Uckfield book club have celebrated their first birthday in style gaining some coverage in the local press. Volunteers Stuart Gill, Katie Scott-Wilds and Diane Davis have been running the Beyond Words Book club at Uckfield library for over a year now. They celebrated the success of the book club, plus the achievements of a number of members who completed their ’12 book challenge’. The certificates were presented by Cllr Louise Eastwood, Cllr Chris Dowling, Cllr Colin Belsey and Stephen Potter, which made for a very special occasion indeed.

We recently teamed up with The Grange, a friendly and welcoming organisation supporting people with disabilities to achieve their potential and live independent and fulfilling lives.

In order to have people with learning disabilities at the heart of everything we do we have joined forces to create a team who fulfil orders. We now have people with learning disabilities present through every stage of our business, from inception, to publishing and to getting the final book through your letterbox.

We have recently updated two of our books on the subject of sexual abuse, Bob Tells All and Jenny Speaks Out. These are picture books made for people who find pictures easier to understand than words. They have been used primarily with adults with learning disabilities, but can also be used with young people and in a therapeutic settings as catalysts for safe sharing.