Coventry school library boosted by book donation from Platform

Gosford Park Primary School took stock of 42 tales covering topics that are part of the pupils’ upcoming topics, with Platform Home Ownership ensuring all the school’s book needs are covered for the remainder of the school year.

The donation helped to stock up Gosford Park’s library, to mark International School Library Month, an annual celebration that advocates for the importance of school libraries and their professionals.

According to the National Literacy Trust, Fewer than 3 in 10 (28.0%) children and young people aged 8 to 18 said that they read daily in 2023.1

Topics within the donated books include the animal kingdom, friendship and the importance of reading itself, with Platform making the donation as part of its commitment to giving back to the communities it provides homes for.

This is the second recent donation to Gosford Park Primary School, just over a mile to the east of the city, after Platform donated £500 towards two high-quality football goals for Chapelfields Colts under 10s to train and play with on the school field.

Platform is providing 196 brand-new, high-quality homes at its nearby development named The Spires, in collaboration with five-star housebuilder Countryside Partnerships, offering Coventry residents a chance to ascend the property ladder through an affordable route.

Dan Mackintosh, English Lead at Gosford Park, said: “We’re really thrilled with the donation of books for our library from Platform, which has helped to stock us up for the rest of the academic year.

“Reading from an early age is so important in shaping an appetite for books, so for our pupils to have extended access to a wide-range of tales for varying ages is incredibly important.

“We’d like to thank Platform for supplying our library with so many great books, the pupils have already started getting stuck into them.”

Sabina Cox, Marketing Manager at Platform Home Ownership, said: “Having a lasting impact on the communities we provide homes for is so important to us at Platform, and that extends way beyond purely the construction of our high-quality homes.

“We’re pleased to have donated so many books for Gosford Park’s library and hope to have helped inspire the next generation of readers into a love of books, and encouraged those who may not have been interested before into picking up a story.”

Shared Ownership allows home seekers to purchase a share of their home and pay rent on the remaining amount, typically buying between 10% and 75% of the property’s full market value depending on the model purchased with.

This lowers the amount needed for a deposit, with most deposits on Shared Ownership schemes between 5% and 10% of the share and not the full amount.

Platform has seen an increase in popularity in the Shared Ownership scheme. In fact, the start of 2024 saw a 152% sale increase when comparing to last year, owing to the increase in popularity of the scheme in a time of economic uncertainty.

Platform will be releasing the first available homes at The Spires later this year. For more information on Platform, please visit www.platformhomeownership.com.

There is one home still available Brindley Meadows in Hawkesbury, where prices start from £60,000 for a Shared Ownership home.* For further details on Brindley Meadows, please visit https://www.platformhomeownership.com/development/brindley-meadows or call the team on 0333 200 7304.