OUTSIDE, IT’S RAINING; and as I prepare this mixed bag of news it feels like it’s raining inside too — but no: the sun is breaking through, rainbows are appearing over Coleraine, Derby, Glasgow and Newtownards and whilst there may not be a pot of gold at the end, there’s definitely hope on the horizon. … Continue reading »
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News Roundup: The Ups and Downs Edition – from UTB Celebrations to Wesley Owen Woes
A VERY MIXED BAG of news this week, from celebrations at Unicorn Tree Books to Wesley Owen’s woes as they face the trauma of staff cuts in the shops. On the celebrations front, this is this blog’s 500th post, so a huge thank you to everyone who has contributed to the project’s development and success … Continue reading »
Nationwide Christian Trust Enters Insolvency
Don’t want to comment here? Join the conversation on facebook instead (or as well)… NATIONWIDE CHRISTIAN TRUST, owners of Living Oasis, the collapsed chain of Christian bookshops that took over nineteen of the former Wesley Owen shops, has now entered insolvency. Formal notice to suppliers, signed by Ray George, was issued on August 1st 2011, … Continue reading »
Living Oasis: Expansion Plans or Chinese Whispers? More Questions than Answers
IT SEEMS AN OBLIQUE WAY to announce your plans for world domination, but according to an advertisement placed in last week’s Church of England Newspaper, that appears to be the way forward for Living Oasis: The Nationwide Christian Trust’s aim is to provide a Christian presence on our High Streets. Our shops will be selling Christian … Continue reading »
Living Oasis Update: Edinburgh opening imminent, Summer newsletter, Online ambitions and a DVD
Update 5pm, 26/7/2010: News has emerged that negotiations for the lease on the former Wesley Owen premises in Croydon have been unsuccessful. Please continue to pray for all concerned as the search for alternative premises goes on. It’s all happening at Living Oasis, with Living Oasis Edinburgh gearing up for a grand reopening soon — … Continue reading »
Living Oasis Update: Croydon Branch Opening Soon!
A message via facebook from Paul Barton and Angela Curror: Hello to all of you, who were on the Wesley Owen facebook friends list. Thank you so much for your all of your prayers and support — many of the obstacles have now been removed and Living Oasis Croydon really is on its way at … Continue reading »
Living Oasis: Leading with Coffee for this Weekend’s Openings
Updated 14/3/2010 to add Watford It promises to be an exciting weekend for many of those left out in the cold by Biblica at Christmas time as Nationwide Christian Trust‘s rollout of Living Oasis stores continues around the country. Here we see the new sign up at Sutton, juxtaposed with a ‘Shop To Let’ sign, … Continue reading »
Living Oasis: 20 Shops, Meetings and Openings (Updated)
Updated 11.30am, 5th March, 2010 Courtesy of Clem Jackson’s interview with Ray George of Nationwide Christian Trust in this month’s Christian Marketplace, we now have the definitive list of shops that Living Oasis have in their sights: We now have 20 shops in our portfolio: Aberdeen, Bedford, Belfast, Cheltenham, Chester, Croydon, Edinburgh, Harrogate, Harrow, Inverness, … Continue reading »
Church Times Blog: New Living Oasis Christian bookshops to be ‘three times the size’ of former Wesley Owen shops
My thanks to Dave Walker for permission to cross-post the following from the Church Times Blog, a superb summary of reportage in this month’s Christian Marketplace. Scroll to the end for my own comments and concluding reflections. Clem Jackson from Christian Marketplace magazine has been busy talking to everyone involved in the events following the demise … Continue reading »
Living Oasis News Roundup: Nationwide rollout plans gather momentum (updated)
Update, 26/02/2010: Wesley Owen Sutton facebook page is now Living Oasis Sutton: Good news for Sutton! Following this month’s opening of the first Living Oasis store in Harrogate (reported here on Monday), momentum is gathering around the country as other former branches of Wesley Owen prepare for their prospective new owners, Nationwide Christian Trust, to step … Continue reading »
