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Kent's primary schools have been invited to take part in
an exciting and unique storytelling experience to mark the National
Year of Reading -The Kent
Story.
Kent County Council Leader Paul Carter penned an opening chapter
for twelve books, one for each district, which will travel from
school to school with pupils writing their own contribution to
continue the tale.
An extract from Paul's writing:
"Matt Reagan entered the World on a sweltering hot and humid
mid  summer day in June 1920. No great surprise to
his father Dick Reagan who 18 months previously had returned
from the trenches of the Somme, to almost immediately marry
his childhood sweetheart Rosie Bliss, the local blacksmith's
daughter. However, what was a massive surprise - twenty
minutes later a second child was delivered a tiny 4 ½ lb baby
girl to be named Lily Reagan.
What did the world have in store for little Lily and
Matt?"
The Kent Story will be guided by the imaginations of the county's
young writers and artists who add to the tale, and you can follow
updates on the progress of the story here. The finished books will
be on display at County Hall, Maidstone and then in libraries
across the county.
Watch Paul Carter launching The Kent Story on
Kent TV. This link opens in a new window.
Recently the Kent Story has travelled to Paddock Wood, Drapers
Mills, Chantry and Parkside Primary Schools, where
Alex
King,
Chris
Wells and
Mark
Dance read to the school children.
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