I love reading. I love books. I love reading books. Ssh don't tell my Kindle, or NewMan who bought me the Kindle and is naively determined to reduce the space that books take up in my life. (Three words, darling; never gonna happen.)
Following its opening in April this year, national project Books for Free's Shepherd's Bush home is doing well. I popped in for a nosey the other day and found a relaxed, friendly atmosphere with children playing in one corner (I overheard one child say the most beautiful thing; "Mummy, can we stay here and read all day?") and marvellously mis-match shelving units bursting with books organised into different categories; fiction, crime, biographies, sport etc.
Books for Free is a Healthy Planet initiative. Healthy Planet is a fast growing charity committed to reducing the amount of waste and landfill space in a number of ways, like Books for Free but also by offering people and companies the opportunity to sponsor a plot of land. Though Healthy Planet and Books for Free are active all over the UK, it is worthy of a special mention that Healthy Planet is a locally based charity (in Hammersmith).
The store is staffed mainly by volunteers so again another fine example of lovely local people doing their bit. I hope you can maybe go down to Books for Free and benefit from the project yourself. Let me know what you pick up!
When I was there I spotted three books which tempted me, though I only took one home with me. Guess which one it was?
A special mention should go out to West 12 shopping centre who, I understand, subsidise the shop's rent. I also know that unlike other massive shopping centres with West in the name West 12 have been incredibly supportive of this year's Bush Festival too. (Woah. I nearly got a bit controversial then!)
And finally, I am using this booky theme to send you over to my other blog, As the Bird flies (where I blog about non-Bush related things), as I've just started a book review feature that I hope to continue.
And finally, I am using this booky theme to send you over to my other blog, As the Bird flies (where I blog about non-Bush related things), as I've just started a book review feature that I hope to continue.
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