More than 300 illustrated dictionaries have been given to local primary school children thanks to Warwick Rotary Club.

President Keith Talbot completed handing out the colourful hardbacks by giving year 4 children at eight schools across the town.

Pictured with pupils at Coten End Primary school Keith said: "This is one of the most enjoyable parts of my year as President seeing the children's faces as I hand them out and they dive into reading weird and wonderful facts about sabre-toothed tigers, dinosaurs and much more.

"The Rotary club has been giving out dictionaries for many years, so eventually every child will get one.

"Many children do not own a book of their own to keep and we find it very well received."

Over 750,000 school children in the UK and overseas have received a Rotarian donated dictionary through the Dictionary4life project over 14 years to assist their literacy and stimulate interest in 'old fashioned' books.

This year's books cost the club £1,200, which it raises through events such as the Town Bonfire and bucket collections.

President Keith Talbot is looking for more people to lend a hand with the groups work in the community.

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Please contact the club if you can help or come along to one of its meetings held every Wednesday. Visit the website here.

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