Southern Culture
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Swan Upping
Swan Upping takes place on the River Thames every July between Sunbury and Abingdon and is a tradition dating back to the 12th century. The Queens official Swan Marker counts the signets and rings and weighs each new addition.
Project Hero
Project Hero developed creative reader and writer development courses around graphic novels and artefacts for young offenders who were disaffected with education.
MLA South East funded and supported the Museum of Reading and Readings Prison Library to work with young men in the Separated Prisoners Unit at HM Young Offenders Institute, Reading. External evaluation demonstrated that the pilot project raised the young men's self esteem and enhanced their key skills in literacy, creativity, communication and social interaction.
MLA South East has also produced a diversity awareness good practice toolkit which aims through a series of guidance sheets and examples of good practice to provide a framework for working with diverse communities.
www.mlasoutheast.org.uk/whatwedo/accessandinclusion/hardtoreachaudiences/
www.mlasoutheast.org.uk/whatwedo/accessandinclusion/culturaldiversity/