Bedford’s Oxfam receives incredible donation of 2,000 books

Oxfam Book and Record store, Bedford has received an incredible donation of over 2000 books following a house clear out, leaving colleagues hunting for extra storage.

The donation, supplied by nearby solicitors Sharmans Law and collected by a small group of dedicated volunteers, is now being kept in storage until a revamp of the store on Monday makes room for the enormous collection.

The books dating back to the 1950’s, are from a range of genres and have left shop manager, Debbie Taylor surprised by the size and quality of the donation.

We went to meet Debbie to find out more…

 

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