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To: Belfast City Council

Save Keats & Chapman bookshop

Save Keats and Chapman, a wonderful second hand bookshop in Belfast, being forced out by greedy developers. 

Why is this important?

One of Belfast city centre's last independent bookshops could close its doors for good at the end of October.

Keats & Chapman has been part of North Street for almost 22 years, but now faces losing its premises as redevelopment plans move forward.

The bookshop's owner is trying to find a new home, but finding affordable premises in the city centre isn't easy.

And this is about more than one bookshop.

Losing Keats & Chapman would be another blow to the independent businesses that give Belfast its character. Regeneration should make room for the places and people that make our city what it is.

With the deadline approaching, Belfast City Council needs to use its influence to help find a solution that keeps Keats & Chapman in the city centre.
Belfast, UK

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Updates

2026-10-15 01:11:14 UTC

500 signatures reached

2026-10-14 18:01:10 UTC

100 signatures reached

2026-10-14 17:30:23 UTC

50 signatures reached

2026-10-14 17:16:06 UTC

25 signatures reached

2026-10-14 16:07:59 UTC

10 signatures reached