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A CHARITY that provides vital literacy skills to children has been given a new lease of life thanks to St Mark's Church, Reading.
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ABC to Read was facing eviction from its offices but has found a new base at the church.
The Revd Nicholas Cheeseman, the Vicar of Reading St Mark's and All Saints, said: "We have been looking for some time to share our resources with local charities and community groups and ABC to Read are a superb organisation that support a number of our local schools.
We are really glad to be able to welcome them. "Marcia Rowlinson, the ABC to Read Chief Operating and Development Officer, said: "It's so important for us to have a secure base.
It enables us to do the work we do to an incredibly high standard so we are very thankful to the Church of St Mark for their generosity in helping us out. "ABC to Read has been working with volunteer mentors for over a decade to support youngsters who are struggling with their reading.
The primary school children selected to work with an ABC to Read mentor are identified by the schools as those children who would benefit most from one-to-one support. Nicholas added: "The PCC has worked hard at developing partnerships with the local community in a number of ways, and their welcoming of ABC to Read is the latest. "In September last year Greek and Serbian Orthodox Churches began worshipping in St Mark's.
The WREN free school had office facilities and All Saints Junior School started its life in the All Saints Hall.