Maidenhead & Windsor

Royal Windsor and Maidenhead Borough adventurers from four to 12 years old are invited to join a special quest this summer - to read six books and reach the dragon's lair.

Starting on Saturday 11 July, Windsor and Maidenhead children can sign up as Quest Seekers at any one of the borough's libraries in the popular annual Summer Reading Challenge.

From then until Saturday 12 September the challenge is to read six books of their choice - and incentives to keep going include stickers, a dragon model, magic colour change pen and bookmark to be collected along the way. Every adventurer completing the quest will receive a medal and certificate.

Last year a record 2,026 children across the borough took part in - and 1,310 completed - the Summer Reading Challenge.

Cllr Simon Dudley, lead member for Windsor and Maidenhead adult and community services, said: "The Summer Reading Challenge is an exciting way of encouraging children to keep reading over the summer holidays and discover new books and authors.

"This year's theme sounds great fun and I really hope even more of our children will be inspired to become Quest Seekers and meet the challenge."

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead