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Kate Grenville at the Australia and New Zealand Festival of Literature and Arts

Kate Grenville was in conversation at the Australia and New Zealand Festival of Literature and Arts in London on Saturday 30th May, 2015. The great pleasure in being a bookseller and publisher is…

Australia and New Zealand Festival of Literature and Arts, London

The Festival runs over the weekend of May 30/31st 2015 with an amazing collection of authors and illustrators from ‘down under’. As publishers and booksellers, with strong project links to Australia, the range,…

Increase in childcare entitlement from 15 – 30 hours per week.

Children and Young People Now have published the latest from the government in doubling free universal childcare entitlement. The government is to fast-track legislation to double free universal childcare entitlement to 30 hours…

Venturefest 2015, April 14th

Our Partnership will be exhibiting in the Social Business Hub of Venturefest East Midlands, in Nottingham, on Tuesday 14th April 2015. Supporting the Social Business Hub visitors in their exploration of the newly…

Seasons Greetings

With thanks for our work together this year and looking forward to projects in 2015 and beyond. Tim Smith and Sue Martin SmithMartin Partnership LLP

Alison McGovern,
new Shadow Childcare Minister

Alison McGovern has been appointed as the new shadow childcare minister. She replaces Manchester Central MP Lucy Powell, appointed to the shadow early years brief in October 2013, has led Labour’s campaigns over…

Tailor Made: How do community groups improve society?

  Research from the Community Development Foundation shows that vital contributions from small community groups are making huge benefits nationally to society. Today sees the launch of a research project ‘Tailor Made: how…

Child Rights Partners

‘Children and young people are to be involved in designing and delivering services aimed at them through a partnership between Unicef UK and six local authorities.’ Children and Young People Now, reported this…

DolphinBookBox returns

We have recently re-energised our oldest brand, DolphinBookBox. Some 10 years or so ago this was the delivery mechanism on-line for our community library and book delivery service. What we have found recently…