Acclaimed bookshop appeal has 'phenomenal response'

• 19 April 2015
• BBC News

Scarthin Books was set up in 1974 by owner David Mitchell

The owners of an acclaimed bookshop that could fall down say they have had a "phenomenal response" to an appeal to fund urgent structural repairs.

Four steel columns were required at Scarthin Books, in Cromford, Derbyshire, to support the weight of about 100,000 books.
Thousands of pounds were raised within days of the appeal starting and it is now close to hitting a £10,000 target.
Manager David Booker said the fund had had donations from all over the world.
The shop, which has four floors and a vegetarian cafe, was dubbed one of the best in the world by The Guardian, in 2008.

Shop staff said donations have come in from all over the world

"We've been blown away by the phenomenal response, it's very heart-warming," Mr Booker said. 
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