Read Manchester

Read Manchester and Read for Good is marking the end of Manchester's first-ever mass Readathon with a city-wide Drop Everything and Read!

To mark the 200th anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre, Read Manchester has devised a reading and learning resource for 14 to 18-year-olds to celebrate young people’s involvement in peaceful protest over the last 200 years.

Radical Read is also working with groups of young people to look in more depth at the themes in the resource pack. They’ll then perform, present and share their responses at a Radical Read Event on Wednesday 3 July.

Don't miss the beautiful multilingual community poem Made in Manchester.

Made in Manchester currently comprises 65 languages, including British Sign Language and will continue to evolve and represent the city’s many communities.

Forty of the contributors were filmed as a window into the full written poem which can be viewed in Manchester Central Library.

Download our ideas for workplace reading, setting up a book group or community book swap and book swap cards to promote your reading event