{"id":5362,"date":"2026-03-10T13:55:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cannock-and-district\/?p=5362"},"modified":"2026-03-10T13:55:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:55:55","slug":"a-trip-down-memory-lane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cannock-and-district\/2026\/03\/10\/a-trip-down-memory-lane\/","title":{"rendered":"A Trip Down Memory Lane!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cannock-and-district\/files\/2026\/03\/Reading-Pillows-Craft-Group-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5368\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cannock-and-district\/files\/2026\/03\/Reading-Pillows-Craft-Group-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cannock-and-district\/files\/2026\/03\/Reading-Pillows-Craft-Group-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cannock-and-district\/files\/2026\/03\/Reading-Pillows-Craft-Group-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Members of the Craft Group with some of the Reading Pillows<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SI Cannock marked World Book Day by making memories and remembering times gone by!\u00a0In conjunction with Rotary Books4Home, the club\u2019s Craft Group have been making Reading Pillows, large cushions where a child can snuggle up to read their favourite book which they can keep in the pocket of their pillow<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cannock-and-district\/files\/2026\/03\/Reading-Pillows-Hednesford-Nursery-1-rotated.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5367 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cannock-and-district\/files\/2026\/03\/Reading-Pillows-Hednesford-Nursery-1-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cannock-and-district\/files\/2026\/03\/Reading-Pillows-Hednesford-Nursery-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cannock-and-district\/files\/2026\/03\/Reading-Pillows-Hednesford-Nursery-1-rotated.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Deputy Nursing Manager Sarah Taylor, Beverley Ricketts Rotary Books4Home, Jackie Prince, Pat Stanley with the Book Pillows<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Last week, two members of SI Cannock went along to Hednesford Nursery School to deliver fifteen Reading Pillows in time for World Book Day. They were joined by Beverley Ricketts of Rotary Books4Home. The children adored the pillows and were soon lying on them to read the books that they found hidden inside!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cannock-and-district\/files\/2026\/03\/Reading-Pillows-Pat-1-rotated.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5366 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cannock-and-district\/files\/2026\/03\/Reading-Pillows-Pat-1-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cannock-and-district\/files\/2026\/03\/Reading-Pillows-Pat-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cannock-and-district\/files\/2026\/03\/Reading-Pillows-Pat-1-rotated.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Pat Stanley outside the nursery she had attended 80 years ago. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>The day was made even more special as Pat Stanley, one of the club members who was there had attended the nursery 80 years ago! Although the school has changed a lot since then, Pat still fondly remembers her time at the school.<\/p>\n<p>From the reaction of the children, it was clear to see that these beautiful Reading Pillows would be a huge hit and it is hoped that they will help to create memories of enjoying reading that they will be able to recall throughout their lives!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Members of the Craft Group with some of the Reading Pillows SI Cannock marked World&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":885,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-club-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>A Trip Down Memory Lane! | News | Blog | Events | SI Cannock and District<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"SI Cannock and District : Blog &amp; News : A Trip Down Memory Lane! : Keep up to date with the latest news, articles and events from the Soroptimists of SI Cannock and District . 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