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Chess Club for Primary School Children

Introducing Chess Nights for primary school children - beginners and players. Read more

The Foyle Yarnspinners

Foyle Yarnspinners are a group of local storytellers, poets, singers and musicians who perform monthly at Verbal Read more

City of Derry Chess Club

Welcoming chess players of all ages and levels. Read more

The Mental Lens announcement

We are proud to introduce a brand new scientific, bibliotherapy-based magazine, The Mental Lens, from Verbal. Read more

A Magazine Of Revolution

A Magazine of Revolution? seeks to create a conversation about what it is like to found, edit and publish a literary magazine in a divided society. Read more

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Children In Need: Reading Rooms – Partner feedback: The Strand Foyer APEX

Verbal worked in partnership with APEX – The Strand Foyer in 2015, delivering Reading Rooms with young residents. Here is what support worker Michael had to say about the programme.
Children In Need: Reading Rooms – Partner feedback: Kinship Care 2015

Verbal worked in partnership with Kinship Care in 2015, delivering Reading Rooms with young people in care. Here is what Leanne from the Kinship Care Support Service had to say about the programme.
Children in Need: Reading Rooms Case Study with young people

Verbal worked in partnership with local organisations in 2015, delivering Reading Rooms with young people in care. We asked young people what their experience of the programme was.
Verbal’s Collaboration with the Northern Ireland Public Health Research Network (NIPHRN)

Verbal are collaborating with NIPHRN and the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service to develop a Shared Reading programme to support ambulance control room staff.