Fair booked for fundraising

SECOND-hand books in the thousands have already been collected for an inaugural book fair set for April. “Inspired by a conversation with my mother-in-law I put some feelers out into the community and received a lot of interest in the idea,” organiser Deanna Walker said. “I think it’s a great opportunity to promote reading, as […]

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