Schoolreaders

Improving Literacy and Increasing Life Chances

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School Reading Volunteer

Ferryhill   Weardale   Bishop Auckland   Shildon   Spennymoor   Sedgefield   Peterlee   Lanchester   Seaham   Consett   Langley Park   Chilton   Crook/Willington   Chester le Street   Meadowfield   Teesdale   Newton Aycliffe   Stanley   Durham City  
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