Annual Ex Libris Masked Book Sale, for 3 charities. Bargain books, child-friendly, includes cake, raffle, cards, poetry one day, and a play train & ticket office in the garden. (Not specifically a home ed thing.)
Dates:
April 2019 – Friday 26, Saturday 27, Sunday 28, Monday 29.
May 2019 – Friday 3, Saturday 4, Sunday 5, Monday 6.
Time: 10am to 6pm, drop-in.
Age range: All ages.
Venue: 16 Vernon Avenue, Gedling, Nottingham, NG4 3FX.
Area: South side of Gedling, north side of Carlton.
Price: Free admission, and each child can choose three free books. After that, the books are still very cheap, e.g. many at 10p each.
Booking: No need to book. They can’t take cards, so bring cash if you might want to buy books or snacks.
If you enjoy your first visit, it may be worth coming back another day as well, because they don’t have room to put all the books out at once, so as some sell, they’ll get more out.
Eventbrite page with more details
This year, we’re particularly good on: science fiction; history (including military); crafts; psychology and psychotherapy; cake decorating – they’ve been reduced to 10p each; pets; children’s books. We have so many children’s books that every child who visits can choose up to three free books from our special boxes, before even thinking about buying.
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We have provided home-made cakes and bakes for many years, but this year is our first with a Café Manager. Gabrielle is working really hard to make the café experience exceptional, and we do recommend that you stay for a drink and a snack – all for whatever donation you feel is right. (All café donations go to our 3 charities too.) Vegan and gluten-free treats will be available, but maybe not every day.
Map showing 16 Vernon Drive:
Bigger map showing 16 Vernon Drive
Travel / parking:
Buses are frequent – 24, 25, 44 to Main Road/Westdale Lane (Co-op) or 100 to Ousebridge Drive. There is plenty of on-street parking, but please be considerate of our neighbours, who put up with this sale year after year. There is a free car park at the top of Ranmoor Road (get a ticket). And you can park your bicycle in our back garden.
Access:
We are child-friendly. We are mostly, but not wholly, wheelchair accessible, and will help with accessibility wherever we can.