Reading can feel like this for some adults.
It’s a startling fact that more than 2.4 million adults in England can barely read or cannot read at all.
Read Easy UK was set up in 2011 to tackle this problem and now has over 80 volunteer-led groups across the country. Since our Basingstoke group formed in 2019, we have enrolled 75 readers onto our free, one-to-one coaching programme, of which 43% successfully graduated or made significant progress.
Our reader ambassador has been busy promoting our work through interviews with the BBC and local radio and has also met our local MP. Thanks to her nomination, Basingstoke Read Easy won the Community Project Award at the ‘A Place To Be Proud Of event in June 2025.
Feedback shows that improved reading can transform lives:
“I am now helping my young granddaughter with her reading.”
“Couldn’t have got into college without Read Easy.”
We have a small, enthusiastic team working to support our coaches and reach out to potential readers who could use our help. We would love to get more people on board to add their ideas and talents to our group. Could you offer your skills as our Publicity Organiser, liaising with local and social media? If networking is your thing, we are also looking for a Referrals Networker to seek reader referrals from local agencies and organisations.
So, if you’re keen for a new challenge in the New Year, please contact us at basingstokerecruiter@readeasy.org.uk for details of how you can help change lives for the better or find out more at https://readeasy.org/groups/basingstoke/
