A book detailing the history of one of Britain’s best-loved independent operators has raised more than £5,000 for what is said to be the largest cancer treatment hospital in Europe.
Lancashire United – the fleet 1900-1981, written by Mike Eyre, Richard Allen and Peter Greaves, was published by the Manchester Museum of Road Transport last year. Thanks to the generosity of the authors, and distributors of the book, MDS Books, profits from the publication have been donated to the Christie Hospital in Withington, Manchester. [wlm_nonmember][…]
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MDS has raised an additional £20,000 for the hospital over the past few years by doing everything from taking part in charity events to having a ‘casualty box’ of damaged books for sale at shows, revealed owner Mark Senior. “We would like to thank everyone involved in making this possible and helping us to continue to assist the Christie in the wonderful work they do.
“It’s great to be able to give something back to the hospital where my late wife Sue and many others have received treatment from this world-leading facility.”
MDS and sister company, Venture Publications are both celebrating their 25th anniversary. Venture has published 200 books during this period, 180 of them on buses, although Mark said that the all-time best seller was a publication about registration numbers. Mark’s father, John ran the Transport Publishing Company (TPC) for many years.
MDS sells and distributes books from other publishers. As well as representation at shows, a shop is open at the Glossop, Derbyshire headquarters from 0930-1730hrs Mondays to Fridays and occasional Saturdays. Secondhand books are also sold. Among planned future releases is a history of Red & White Services set for this summer.
- Contact MDS at www.mdsbooks.co.uk or 01457 861508.
