It is read-y, steady go at a much-loved local bookshop as it gets set to reopen today after mammoth repair works.
(Permalink) Bookshop Wemyss Bay

A chapter has closed at the Wemyss Bay Railway Station bookshop after a long-serving member of staff said farewell.
(Permalink) Bookshop Wemyss Bay

A bookshop at a small Perthshire railway station has raised a whopping £350,000 for charities since it opened.
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THE bookshop at Wemyss Bay Station has reopened after flooding caused part of its roof to collapse.
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Wemyss Bay Station's bookshop has been forced to close down after part of the ceiling collapsed.
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Donations to charities from the
Pitlochry Station bookshop have now exceeded £75,000.
The shop - opened in 2005 under ScotRail’s Adopt a Station scheme – sells
second hand books, with the proceeds going to six charities.

They include the Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) - which is
also ScotRail’s charity partner.

And this month, the bookshop made its first payment to a sixth charity –
Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance.

Ken Nichol, chairman of the Pitlochry Station Bookshop, said: “We simply
opened the shop to give customers the chance to buy a book for their train
journey and hand it back on return to re-sell.

“We are now open six days a week, and are so grateful to ScotRail for its
continuing support – without which we would not have raised so much money,
which benefits a number of charities.”

John Yellowlees, ScotRail’s external relations manager, said: 'Pitlochry is
the doyen of our adopted stations. We are delighted at the bookshop's
continuing success, and note next year marks the 150th anniversary of the
completion of the original Highland Main Line from Perth to Inverness.'

The accommodation that houses the bookshop was recently improved with new
secondary glazing, with assistance from the Railway Heritage Trust, and
funding for painting was given by Perth & Kinross Council.
(Permalink) Bookshop Highland Main Line ScotRail Station Adoption

A HIGHLAND Perthshire bookshop celebrated a major milestone at the weekend – raising more than £50,000 for charity. The Pitlochry Station venture has sold more than 100,000 books at 50p a time since opening in 2005.


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