Manchester Airport is giving thousands of copies of its new children’s book away to improve mental health among school pupils.
The book, aimed at primary school children, is titled Reach for the Sky and tells a story about travel, determination and achieving your dreams.
Fifteen Manchester Airport colleagues from various airport departments read the story to schoolchildren before giving copies to the school.
The airport’s reading supports the launch of the Take 10 initiative, part of the Read Manchester campaign from Manchester City Council and the National Literacy Trust.
The Take 10 initiative promotes reading and its impact on mental wellbeing.
Take 10 encourages people of all ages to take 10 minutes out of their day for themselves to read to help feel happier, improve memory and concentration.
Tricia Williams, chief operating officer at Manchester Airport, said: “The release of the book is just one strand of our dedicated year-round education programme at Manchester Airport.”
Williams added that the airport had engaged with 15,000 pupils in the local areas through a range of initiatives, including A-level masterclasses, What’s My Job workshops and work experience programmes.