An artist s image of the book shop A CROWDFUNDING plea to bring a community bookshop to St Helens town centre has reached its target of £40,000. The project needed to achieve the minimum amount to become a reality. At about 4.45pm on Sunday the project hit the target. The former Furniture Boutique on Bridge Street, part of Church Square Shopping Centre, will be transformed into a bookshop and could launch in March. The £40k mark was the minimum target to unlock the matched funding and organisers will leave the appeal open in the coming days in an effort to reach £45k, which would secure additional funds.
An artist s impression of the bookshop A LAST rallying call is being issued for residents of St Helens to get behind the project to bring a community bookshop to the town centre. The project needs to reach a minimum target of £40,000 for the project to become a reality. At the time of writing, the project has massed £34,000, more than three quarters of the way to the target, with one week to go. The former Furniture Boutique on Bridge Street, part of Church Square Shopping Centre, will be transformed into a bookshop set to launch in March, should the project go ahead.