The autumn book and picture sale will take place this Saturday to raise money for charity, Christian Aid.
The sale from 10am to 4pm will take place at New Town Church on George Street (previously known as St Andrew’s and St George’s West). The church has hosted the sales for Christian Aid since 1973 raising millions for their work.
The watercolour painting of Dean Village by Scottish artist, Carola Gordon, pictured below is one of the highlights. Other gems in the same include first editions of Summoned by Bells by John Betjeman and Paul Gallico’s The Snow Goose. A Dundee based engineer has donated his lifetime’s book collection featuring books on boats, bridges, canals and roads.
Head of Christian Aid Scotland Val Brown said: “It takes an enormous amount of effort for an event like this to take place & I’d like to thank all the volunteers involved. I hope it’s a successful day. New Town Church, as it is now known, has a long history of organising hugely successful book sales for Christian Aid. These events have become invaluable fundraisers helping to support our work in the countries where we work, tackling global social injustice and extreme poverty.”
The doors open at 10am on Saturday and the Undercroft Cafe will be open for coffee and lunches.
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