Community Library

With our friends from Faith at Home, we have been exploring what it means to 'belong'. Part of this has involved learning about the work of an organisation called The Campaign to End Loneliness.

The Campaign to End Loneliness believes that nobody who wants company should be without it. They work to ensure that:

1. People most at risk of loneliness are reached and supported
2. Services and activities are more effective at addressing loneliness
3. A wider range of loneliness services and activities are developed

This has inspired us to think about how we could reach out to people in our local community. We learned that a few years ago, the library bus stopped travelling to Wimborne St Giles, which means that an opportunity for human connection has been lost. We thought about what we could do as a school and we decided that we could raise money for a community library in our school grounds that every body could enjoy! 

We are going to work together  with 'In Jolly Good Company' who we have already partnered with on community projects. In Jolly Good Company are a not for profit 'dementia friendly' initiative that seeks to bring people together and build stronger communities, especially in rural areas. 

So far we have voted on the kind of library space we would like and where it would go so it could be easily accessed by everyone. We are hoping to repurpose a mobile classroom van - watch this space! 

To find out more about the Campaign to End Loneliness, click here.

To find our more about In Jolly Good Company, click here.