Reading aloud packs a punch with pupils

Kickboxer Regis Sugden stressed the importance of reading to nine youngsters as part of a national campaign.

Year two and three pupils at William Gladstone Academy, Newark, read aloud to the 21-year-old Suggy’s Gym star.

It was part of Read Aloud Month, run by the International Literacy Centre in conjunction with Save The Children.

The month features events designed to increase awareness of children who previously struggled to learn to read and to celebrate their achievements.

Regis listened to each of the pupils read, and then spoke to them about how important reading had been to him, before presenting them with books and certificates.