Latest News & Blogs

We’re thrilled to welcome back Lorraine as a guest blogger! We love Weebert’s world and adventures and Lorraine’s amazing story which is hugely inspiring to all military spouses… For 27 years, [...]

In response to world events there’s been increasing discussion about putting ‘boots on the ground’ in Ukraine. Reaction from the military community will likely be varied: trying to anticipate who will [...]

Forces Children Scotland are delighted to share new tailored digital support to help children and young people overcome unique deployment challenges. Find out more in this blog… Deployment can sometimes bring [...]

In this special guest blog, Rhian reveals her close to home inspiration for the story… My great-aunt Audrey revealed her career as a code-breaker one Sunday lunchtime, in a pub in Wales, [...]

Hosted Saturday 8th February 2025, by Alison Baverstock I guess you know a conference programme is working well when the speakers arrive early, reference each other in their own presentations, and then [...]

In a bid to foster community and connection, Reading Force is partnering with veteran organisations across the country to launch book clubs, forging new friendships through the shared love of reading. One [...]

We were thrilled to partner up with the Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity (RNRMC) in their marvellous mission to deliver 52 special Christmas parcels to families with a loved one in [...]

Have you started to write a memoir about your military life? Or have you thought about writing a memoir? If so, this day is for you! In this blog author and Reading [...]

Laura joined Reading Force in early 2023 and is already well known in Northern Ireland for getting the community reading together! She is regularly out and about at events and meeting veterans [...]

When the founder of Reading Force, Alison Baverstock, visited Cyprus in the summer of 2023 she gave several talks at the Akrotiri Hive. In the audience was Sarah, who pricked up her [...]

Nicola has been our Book Club Ambassador since April 2022. Her role has since expanded to include sending our teen journals, scrapbooks and books to Reading Force families around the world. Nicola [...]

Reading Force is pleased to have teamed up with Scotty’s Little Soldiers to make sure bereaved military children know they are warmly invited to receive Reading Force books and resources. In [...]

The Reading Force Team worked with Carnagill Primary School to organise a very special visit from award winning author, Tom Palmer. In this blog Sarah Bradshaw, English & Service Pupil Lead at [...]

THIS EVENT HAS TAKEN PLACE Saturday 20th July, The Rifles Museum, Romsey Road, Winchester, 1-4pm If you have had a connection with the military, whether [...]

Alison founded the Reading Force initiative in 2010 on a shoestring budget. What started as a pilot has gone from strength to strength and today Reading Force is a tri-service charity with [...]

Fiona Maxwell has been Reading Force Ambassador in Scotland since July 2017. Her role has since expanded to include the North of England. In Scotland she has become known as the Book [...]

In this blog publisher, author and Reading Force founder Alison Baverstock gives the lowdown on the sustainability of books. A criticism often faced by publishers is [...]

Newly posted to Brunei, and with the unfamiliar novelty of having time on her hands, Kim decided to start a book club. In this blog she shares her experience of getting the [...]

In this blog Lorraine, one half of the dynamic duo We Are Bert, shares the story of how the wonderful Berts came about… As Andy and I celebrated our 60th birthdays recently, we [...]

In this blog Royal Marine & Children’s author Tom Cornner shares the inspiration behind his children’s book Arco the Bossy… My journey as a children's author wasn't planned, it was whispered [...]

Exploring emotional literacy within settings Starcatcher’s is Scotland’s arts and early years organisation and run inspiring creative projects across Scotland for babies, toddlers, and young children. We’re thrilled to welcome Amy Hall Gibson, [...]

We are pleased to offer a very special afternoon for children from military families. This event is for children who have, or have had,  a mum, dad, carer, or grandparent, in the Army, Navy/Marines [...]

Claire Dunbar is a mother of two, a primary school teacher, and now, an author. Her husband serves in the Royal Air Force and she has written two books for children who have a [...]

In this blog English Leader at Carnagill Community Primary School, Sarah Bradshaw, writes about the transformative power of teachers reading aloud every day and how this has grown pupils’ love of reading and stories… [...]