Why do I want a centrally located library?

I have followed with interest Victoria Vaughan's reports in the Twyford Advertiser regarding proposed plans to relocate Twyford Library from the small Portacabin in Polehampton Close to the vacant site of J W Green's Bar in the centre of Twyford.

As Chair of Twyford & Ruscombe Toddler Group I have spoken with many parents and carers who would love to visit the library more often with their children but are prevented from doing so by the irregular and infrequent opening hours and the hair-raising walk along the High Street beyond the traffic lights with bugggies and small children.

I then found out about the EPPE Project which found that one of the contributing factors towards a child's early literacy attainment was regular visits to the library with their parents. This made me realise that I needed to get involved in the campaign to relocate Twyford library to a central position to represent the views of our Toddler Group members.

Twyford's strong community spirit then came to play as I discussed my feelings with the Chair of Happy Hours Pre-School who put me in touch with a few parents of children from the Polehampton Schools and we all got together to start the Twyford Community Library Action Group. This group is open to all individuals and representatives of groups from Twyford and the surrounding parishes. Please contact us at community_speaks@hotmail.co.uk to register your support.