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Author Lola Jaye launches World Book Day with a Quick Read at local NHS TrustPopular author Lola Jaye will launch her Quick Read Reaching for the Stars at Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP) in Chester today to celebrate World Book Day (Thursday 5th March). The event will also celebrate union-led learning with a number of local trade unions and unionlearn*, the TUC's learning and skills organisation. Lola will join learners, union learning reps, Roger Nielsen, CWP Associate Director of Workforce Development, Peter Urwin , Unison Regional Organiser and Tony Saunders of unionlearn with the North West TUC. Lola will read from her book and take questions from the audience. She currently works full time for the NHS as a counsellor in North West London, but her passion for writing began when she was ten years old and crafted her own weekly series of stories.
L-R: Roger Nielsen, CWP NHS Foundation Trust Associate Director of Workforce, Anthony Holland ULR*, Lola Jaye, Tony Saunders Regional Union Development Co-ordinator unionlearn and Peter Cubbon Chief Executive of CWP NHS Foundation Trust. Lola Jaye said: ' I feel really honoured and excited about being included in this year's Quick Reads* list. If only one reader takes something positive away from my book and is inspired to do more - then it will all have been worthwhile!' Roger Nielsen, CWP Associate Director of Workforce Development, said: 'The Trust is pleased to have been chosen for the North West launch of World Book Day. We are very proud of the learning centre and the development opportunities and support provided for our staff. Welcoming Lola to the event adds an extra sparkle to our celebrations.' Dave Eva, Regional Manager unionlearn with the North West TUC and Chair of CWP NHS Foundation Trust said: 'We are delighted to welcome Lola to the NHS Trust on World Book Day, which is a great opportunity to highlight how unions are providing learning opportunities for their members. The hospital's diverse range of staff is able to access learning thanks to an excellent partnership between the Trust, trade unions, professional bodies and unionlearn.' Lola's Quick Read is one of ten being launched today as part of World Book Day. Quick Reads are specially written, many of them by best-selling authors and popular personalities, for both reluctant readers and for avid readers wanting a short, fast-paced read. Unionlearn in the North West is supporting many adult education projects which are raising skills levels throughout Cheshire. The TUC's learning and skills organisation is one of many partners working with Quick Reads to reach out to the millions of adults in the UK with reading difficulties and the one third of the British population that never picks up a book. NOTES TO EDITORS: All unionlearn press releases can be found at www.unionlearn.org.uk The event will take place at the Learning Centre, Bowmere Hospital Site, Countess of Chester Health Park, Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool Road, Chester, CH2 1BQ between 10.30am and 12.30pm. Media enquiries: Photograph: ©Chris Gleave Quick Reads are launched on World Book Day, which is the biggest annual celebration of books and reading in the UK. Now in its twelfth year, World Book Day will be held on Thursday March 5 2009. Information about World Book Day is also available from the website www.worldbookday.com. The brand-new set of Quick Reads, written by some of Britain's most popular personalities is published on World Book Day, 5 March 2009. The books are priced at just £1.99 each. The new Quick Reads published on World Book Day, 2009 are: A Cool Head by Ian Rankin (Orion); The Cave by Kate Mosse (Orion); Black-Eyed Devils by Catrin Collier (Accent Press); The Dare by John Boyne ( Transworld ); Doctor Who: The Sontaran Games by Jacqueline Rayner (BBC Books); The Tannery by Sherrie Hewson (Macmillan); All These Lonely People by Gervase Phinn (Penguin); 101 Ways to get your Child to Read by Patience Thomson, with an introduction by Michael Morpurgo and celebrity tips (Barrington Stoke); Reaching for the Stars: How you can make your dreams come true by Lola Jaye (HarperCollins); and Dragons' Den: Your Road to Success by The Dragons (HarperCollins). Unionlearn together with unions has recruited over 20,000 union learning reps who last year helped over 200,000 people to access courses. Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health, learning disability, and drug and alcohol services to the people of Cheshire and Wirral. In the Annual Health Check, the Trust received an excellent rating for the quality of its services - placing it in the top five mental health services in the North West and in the top 25% of all Trusts (including acute trusts and primary care trusts) in England. The Trust is a major local employer in Cheshire and the Wirral, with 2,600 staff. For more information about the Trust and its services visitwww.cwp.nhs.uk . Press release (800 words) issued 5 Mar 2009  Free Skillswise Maths App Count on us Poor numeracy blights lives: Maths4Us is here to help |
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