Read Easy North Staffs

18/10/2026

This is lovely.

No one is ever too old to learn 😍
BBC News - 'Learning to read at 86 has changed my whole life' - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwj0lmq6043mo

15/10/2026

14/10/2026

Peter Lloyd had worked for 25 years, married and started a family. But a crisis at the supermarket reminded him there was something missing from his life

14/10/2026

One of our Reader Ambassadors will share his reading journey in a new BBC documentary, airing today on BBC2 and iPlayer. Peter learned to read with Read Easy Merseyside.

Marking the National Year of Reading 2026, the documentary sees Her Majesty Queen Camilla explore the transformative power of reading, meeting four remarkable people, including Peter, whose lives have been changed by books at moments when they most needed them. The film explores how reading can lift us, open our minds and, sometimes, change the course of a life.

The film also explores the growing scientific evidence that demonstrates how reading can improve health and wellbeing.

We want to thank Peter for his willingness to share his story so publicly and express our gratitude to everyone involved in the production for their commitment to telling a story about an adult learning to read.

The Book That Changed My Life is now available on iPlayer and will be shown on BBC 2 at 9pm Wednesday 14th October.

14/10/2026

Watch this lovely program on BBC2 tonight and see why we are so passionate about helping people to read.

Can you be one of the people who can make a real difference to someone's life by helping them to read? We are looking for volunteer reading coaches in Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme and Staffordshire Moorlands. Get in-touch, if you want to know more.

Peter learned to read as an adult. Now he's featuring in BBC's new documentary, The Book That Changed My Life.

14/10/2026

I had worked for 25 years, married and started a family. But a crisis at the supermarket reminded me there was something missing from my life

14/10/2026

What actually happens when you come to Read Easy?

Less than most people fear.

• You meet one coach — the same person every time, not a rota of strangers
• Half an hour, twice a week, at a library or another quiet public place
• You start exactly where you are, whether that's letters or whole sentences
• Nobody is asked to read aloud in front of a group. There's no test and no homework
• It's completely free and completely confidential

That's the whole thing. No classroom, no register, no judgement.

If you'd like to talk to someone about it, quietly: [email protected]

13/10/2026

One certainty we can rely on through life is that there will always be a form to fill out somewhere. A job application. Health and safety forms. Documents for work.

Adults who struggle with reading have told us that they find forms difficult. This can create disadvantages that hold people back from progression.

Read Easy is here to help through free, confidential and one-to-one reading coaching. Last year, 96% of Readers told us they felt more confident after learning to read. Interested in helping others to reach for their dreams? Visit our website to see how you can support Read Easy.

13/10/2026

Do you know someone who struggles to read? Maybe you can help them make a phone call that could change everything.

We offer free, one to one, confidential coaching for adults who want to learn to read through 80 groups across England.

08/10/2026

Diagnosed with dyslexia just weeks before her GCSEs, Paula left school unable to read.

At school, she was put at the back of the class and called "lazy".

For years, she carried the weight of shame and low self-worth, hiding her struggles from everyone except a tiny circle of trusted friends, family and colleagues.

At 42, everything changed.

With the support of adult reading charity Read Easy UK, Paula learned to read. Today, she is a proud Reading Ambassador empowering others to take that same step.

Read Paula’s full story (and her advice to anyone else who might be struggling) here:

👉 https://dyslexiaaction.org.uk/r9nl