Children from Farnborough Road Junior School in Birkdale enjoyed a day out in the “magical maze” of books at Broadhurst’s Bookshop in Southport town centre thanks to support from a local business.
600 Degrees, which has an outlet at Southport Market and caters for outdoor events, kindly provided funding to allow pupils to choose and buy books to take back to school.
The youngsters also left with their own goody bags.
A Farnborough Road Junior School spokesperson said: “Year 5 and Year 6 Reading Ambassadors from Farnborough Road Junior School visited Broadhurst’s Bookshop in Southport.
“The children spent time looking around this magical maze of a bookshop and each received a goody bag to take home.
“Dan Johnstone from 600 Degrees is a father of three children who all attended school in Southport and recognises the importance for every child to become a reader.
“With tight school budgets, the support received from local businesses is needed more than ever.
“Dan kindly donated money in order for the children to choose and buy books to take back to school and allow every child to enjoy reading for pleasure.
“Every year group at Farnborough Road Juniors has its very own ‘Reading Tree’: a special shelf that holds books for any child to read when they want to.
“The books the ambassadors chose from Broadhurst’s will be placed onto these shelves.
“They include a mixture of fiction and non-fiction so something for everyone!”
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