Whilst you’re here, would you like to review your Directory entry and let me know what needs changing, please? Looks like the contact name and email address are both out of date. There’s room for your shop logo and a description, which could be adapted from what you’ve written here.

http://www.christianbookshops.org.uk/cbcbeeston.htm

Eddie

Like Mike I would urge people to remember that though the city centre has lost it’s christian bookshop – and one that had served the community well for many many years through it’s previous owners as well as WO – it is not true to say that Nottingham has no Christian bookshop.

Indeed the truth is that we need to look around and ask how many indie ventures are there already in the towns and cities effected by these closures – can there be communications and dialogues in these current times to help support both the indies and those soon to be unemployed?

If an increase in sales is likely guaranteed by these closures then surely there is a likely corresponding need for more trained staff, and the revenue to cover it – perhaps a collaborative venture is possible in some of these instances?

I think this is something that we need to think about more, especially as Christian Retailers & publishers etc, the ethics of supporting and serving, employment vs volunteers, two coats…?
I don’t have answers, I do have questions and I know that I do believe it is my responsibility to provide employment where and when I can if I truly want to serve my local community and economy in the best way possible – but thats just my consideration.

Certainly something worth looking at and working towards, certainly given the news today and for these shops in particular, and indeed time to start talking for other places as well perhaps?

For anyone looking for christian bookshops remember you can find many details of shops in your area’s on UKCBD – which btw is dependent on shops and others letting the wonderful Phil know they are there (and in some cases it may be no longer there)!! also there are some listed at goodbookstall.org.uk

Indeed as Mike has said, though true there is now no City Centre Christian Bookshop, Nottingham and surrounds is blessed with a number of independent Christian Bookshops further out, all of which I am sure would be most pleased to serve the wider community and would look forward to the engagement. Please support independent and local businesses where you can as they really help support the local economies in a positive way as they are an integral and commited part of that community and economy :0)

Bethel Christian Bookshop
166 Alfreton Road, Nottingham NG7 3NS.

Trinity Books. St. Johns College, Chilwell Lane, Bramcote, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG9 3DS.

Christian Book Centre. 63-65, Chilwell Rd, Beeston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG9 1EQ.

The Ark. 14, Ashfield Precinct, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG17 7BQ.

The Olive Tree, 523, Mansfield Rd, Sherwood, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG5 2JL.

Mansfield Christian Book Centre, 2 Newgate Lane, Mansfield, NG182LF

and if you are towards the Lincoln area then please look into my own shop:
Unicorn Tree Books, 35-40 Lincoln Central Market, Sincil Street, LN5 7ET.
unicorntreebooks (at) aol (dot) com.

This is sad – deeply sad, and my heartfelt prayers really do go out to the staff at these shops in this time.
But there is still hope and possibility – we just need to be working towards it and doing what ever we can to dialogue, share, communicate and build up – it starts with us doing what we can here now, but knowing that in the end we work to fulfill his plan, whatever that is – I think it’s a big one though ;0)