New Oxfambooks is another success story
Pictured at the opening of the new Oxfambooks shop on Botanic Avenue, Belfast, are Oxfam Ireland volunteer Maurice Kennedy with store manager Chris Scott and District Retail Manager Michael Sloan.
Oxfam Ireland has good news for all lovers of literature with the opening of a second dedicated Oxfambooks store in Belfast, this time on the busy hub of Botanic Avenue.
The opening ceremony of the new shop was performed this morning (Monday June 2nd) by South Belfast MLA Anna Lo and follows on from the fantastic success of the recently opened Oxfambooks in Rosemary Street.
Chris Scott, shop manager of the new Oxfambooks in Botanic Avenue , says: “ The new shop is Oxfam's biggest standalone bookshop in Ireland. We will stock an extensive range of titles across the whole range of categories – modern best sellers, contemporary fiction, classics, horror, thrillers, a children's section, biographies, reference books and more – as well as also stocking music CDs, vinyl and DVDs.”
Anna Lo MLA commented: “ This new dedicated bookshop marks another chapter in the success story of Oxfam Ireland. Oxfam's continuing expansion in a depressed retail environment bucks the trend, and it is all down to the wonderful support of the local community that Oxfam can forge ahead in this way to help raise funds for its vital work overseas.”
A customer takes a seat to browse the books at the opening of the new Oxfambooks shop on Botanic Avenue, Belfast.
As shop manager Chris Scott says, “You can help us to fight poverty worldwide in 3 ways – by shopping with us, by donating or by volunteering. Any books in good condition will help us to help others, so please donate your quality books once you have finished reading them. This is also National Volunteer Week, and appropriately Oxfambooks also requires shop volunteers who can offer their time and energy. If you have an interest in books, ideally with an academic background, we would love to hear from you. ”
If you want to become an Oxfam Volunteer, call Chris on 028 9033 3040 or simply ask in-store for details. You can visit the new Oxfambooks shop at 33 Botanic Avenue, Belfast, BT7 1JG .
Notes to Editors
For further information, or to request high resolution images for reproduction, please contact Phillip Graham, Oxfam Ireland Media Officer on (028) 9089 5959 or email phillip.graham [at] oxfamireland.org
Additional Information
• 2008 sees Oxfam Ireland celebrate its 10th anniversary, with Oxfam operating internationally for over 60 years.
• The Oxfambooks shop in Botanic Avenue, Belfast, brings the total of Oxfam Ireland shops all-island to 47. To find the shop nearest to you please see our Shop Locator.
• Oxfam Ireland's shops now sell everything from clothes to coffee, books to beds, and tea to teak screens in shops across the country . The familiar Oxfam shops that sell clothes, books, jewellery, music, and other donated goods have been joined by our specialist shops – Oxfambooks, Oxfambridal and Oxfamhome – keeping Oxfam at the forefront of charity retailing. And don't forget to check out our Fair Trade shops – purveyors of ethical food, gifts and much more.
• Oxfam Ireland is a member of Oxfam International, a confederation of 13 Oxfams worldwide.
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