Readers of all ages can pick up a bargain next weekend (25th and 26th) when the Riverside Animal Centre’s book sale returns to Times Square Shopping Centre.
The charity will be raising some much-needed cash by selling hundreds of good-as-new hardback and paperback books from just 10p – including books on gardening, cookery, home improvements and study guides.
The Riverside Animal Centre – part of the London Wildcare Trust - treats more than 4,000 sick, injured and orphaned animals and birds every year. It is one of the largest and busiest professional wildlife facilities in the UK, regularly providing specialist training and assistance to the police and fire services as well as other national animal groups and private vets.
Yet the Beddington Park based charity relies entirely on public donations for the £180,000 plus a year it needs to maintain its free 24/7 service – rescuing, treating and supporting the recovery of wildlife.
“Times Square donates us space every month to hold a book sale and it’s a great way for people to pick-up a genuine bargain and for us to raise money,” explained London Wildcare Trust’s founder Ted Burden. “So we really want to make sure we have enough books to satisfy Sutton’s most avid readers.
“We need all types of books. fact or fiction, hardback or paperback, children’s books or cooking books – they will all help us raise funds.”
If you have books you would like to donate to the Riverside Animal Centre for its sale you can take them along this weekend to Times Square or telephone 07753 374628 to arrange collection.
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