KentOnline

bannermobile

News

Sport

Business

What's On

Advertise

Contact

Other KM sites

CORONAVIRUS WATCH KMTV LIVE SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTERS LISTEN TO OUR PODCASTS LISTEN TO KMFM
SUBSCRIBE AND SAVE
News

Specsavers' Tunbridge Wells branch supports Get Kent Reading campaign

By: Kent Messenger reporter messengernews@thekmgroup.co.uk

Published: 17:12, 09 July 2013

An opticians has taken a closer look at a campaign to help children with literacy difficulties.

Specsavers, in Tunbridge Wells, will raise funds for the KM Group's Get Kent Reading initiative, with a day of activities on Saturday.

The aim of the scheme is to encourage our readers to become volunteers for Beanstalks, a charity which provides support for school pupils who struggle to read.

The national chain’s branch in Mount Pleasant Road, which will be decorated in purple for the event, has planned a story writing competition, a raffle and a game to guess how many contact lenses are in a jar.

mpu1

Complimentary tea and coffee will be served between 10am and noon.

Graham Smith, director of the store, said: ‘Given the clear link between eye health and reading, we are delighted to be supporting this charity and are looking forward to a good turn-out on the day. We would like to thank our customers for their donations.”

More by this author

sticky

© KM Group - 2024