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BOOK FAIR TEAM

The Book Fairs, held twice a year in Bergerac are central to our fundraising efforts. We sell second hand books of all genres in English, French and Dutch. We also sell CDs, DVDs, vinyl, and have a large bric-à-brac stall and a delicious selection of sandwiches, cakes, pastries and hot and cold drinks. 

These activities are undertaken by the Book Team. 25,000 books are available at each fair! This is a a year-round sorting process at our Bergerac depot. The books are quality controlled and prepared for sale, and those that cannot be sold are recycled. There is another team of volunteers that collects donations from a wide area and delivers them for sorting.​

Please help us 

Become a volunteer in these three main areas:

Fair Volunteers

​We always need more volunteers to help us at fairs.You can: prepare and run the book fairs; install, operate and clear away stalls, lift and shift and van drivers, caterers and bakers. Contact Sandra at: sand.hall@orange.fr

Donations Collectors

We receive donations of books over a wide area using a network of volunteers. The work is flexible and travel can be claimed against your tax. This work is essential to supply books for the fairs. Please contact: phoenix24.bookdonations@gmail.com.

Book Sorters

Throughout the year there is a group of volunteers working behind the scenes to ensure everything in a presentable condition for the book fairs. Sorting is on Fridays at our depot in Bergerac. Please contact Sandra Hall at: sand.hall@orange.fr

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BOOK DONATIONS

 

To donate books, CDs, DVDs or records, you can:

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  • Bring them with you to a book fair. Please ensure they are either boxed or in shopping bags.

  • Take them to our depot in Bergerac when we are open for sorting. See below

  • If you cannot do the above, please contact the Book Donations Team via the email above. 

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Your support is invaluable, but please take the time to read and understand the following:

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  • The aim of the Phoenix Book Fairs is to raise money for our activities by selling books that have been donated to us.

  • It takes a lot of time to sort the items we sell and to prepare for each Fair. Any item not in a saleable condition has to be disposed of and this detracts from our main objective. Please follow the guidelines below:

​Please assess your books and ask the basic question: would you buy them?

  • Any book that has the following faults will be discarded as unsaleable:

    • Torn covers or missing/damaged pages, Misshapen, Ingrained dust, brown spots/patches or discolouration

    • Have patches of mould or a musty smell

Packing books in bin bags causes irreparable damage!​

HOW TO CONTACT US

General enquiries should be sent to phoenix24.bookteam@gmail.com

If you wish to donate books, please contact our donations coordinator phoenix24.bookdonations@gmail.com

THANK YOU!!

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