford donates £400 worth of books to Gloucestershire primary schools for World Book Day

We've celebrated World Book Day this year by donating £400 worth of books to two primary schools in Gloucestershire.

Winchcombe Abbey Church of England Primary School, near our upcoming Merrett Place development, and Brockworth Primary Academy, located near the Perrybrook development, both received £200 worth of books.

Each school specially requested books to fill up their libraries. Winchcombe Abbey’s donation included Glitter Boy by Ian Eagleton and Betsey’s Birthday Surprise by Malorie Blackman, whereas Brockworth Primary Academy received The Other Side of Truth by Beverley Naidoo.

To mark the occasion, Simon Allen, senior marketing co-ordinator, visited both schools on World Book Day to officially hand over the books to the children.

Katharine Jones, English lead at Winchcombe Abbey, said: “Reading is a huge priority for us at Winchcombe Abbey and our current mission is to expand our class libraries throughout the school, with a particular focus on diversity in authors, settings and characters.

“We’d like to thank Bromford for their generous donation; it was a wonderful surprise for the children and made World Book Day even more special.”

Mr Hughes, principal at Brockworth Primary Academy, said: “We are hugely grateful to Bromford for their donation this World Book Day. This is such a treat for the children, and we know they are going to benefit greatly from having these new books to read.”

Catherine Jarrett, director of sales and marketing at Bromford, said: “We are delighted to have donated these books to Gloucestershire school children and to have celebrated World Book Day with them.

“Encouraging a love of reading is hugely important and a mission we are thrilled to support. We hope that the children enjoy their new books and that they are useful for the school to use now and in years to come.”

World Book Day is an annual event which promotes reading for pleasure, and offers every child and young person the opportunity to own a book of their own. To find out more, visit https://www.worldbookday.com/.

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