Book Aid Warrington

According to Plan (virtually new) for £2.50?!

My (extended) family is in the UK for my graduation this month. After visiting Liverpool with them yesterday, I was supposed to visit Manchester with them today. But God had other plans.

Instead of joining my (extended) family for what would have been my second trip to Old Trafford, on a whim I went to check out Book Aid Warrington, one of the Book Aid bookshops in the UK which I had yet to visit. As with Book Aid London, Book Aid Warrington was not supposed to be open on the day I wanted to visit (ie. today). But again, God opened the door for me to visit, in more ways than one.

Although Book Aid Warrington does not usually open on Tue, the lady who works there happened to be around tidying up the place when I called (more in hope than expectation) this morning, after getting off the train at Manchester Piccadilly. She was extremely accommodating when I mentioned that it was my last month in the UK before returning to Singapore for good. She even made me a cup of coffee! Incidentally, her husband used to work in Singapore (they retired 12 years ago) and they're going to the third week of the Keswick Convention this year.

What's more, Manchester Piccadilly - the last stop on my journey from York - is one of the best stations (if not the best station) to get a train to Warrington Central, the stop for Book Aid Warrington. The journey from Manchester Piccadilly to Warrington Central took only 20 minutes.

Anyway, I bought quite a number of books at an average of less than £1 each. Only God could have orchestrated all this down to the last detail!

Links: The SKS of the UK (19 Mar 10), Book Aid London (29 Mar 10)