Carlisle's Christian book shop forced to close

Feb 01, 2010

The Wesley Owen store, on Fisher Street, shut for the final time on Saturday.

The shop had been up for sale since November when parent company IBS-STL slumped into administration.

Although buyers were found for most of the business, including its headquarters at Kingstown, no-one was prepared to take on the Carlisle branch of the Wesley Owen chain, despite 14 other shops across the country being snapped up.

The closure has left the shop’s four staff out of work.

Store manager Jenny Beattie had worked there for 35 years.

She said she was “gutted” at the closure.

She added: “Myself, Anne Fisher, Sara Turnbull and Sue Mason would like to thank everyone for their custom and support over the last 35 years and especially over the last two months; we couldn’t have done without you.

“We want to say thank you to God for bringing us this far and we pray that this is not the end, but the beginning of new chapters in all of our lives and for the city of Carlisle as a whole.

Source: News & Star

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