Broadhursts Bookseller Legacy

Legacy account formerly run by 2 booksellers at Broadhursts of Southport. No longer updated. All previous views personal & not of the business 📚

[Broadhursts Bookseller Legacy @BroadhurstBooks]

We are incredibly sad to announce the permanent closure of Broadhursts.

All the booksellers have been made redundant, & the shop will no longer open for trading with immediate effect.

To claim refunds on deposits and Broadhursts vouchers please email [email protected]

[Broadhursts Bookseller Legacy @BroadhurstBooks]

This number, & an email address ([email protected]), are linked to the new owner of Broadhursts via his other business, Blackberry Alpacas, the contact information for which is in the public domain. They also have a presence on Facebook if people want to try there.

[Broadhursts Bookseller Legacy @BroadhurstBooks]

We're aware that some people have been having difficulties contacting the owner via email to get a refund on their shop vouchers. You might have more luck with his business phone number, included on the closure sign he put on the door (07980 948831) 🤞

[Broadhursts Bookseller Legacy @BroadhurstBooks]

@johnsprackland

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@RFHunt1 @suzypuss Laurie's stepson bought the business from his mother Rita (Laurie's wife), but I don't think he is running it as a bookshop at the moment.

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@tigerhanzz @MaryEarnshaw Yes, we had found out about the email etc, & the shop line being closed down, but it felt wrong not to try help people get their money back (as this contact info is out in the public domain already). Nothing is being done with the shop at the moment, no, as far as I know.

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@suzypuss @RFHunt1 It is - we're still not over it! I've just popped on to give out some info on claiming shop voucher refunds, as I have bumped into a few affected customers over recent weeks & they say they're getting nowhere with email or phoning the shop.

[Broadhursts Bookseller Legacy @BroadhurstBooks]

@suzypuss @RFHunt1 Have been there myself recently, very weird! It is the first time I have not been able to order where I work since 2010 (not all that time at Broadhursts though)

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I know a lot of people have been wondering why the bookshop has closed so suddenly, so here is some more information from the new owner's wife, originally posted on Facebook, which will hopefully clarify the situation somewhat.

[Broadhursts Bookseller Legacy @BroadhurstBooks]

Thanks to everyone for your kind comments about what the shop has meant to you. Us booksellers are devastated by the situation. We can't go into the details of the closure at the moment, but sadly it isn't something we can crowdfund our way out of.

[Broadhursts Bookseller Legacy @BroadhurstBooks]

We are incredibly sad to announce the permanent closure of Broadhursts.

All the booksellers have been made redundant, & the shop will no longer open for trading with immediate effect.

To claim refunds on deposits and Broadhursts vouchers please email [email protected]

[Broadhursts Bookseller Legacy @BroadhurstBooks]

Just started The Ferryman by Justin Cronin and I have to say what a great prologue to get me started, feeling hopeful. Never read any of his books.

[Broadhursts Bookseller Legacy @BroadhurstBooks]

I feel seen... 👀📚📚📚📚📚

[Broadhursts Bookseller Legacy @BroadhurstBooks]

Our bookshop is next to a Chinese restaurant, & right now there is a maddeningly delicious chilli-garlic-sticky smell wafting from their direction. Suddenly my ham & cheese sandwich no longer seems like a satisfying lunch choice!

[Broadhursts Bookseller Legacy @BroadhurstBooks]

"A Child. A book. A read. A chat. This is the way the mind grows. Not with a test but a tale."

Michael Rosen #Books #Reading #BookTwitter

[Broadhursts Bookseller Legacy @BroadhurstBooks]

@RFHunt1 Glad it got to you safely!

[Broadhursts Bookseller Legacy @BroadhurstBooks]

"If you're going to write, don't pretend to write down. It's going to be the best you can do, and it's the fact that it's the best you can do that kills you."

Dorothy Parker, born #OTD 1893.

[Deborah Cameron @DebsaDelight]

#WindowsonWednesday
Light through a window.
@BroadhurstBooks in Southport. So perfectly lit, it could be a painting!

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@NickRobCoach I'll have a look for you as soon as I can get off the shop floor, apologies for the delay in picking this up!

[Broadhursts Bookseller Legacy @BroadhurstBooks]

Dream holiday destination!

[Anna Mazzola - Updates only. @Anna_Mazz]

Definitely the best (and weirdest) Airbnb we’ve ever rented. Our own Moomin house in Finland for a couple of days.

[Broadhursts Bookseller Legacy @BroadhurstBooks]

"All good books are alike in that they are truer than if they really happened & after you are finished reading one you feel that it all happened to you & after which it all belongs to you."

Ernest Hemingway #Books #Reading #BookTwitter #MondayMotivation