Oakham Book Swap is supporting Root-and-Branch-Out CIC this July.

Each month, a local group who swap and exchange books while raising money for a range of good causes, select a new local or national charity to support.

Run by Lisa Batty, Oakham Book Swap collects donations and runs a raffle in aid of a different charity each month, all while running a regular book box outside her family home when the weather allows it.

Pop down to the book swap in Oakham on Saturday and support a great local charity. Image credit: Oakham Book Swap.

Oakham Book Swap is a community-led project that hosts a pop-up book swap box on Tyne Road, Oakham. Residents are invited to pick up a new book or drop off unwanted books to share with other readers.

The swap contains fiction and non-fiction books for anyone aged 3 - 93, and is open to all. It opens when the weather permits and the team host regular 'Book Swap' events to raise much-needed funds for local and national charities.

Lisa explained: "Any donations left this month, and money raised through our raffle donations on Sunday 9 July, will be donated to Root-and-Branch-Out. You can also help by following their Facebook page, visiting their website and sharing what they do with your friends." 

Swap books for free and join a raffle to support Root-and-Branch-Out CIC. Image credit: Oakham Book Swap.

Root-and-Branch-Out CIC engage communities in projects around food and the outdoors, nature and the environment. The team offer Forest School, allotment/food growing projects, woodland management, sustainable crafts and surplus food Community Fridges.

Find out about their Rutland Community Fridges initiative here - just in time for their weekly drop in sessions in Oakham and Uppingham on Friday.

The Rutland Community Fridge teams host their Friday sessions in Oakham and Uppingham every week. Image credit: Root-and-Branch-Out.

They also work with preschools, schools, home educating families, adults of all ages and abilities and the wider community.

They aim to:

• support children and young people to flourish through connection with nature
• equip families across Rutland to make sustainable healthy choices in order to meet the challenge of rising costs in a climate conscious way
• create a Shared Garden oasis of peace, beauty and productivity for therapeutic benefits

Their shared garden space, Growers Row, will be hosting an Open Day later this month. Click here to find out more.

Alternatively, join the team this weekend for the Oakham Big Book Swap on Tyne Road, Oakham, and follow the team on Facebook.