Coun Graham Bass, former mayor of Croydon, with Arran Smith, project manager at the British Dyslexia Association.
Children with dyslexia are to receive additional support thanks to charity funding.
Local charity Croydon Dyslexia Association is to launch a specialist teaching project, Children Will Shine, for dyslexic secondary school pupils who receive limited support.
It will operate in West Croydon on Saturday mornings during in term time, beginning at the end of April
Funding came from the Mayor's fund, Centrale Shopping Centre, Addington Palace Golf Club and Sage publishers.
For further details contact 0844 249 6949.
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