{"id":440,"date":"2018-05-13T11:14:28","date_gmt":"2018-05-13T11:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radicalbooksellers.co.uk\/?p=440"},"modified":"2018-05-13T11:20:15","modified_gmt":"2018-05-13T11:20:15","slug":"help-october-books-to-buy-a-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.radicalbooksellers.co.uk\/?p=440","title":{"rendered":"Help October Books to Buy a Bank!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>October Books, Southampton’s only independent bookshop, is buying a bank! We’re borrowing funds directly from the community to buy the Natwest building on Portswood Road in Southampton. The aim is to create not only a new home for the bookshop, but also a venue for community events, workshops and meetings.<\/p>\n

We’re looking to raise \u00a3360K from loanstock and donations and we’re now over half way there. We have a crowdfunder for donations, however, most of the funds are being raised through the issuing of loanstock. Loanstock is a kind of community share in which interested people can purchase stock which is then later paid back with interest when the stock matures.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The rest of the funds for purchase and renovation are being raised through a co-operative community loan, and (when the building is bought) sale of the upper floor to the Society of St James. The Society of St James is a Hampshire-based charity who provide supported housing for homeless people.<\/p>\n

More details available on the website.<\/p>\n

About us
\nOctober Books is a co-operative radical not-for-profit bookshop. It’s run directly by the workers, with the help of customers members of the co-operative, with profits going back into the shop. It turned 40 last year, having been in the Portswood area of Southampton for the last 15 years. The shop sells a wide range of new books and magazines with a special focus on political, social and environmental issues. It also sells organic and Fairtrade products.<\/p>\n

Previous Coverage<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.dailyecho.co.uk\/news\/15921858.A_Southampton_bookshop_could_be_set_to_buy_a_bank\/<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2014\/jun\/19\/revolution-radical-bookshops-october-books-southampton<\/a><\/p>\n

October Books
\n243 Portswood Road
\nSouthampton
\nSO17 2NG<\/p>\n

Open: Mon-Sat, 9am-6pm
\nWeb:\u00a0www.octoberbooks.org<\/a>
\nTel: 023 8058 1030
\nFax: 023 8058 1040<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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