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Digger maker pledges support to introduce children to theatre
Digger maker JCB has pledged £30,000 towards a new programme introducing young children to theatre and the joy of reading.
The Rocester-based firm is supporting the New Vic Theatre’s three-year Tale Blazers storytelling scheme along with a series of school and community theatre workshops.
The free programme of events is taking place in libraries and local community venues across Staffordshire as well as at the Newcastle-under-Lyme theatre.
The programme is part of the prestigious theatre-in-the-round’s 40th anniversary celebrations and marks JCB’s 80th anniversary and support of the National Year of Reading and Queen’s Reading Room projects.