Comments on: Wesley Owen: Beginning of the End as Nottingham Branch Ceases Trading

By: Phil Groom

Phil Groom — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:27:52 +0000

Have received confirmation that the Mustard Seed, Gedling, is still in business: http://www.mustardseed-nottingham.com/ – approx 4 miles out from the city centre; UKCBD entry being compiled…

By: Phil Groom

Phil Groom — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:58:13 +0000

I’m told that CBC Beeston has effectively resurfaced as Acts of Random Kindness – ARK Books – in Grantham. More info here, according to which “they are also hoping to open a shop in Nottingham”…
http://www.christchurchchilwell.org.uk/news.aspx

Their own website:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/steven.sutton/

By: Melanie Carroll (@unicorntreebks)

Melanie Carroll (@unicorntreebks) — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:43:33 +0000

Lincoln isn’t that far from Nottingham either! a nice short and cheap train ride away and a great day out
http://www.christianbookshops.org.uk/town_l.htm#lincoln

By: Phil Groom

Phil Groom — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:45:47 +0000

For Nottingham, it’s a sad picture:
http://www.christianbookshops.org.uk/town_n.htm#nottingham

Leicester isn’t too far from Nottingham, however: could probably be classed as the East Midlands capital of Christian bookselling now:
http://www.christianbookshops.org.uk/town_l.htm#leicester

I only learned of the Derby closure last week, so have yet to update that entry. I believe that only leaves Derby Cathedral shop:
http://www.christianbookshops.org.uk/town_d.htm#derby

At some point, time permitting, I’ll compile a UKCBD counties index, but in the meantime, some shops in Derbyshire that are still trading:

• Buxton Christian Bookshop
• Cornerstone, Matlock
• Books and Bibles, Measham

Hope that helps…

By: Sarah Batten-Plowright

Sarah Batten-Plowright — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:23:12 +0000

Sadly the Christian Bookcentre in Beeston, and Wesley Owen in Derby have both closed down this year. Can anybody confirm on here an uptodate listing of Christian Book Shops local to Derby and Nottingham that are still trading?

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By: Phil Groom

Phil Groom — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:44:13 +0000

Thanks for stopping by, Eddie.

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 Looks like the contact name and email address are both out of date.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

By: Eddie Mason

Eddie Mason — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:04:44 +0000

Hello, I have only recently been aware of the Christian Bookshop blog and have read with interest the comments about STL and Wesley Owen. I manage the Christian Book Centre in Beeston Nottingham so this is a bit of a plug. Whilst it is true that the demise of Wesley Owen in Nottingham has left the city centre without a Christian Bookshop a number of the independents are within a number of miles of the centre. We at Beeston are only 8 miles from the centre of Nottingham and have street parking outside the shop. The shop has been in this area for over 30 years serving the local community. Over the last few years the number of customers has decreased year on year but we still fight on. The shop is well stocked with all the latest titles for books and CD’s and we offer a wide range of cards and gifts. The owner of the shop Alan always maintains that our presence is only the shop window as with all other shops we can not stock everything especially with the huge amount of Christian titles always in publication. But we always endeavour to get hold of publications for customers. It is vitally important to us that people are aware of our prescience and support the shops mission so it always welcoming when new customers visit the shop. We share the shop with a fantastic music shop upstairs in the building called Crossplay. Crossplay provide a wide range of instruments, accessories and music books. So if you are in the Beeston area why not pop in and see what we are about.

Eddie

By: Carole B

Carole B — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:25:40 +0000

I suspect, as has been said before, that city centre rent and council tax is so much higher that shops there are more prone to being less profitable.