In January 2007 we ran a pilot project, designed to spread multi-sensory story-telling into libraries; we had no idea it would be such a huge success!

In those four weeks in the Eastern Counties, we trained more library staff to tell multi-sensory stories than in the whole of the previous year. A pdf report of the Pilot Project (0.3Mb) can be downloaded.

Seeing this amazing interest, we launched a series of regional Tours under the "Story-Go-Round" banner.

We aim to "leave a community legacy" of multi-sensory storytelling; library staff will be trained, local special schools will be paired with their libraries and story-packs will be provided.

The Tours are not the end of Story-Go-Round: we will provide ongoing resources and advice to local community organisations as they continue to offer multi-sensory storytelling.

If your library, special school or other service to school-age children with SLD/PMLD would like to be more involved in storytelling for youngsters with profound special needs, e-mail us now.

More details of the tours appear below:

Inner London in association with UBS reached 254 children and 98 library staff, with 39 sessions at 22 host libraries: Bow Idea Store, Whitechapel Idea Store, Fulham Library, Chrisp Street Idea Store, Hammersmith Library, Archway Library, Finsbury Library, Tolworth Library, Kingston Library, Mitcham Library, Morden Library, Homerton Library, Stratford Library, Paddington Library, Maida Vale Library, Blue Anchor Library, John Harvard Library, Minet Library, Downham Library, Kensington Central Library, Hackney Central Library, Clapton Library, Stamford Hill Library, Shoreditch Library, Greenwich Library, Selsdon Library, New Addington Library, and Purley Library. A pdf report of the London Tour (0.9Mb) can be downloaded.

Wales visited 32 libraries, with 514 children taking part in 79 sessions, and 128 staff in training. Libraries taking part were: Llangefni Library, Penmaenmawr Library, Caernarfon Library, Rhuddlan Library, Denbigh Library, Llangollen Library, Connah's Quay Library, Mold Library, Wrexham Library, Wrexham Library, Gwersyllt Library, Gresford Library, Brecon Library, Newtown Library, Llanelli Library, Carmarthen Library, Haverfordwest Library, Pembroke Dock Library, Blackwood Library, Llanedeyrn Library, Church Village Library, Ton Pentre Library, Sandfields Library, Cwmafan Library, Neath Library, Briton Ferry Library, Ely Library, Llanedeyrn Library, and Aberkenfig Library. A pdf report of the Wales Tour (0.8Mb) can be downloaded.

SouthWest England ran in 20 libraries from Swindon to Penzance, with 177 staff trained and 349 children attending 50 sessions. Libraries taking part were: Kingswood Library, Yate Library, Longlevens Library, Lawrence Weston Library, Bath Central Library, Devizes Library, North Swindon Library, West Swindon Library, Weymouth Library, Bournemouth Library, Canford Heath Library, Exeter Central Library, Barnstaple Library, Redruth Library, St Austell Library, Penzance Library, Plymouth Central Library, Torquay Library, Street Library, and The Campus Library.A pdf report of the South West Tour (1.0Mb) can be downloaded.

South East England took place in September 2008. North England is now booking for November and December 2008. North West England, West Midlands and East Midlands and scheduled for 2009.

Our thanks go to the many generous donors whose support made this work possible: The Freemason's Grand Charity

29 May 1961 Charitable Trust

The Clare Milne Trust

The Sobell Foundation

The Tanner Trust

The Sandra Charitable Trust

29 May 1961 Charitable Trust

The Valentine Charitable Trust