Hugh Henry MSP for Renfrewshire South: The Bookbug bus is back

28 Jan 2015

The Bookbug bus is back

I have always loved reading. As a child it was wonderful to escape into another world where your imagination could take you anywhere you wanted to go. I still love reading today and so do my children and grandchildren. So I am delighted the PlayTalkRead bus is back in Renfrewshire this month to give parents and children the opportunity to join in with BookBug storytelling, rhymes and song sessions. Parents are given the opportunity to learn fun and interactive activities which not only helps to build the child-parent bond but it also helps to develop essential social skills that can make lifelong learning easier. The bus will be rolling into my constituency tomorrow (Thursday 29th January) at the On-X in Linwood from 10am – 1pm and 2pm – 4pm. It’s free to hop on board and children get a free book to take home. If you’d like to know more visit www.renfrewshire.gov.uk.

About Hugh

Hugh Henry is a Scottish Labour politician first elected a Member of the Scottish Parliament in1999 when he represented Paisley South. He was appointed Deputy Minister for Health and Community in 2001and moved to Deputy Minister for Social Justice in 2002. He became Deputy Minister for Justice after the Scottish Parliamentary Elections in 2003 and Minister for Education in 2006. Hugh collected the Scottish Politician of the Year award in 2010 and won the newly created Renfrewshire South seat in 2011. He was raised in Erskine, Renfrewshire and educated at St Mirin's Academy, Paisley, at the University of Glasgow and Jordanhill College in Glasgow. He has worked as an accountant, a teacher and as a welfare rights officer. He was a local councillor from 1984 until 1999, including four years as leader of Renfrewshire Council. He is married with two daughters and a son.