FOUR women from Stockton are celebrating a combined 120 years' service at a local firm preserving the age-old craft of bookbinding.
For 30 years, Sheila Hurst, Cynthia Boal, Jennifer Clark and Diane Gosling, have worked at Remploy. They have repaired thousands of books for libraries across the country, in some cases using a book-stitching technique unchanged for hundreds of years. Remploy undertakes binding work as well as general book preparation and repair for public libraries.
Gerry Starkey, manager, said: "Without the specialist skills practised by these four tremendous ladies, we would not be able to lovingly restore some of Britain's oldest books to their former glory.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereComments are closed on this article