The Osprey spinners are one of the stand-out features in a large number of bookshops - that reassuring, hulking presence in the military section that is quite simply packed with Osprey goodness. But, with the sad demise of Borders in the UK, it looks as if there will soon be upwards of 50 spinners without a home.

We don't want these spinners to just simply go to waste - so are launching a campaign to unite some Osprey fans with a free spinner. If you would like to give a home to a second-hand Osprey spinner, get in touch with us on [email protected], and we will pass your details on to your local Borders store. You will then be able to go and pick up the spinner yourself - for free.

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Below is a list of the Borders stores that we know have received spinners from us over the last couple of years - but many other stores will probably have an older spinner out there. In fact - virtually all of the Borders stores in the UK will have a spinner and we want to get as many of them into new homes as possible.

Birmingham
Birstall
Bournemouth
Brent Cross
Bristol
Cambridge
Carlisle
Coventry
Dublin 15
Dundee
Edinburgh
Ellesmere Port
Gateshead
Glasgow (Buchanan Street)
Glasgow (Glasgow Fort)
Greenville
Inverness
Kingston-upon-Thames
Leeds
London
Manchester
Milton Keynes
Newbury
Norwich
Oxford
Preston
Southampton
Speke
Stockport
Swansea
Thornaby
Wallsend
Warrington
Watford
York

Remember - you do need to get in touch with us to clear the removal of a spinner - you will not be able to just walk in and walk out with a spinner, we don't want anyone getting arrested for shoplifting! So email us first at [email protected].

Last, but certainly not least, it would be remiss of us not to thank all of the fabulous Borders staff and to wish them the best for the future. I personally will miss Borders a great deal, and the Borders booksellers have been fantastic ambassadors for Osprey and Shire over the years - so many of them were passionate about books and had a fantastic knowledge of the Osprey and Shire lists. Hopefully that enthusiasm will not be lost forever.