Year 6 pupils of St. Mary’s RC School, with their teacher Mrs. Mason (left) and Rotarian Angela Stevenson (right) after the presentation of illustrated dictionaries which are being gifted to all Year 6 students in Aycliffe and Heighington.

The project, aimed to improve literacy in the UK, began 6 years ago and the Newton Aycliffe club continues to provide dictionaries to this year group to help them with their studies as they prepare to move up to senior education.