Orchards Shopping Centre Book Fair this Saturday

by | Jan 24, 2020 | Children, Dartford Crafts, Dartford Entertainment, Dartford News, Families, What's On?, Where to go locally

Hosted by Face/Off Painters and The Orchards Shopping Centre.

Saturday 25th January 2020, 10am – 5pm.

Do you have books to sell, to swap or need new reading material? Face/Off and the Orchards Shopping Centre are putting together their first book fair on the 25th of January 2020.

Meet four local authors, get their autographs and latest published works. Attend readings, buy, sell or swap books, comics and magazines…

Find out about more about the free lending library, also located in the Shopping Centre. See poster below for more details.

For further info contact Face/Off at info@faceoffpainters.net or send us a message via FB, or even call us on 07714669812.

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