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Radio Leicester,4 mins

'Jay Blades effect' sees reading charity's numbers double

Jo Bostock

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Research shows that almost 2 and a half million adults in England can’t read at all or can barely read. And thanks to Jay Blades' 'Learning To Read at 51' on the Âé¶¹Éç, Literacy charity Read Easy UK has reported a record 104% increase in signups to its adult reading programme in 2022. Sue Pike is from Read Easy Leicester and Steph joined the programme having seen Jay Blade's documentary in 2022.

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