WEEK IN PICTURES

EVENT Top TV Comedian Harry Hill was at Peterborough Central Library last week for a packed day of fun with Peterborough schoolchildren including readings from his latest book: Matt Millz, a story about a young boy who wants to become a stand-up comedian. Almost 200 children and 24 teaching staff across years 4-7 attended the day with six different schools in attendance including the John Clare Academy, Newark Hill Academy and Hampton College. The day consisted of a series of workshops, performances and a Peterborough’s Got Talent Joke Competition, where children’s jokes were judged on a laugh-ometer.

Two winners were crowned and the day concluded with a book signing and question and answer session.

This is just one of many initiatives run by Vivacity to inspire children to read more for pleasure, and thereby improve literacy rates in the city. Vivacity’s Reading Development Manager Elaine Wilkinson said: “As a popular TV personality, Harry Hill is a fantastic ambassador for children’s reading. The majority of children in attendance bought one of his books to take home with them and were all very eager to ask questions about his work. “Reading is such a vital life skill and the work of authors meeting children is incredibly important. “The more children we can help gain a positive, personal experience with reading such as these crucial interactions, the better the chances are that they’ll keep up the practice of reading for pleasure.”

Harry Hill has written six fiction books for children and Peterborough Central Library was the only library to feature on his latest promotional tour.