ALMOST 10,000 of Wiltshire’s children got stuck into a good book over the long school holidays as record numbers of youngsters took part in this year’s Summer Reading Challenge.

The annual quest for primary school children to read six books over the holidays has been its most successful yet in Wiltshire with 9,949 signing up for the challenge and 38,000 books being read.

This was the thirteenth time Wiltshire Council libraries ran the national scheme, which encourages children aged four to 11 to keep reading throughout the summer holidays.