Scottish Friendly in the community

Supporting reading and literacy in Scotland… and England!

As a financial services organisation with its roots founded on helping people in communities to support themselves, Scottish Friendly is proud to continue our tradition of community involvement. For over thirteen years we have supported reading and literacy to remote and disadvantaged areas in Scotland by sponsoring The Scottish Friendly Children’s Book Tour, an outreach tour organised by Scottish Book Trust, the independent organisation promoting literacy through reading in Scotland. In 2009 we extended the reach of our programme south of the border with an author touring programme in the North East of England and in 2010 and 2011 to the South West.

Each year, hundreds of children have enjoyed taking part in the interactive literacy sessions led by touring authors, illustrators and poets.


Left: Jamie Rix, writer of “The Incredible Luck of Alfie Pluck”, on the Scottish Friendly Children’s Book Tour in Argyle, May 2011.
Right: 'How to Train Your Dragon' writer and illustrator Cressida Cowell in Edinburgh, September 2011.

For more information on Scottish Book Trust visit www.scottishbooktrust.com.