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LABRADOR HOLLIE HELPS GAWSWORTH CHILDREN READ
Story time just got more exciting for school children who have a new reading partner.
Ten-year-old labrador, Hollie has been drafted in to help children at Gawsworth Primary School improve their literacy skills.
The black pooch will visit the school for one afternoon each week to quietly sit and listen to the children read her their favourite books.
The project is part of a programme launched by the charity Pets As Therapy (PAT), which provide animals for therapeutic visits in schools, hospitals and hospices.
Headteacher Pam Childs said: `Research has shown that many children find reading aloud a daunting experience but when reading to a PAT dog they often become less stressed and self-conscious.
`Hollie passed her temperament test with flying colours and is extremely friendly. We are really looking forward to the successful results it promises to bring.`
Pupil Lucy Holland, nine, said: `I love her, she`s absolutely gorgeous. I would like to read to her.`
Hollie`s owner, mum-of-two, Frances Gregory, 50, found out about the charity when she was at Crufts and decided it would be the perfect job for mild-tempered Hollie.
Frances - a swimming instructor from Henbury - was asked to lend Hollie to the school by friend Christine Nichols, literacy coordinator at the school, who is a fellow member of Wilmslow Dog Training Club.
Frances said: `I just thought this is a perfect job for her. She absolutely loves children. She`s been fully trained, and she`s very gentle and very loving.`
| Anson Engine Museum Every Friday,Saturday & Sunday from 13 May – 29 October 2006 Time: 10:00am – 5:00pm Details: In his book, Horst O Hardenberg describes how the Otto-Langen engine displayed at the 1867 Paris Universal Exposition was called a Rattling monster or Devil s machine. Despite this, the engine went on to take the prestigious gold medal, beating the French built Hugon and Lenoir engines. Later that same year, Crossley Brothers in Manchester became the licensed manufacturer for Otto-Langen engines in the UK & Colonies. It is hailed as the first commercially successful engine The ?Rattling Monsters? exhibition tells the history and development of these engines as well allowing you the chance to see many exhibits never before made public. This exhibition is a World First! Museum Entry Fees Adults £3.50 Children under 14 £2.50 Children under 5 s free Family Ticket (2 adults & 2 children) £10.00 No additional charge for Rattling Monsters Exhibition! Date: 29/10/2005 Time: To: 30/10/2005 Time: Location: Anson Road Poynton Cheshire SK12 1TD |
01625 874426  www.enginemuseum.org  geoff@enginemuseum.org  |