Atticus and Coronavirus
Atticus will be officially closed from Saturday the 21st March until further notice.
We will continue to sell from the window and are happy to deliver in Lancaster and send by post to places further afield. I will however continue to come into the shop to handle orders and do some maintenance and change the window.
We are no longer selling outside the s one those days.
We also plan to do more online selling and I'll be posting recommended reading for self-isolates, competitions, interesting links and special bargains.
So be sure to keep checking in.
For anyone not good with computers or don't want to take the trouble, we will find, order and deliver locally both new* and second hand books for a small fee, or donation to our stock.
Just email order@atticusbooks.co.uk Wishing you all the very best and thanks for your support and custom. * We cannot guarantee to supply all new books but very often we can and slightly cheaper than many other shops.
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Agus and family update.
Here is a message from Agus.
'Thank you to everyone at Atticus who has helped me and my family through this coronavirus crisis.
I would like to tell the people in the UK a little about the general situation in Indonesia.
Almost everybody in Indonesia except the civil servants have the same burden, we don't have regular daily income. The government still pay the civil servants even most of them are in lockdown and don’t have any important task to do, except the medical employers.
Some some big industries continue to break the rules which means that employees to go to work everyday in the same unsafe industrial workplace. Most of the workers are happy because they still have a job and a regular income. This what makes the rules always seem ambiguous: people cannot understand what they're allowed to do, or why we're not allowed to do certain thin things, and there is no further explanation from government.
Meanwhile the rest of us are forced to stay at home having lost our jobs for an unknown period of time. While we're staying at home, the government has allocated a billion in money to help people during the they cannot work ( Part of this donation is about 7.5 million Indonesian rupiah in voucher form to every selected citizen to follow some e-learning programs). But for most people this is again another nonsense from government as they do not have the computers or education to follow such courses. In the first or second month of the crisis the people still hoped for much from the government. But, after that we lost faith in the government and now the people are giving hoped support to each other.
On Saturday 1000 persons were infected coronavirus in just a single day. Following the government's regulations we are not allowed to go to the public space. But, tomorrow is the Idul Fitri, a big day for moslems. The people will still want to make a party to celebrate the day. They will buy everything and they will even gather in a big crowd, because the company normally will give good discount. They're wearing masks to try to ensure they are safe and it is all allowed by local police, mainly because it is such a big big day in people’s lives and makes so much money for the big companies*. The result was 1000 positively infected including my neighbour who went on to infect 9 other friends of hers.
Me and my family, like everyone else just do any things we can do to support our daily life. I tried selling my books but there is little demand for books at this time so we are now using the money to set up a small business bottling and selling and selling honey. I have sent some pictures that may interest Atticus supporters.
Thank you all once more
Agus.
*Like Christmas in Europe and the USA
Here is a message from Agus.
'Thank you to everyone at Atticus who has helped me and my family through this coronavirus crisis.
I would like to tell the people in the UK a little about the general situation in Indonesia.
Almost everybody in Indonesia except the civil servants have the same burden, we don't have regular daily income. The government still pay the civil servants even most of them are in lockdown and don’t have any important task to do, except the medical employers.
Some some big industries continue to break the rules which means that employees to go to work everyday in the same unsafe industrial workplace. Most of the workers are happy because they still have a job and a regular income. This what makes the rules always seem ambiguous: people cannot understand what they're allowed to do, or why we're not allowed to do certain thin things, and there is no further explanation from government.
Meanwhile the rest of us are forced to stay at home having lost our jobs for an unknown period of time. While we're staying at home, the government has allocated a billion in money to help people during the they cannot work ( Part of this donation is about 7.5 million Indonesian rupiah in voucher form to every selected citizen to follow some e-learning programs). But for most people this is again another nonsense from government as they do not have the computers or education to follow such courses. In the first or second month of the crisis the people still hoped for much from the government. But, after that we lost faith in the government and now the people are giving hoped support to each other.
On Saturday 1000 persons were infected coronavirus in just a single day. Following the government's regulations we are not allowed to go to the public space. But, tomorrow is the Idul Fitri, a big day for moslems. The people will still want to make a party to celebrate the day. They will buy everything and they will even gather in a big crowd, because the company normally will give good discount. They're wearing masks to try to ensure they are safe and it is all allowed by local police, mainly because it is such a big big day in people’s lives and makes so much money for the big companies*. The result was 1000 positively infected including my neighbour who went on to infect 9 other friends of hers.
Me and my family, like everyone else just do any things we can do to support our daily life. I tried selling my books but there is little demand for books at this time so we are now using the money to set up a small business bottling and selling and selling honey. I have sent some pictures that may interest Atticus supporters.
Thank you all once more
Agus.
*Like Christmas in Europe and the USA
We are supporting two corona virus causes. The family above who have lost their jobs and Tasikoki Wildlife Rescue Centre which has lost vital revenue from overseas volunteers. Donations however small to either of these causes are gratefully received.
A thousand thank yous to all our wonderful customers who have donated so far.
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Atticus is not for profit and supports Tasikoki Animal Rescue Centre. Donate via our Simply Giving page.
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Atticus sells secondhand books but also has a small stock of vinyl and CDs, small musical instruments and other odds and ends.
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Atticus, the window, noticeboard and venue, is free to use by writers, artists, musicians and good causes. The centre table folds away and the shop can be transformed onto a small venue suitable for solo musicians, storytellers, talks and film shows. There is no charge for using Atticus, though a donation of cash or stock or help is always appreciated.
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ATTICUS EVENTS
We also have our own ongoing programme of events. Click here to see what's on.
To contact Atticus please use the form below, email or text.
mob. 07976 823759
email: atticus@tomattic.com
“You might not see things yet on the surface, but underground, it’s already on fire.”
Y.B. Mangunwijaya
mob. 07976 823759
email: atticus@tomattic.com
“You might not see things yet on the surface, but underground, it’s already on fire.”
Y.B. Mangunwijaya
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