Five schools in Coalville have received donations from the nearby Amazon fulfilment centre in partnership with National Literacy Trust. 

The donations were made to Warren Hills Community Primary School, Broom Leys Primary School, The Castle Rock School, Friends of Holy Cross PTA and The Newbridge School.

They were made through a partnership between Amazon and National Literacy Trust.

The partnership, which began in 2021, aims to deliver books to schools across the UK to increase literacy and reading levels.  

As well as the donation of books, employees from Amazon in Coalville visited the Warren Hills Community Primary School to deliver books and spend time with the pupils and encourage fun reading.  

One of the Amazon employees who helped deliver the books to the pupils is Jessica who works at Amazon in Coalville.

She said:  "I'm passionate about helping young people experience the joy of reading and I'm so pleased that Amazon has given me a platform to support a school in our community through this programme." 

Nicola Armsden, a teacher from Warren Hills Primary School added: "It was great to welcome the Amazon team to our classroom.

"The pupils were excited to receive the donation of books and they've already been flying off the shelves in our library. Thank you to everyone at Amazon in Coalville for this support."  

Amazon supports the communities where it operates and has delivered free computer science and STEM education programmes to more than 700,000 students across the UK through Amazon Future Engineer. 

It helps community organisations transport meals and other essentials to families in need through its pro bono logistics programme, Amazon Local Good, including more than seven million healthy breakfasts to children at risk of hunger in partnership with Magic Breakfast.

And through its Multibank initiative, co-founded with former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Amazon has supported more than 200,000 families experiencing poverty, with the donation of more than 2 million surplus essential goods.  

Amazon partners with Comic Relief to help people tackle poverty and is the official home of the charity's iconic Red Nose.

Together with its employees, customers, and partners, Amazon has raised over £4.8 million to fund projects that support people who struggling with the cost-of-living crisis and tackle issues such as homelessness, mental health problems, and food insecurity across the UK, and around the world.