The Queen’s head, in Bramfield, to transform into pop-up bookshop for Pear Tree Fund
A village pub will bring back its ‘novel’ charity fund raiser for the second year later this month.
The Queen’s Head, in Bramfield, will convert its restaurant into a pop-up bookstore in aid of The Pear Tree Fund from March 24 to 26.
Visitors will be able to choose from more than 3,000 pre-loved titles spanning a huge variety of genres, and will also be able to pick up good quality second-hand board games and jigsaws at the same time.
The event will take up two thirds of the pub for three days and is unique in its size and scale in the UK. Last year’s event raised £1,200, and this year owner Kate Wood is hoping to beat that total.
She said: “We have once again been blown away by the generosity of people donating books and board games to the event.
“It’s been an absolute pleasure to arrange it all and we really hope it raises a fantastic amount for the brilliant Pear Tree Fund, so please do come and buy a book or two.”
The pub put out a social media appeal for donations in October, and Kate said the community has not let her down.
The bookshop will be a third larger this year and is made up of around 30 sections, including fiction, biography, food and drink, sport, gardening, health and wellbeing and many more.
Juliette Weaver, community fund-raiser with the Pear Tree Fund, said: “We are incredibly grateful to the Queen’s Head for the fantastic support they have continued to show to our charity over many years.
"We are also delighted that the pub will also be converting their restaurant into a full-size charity second-hand bookshop for the second time. It’s a fantastic idea and a real talking point, and promises to be well worth a visit.”
The Queen’s Head selected the Pear Tree Fund as its chosen charity seven years ago, and has raised more than £13,500 so far through book sales, musical bingo events, race nights, fashion shows and a variety of other activities.
The pop-up bookshop will be open from 12pm to 8pm each day.
