'Breaking Dawn' Day @ Borders, Leicester!

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Staff Vacancies at Borders, Leicester!

Job Role                                                              Hours

Bookseller                                                            37.5

IPT support                                                           37.5

Supervisor                                                            37.5

If you are interested in any of these roles and wish to apply for them, simply hand a copy of your CV in at the store, or post it to us, with a covering note. For more information on these vacancies, please call the store on the number below, or visit the 'careers at Borders' tab above.

Are you Edward Cullen crazy? Or bonkers about Jacob Black? And who will Bella choose?! If you are a 'Twilight', 'New Moon' and 'Eclipse' addict, then you will be desparate to read the last book in Stephenie Meyer's quadrilogy; 'Breaking Dawn'; out on Monday 4th August 2008!

To celebrate we will be holding a four-hour long event from 12.00pm - 4.00pm, for 12 - 18 year olds on Monday 4th August, with quizzes, badge making and loads of fantastic prizes! There will also be a quiz, available instore now at the tills and info points, that customers can fill in and hand back anytime between now and 3pm on the day of the event, to be entered into our prize draw! Winners are announced between 3.30pm and 4.00pm on the day. There will also be fancy dress as either a vampire or a werewolf, depending on where your allegiance lies, then the day's activities will go as follows:

12.00pm - 1.00pm: Badge Making! Make your own badge from pre-made templates or design your own to show whether or not you're with the vampires or the werewolves!

1.00pm - 2.00pm: Design your own T-shirt Competition! These designs can either be ones that you have made at home, and you can bring them in on the day, or there will be paper and materials available for you to deisgn yours in this hour on the day. The winner gets their T-shirt design made into an actual T-shirt! The runner up will get theirs made into a keyring.

2.00pm - 3.00pm: Stephenie Meyer Quiz! This quiz is available in store now, and must be handed in by 3.00pm on Monday 2nd August! This hour is a chance for the people who attend the event to enter the quiz if they haven't already. First prize is a copy of the new book and a £10.00 Vue cinema voucher!

3.00pm - 3.30pm: 'Who Said That?' Quote Quiz! This quiz will be held during this half hour only, where we will read out quotes from the first three books, and you have to guess who said them! This will be done in two teams; vampires vs werewolves; and everyone on the winning team will win a choclate bar each!

3.30pm - 4.00pm: Prize Handout! The winners of the Vampires vs Werewolves Quiz, the Stephenie Meyer Quiz and the Design Your Own T-shirt Competition will be announced, and prizes will be handed out!

We are all really excited about the release of 'Breaking Dawn', and we would love it if you could join us for 'Breaking Dawn' Day @ Borders Leicester, Monday 4th August from 12.00pm - 4.00pm!

Borders Leicester is a fantastic place to shop, browse, read, and just relax with a coffee. Why? You don’t need to go traipsing round the high street because we’ve got almost everything you'll need under one roof for 2008! What's more, our passionate and friendly booksellers are here to give you the best service around.

Books, DVDs, CDs, Toys and Games: We’ve got one of the biggest ranges around and fantastic offers on both new releases and old favourites. This year we are proud to present our two for £10 offer on stickered DVDs and CDs, and "Buy One Get One Half Price" on a massive range of stickered book titles. Did you know we’ve got the widest range of magazines to be found on the high street and some great savings on subscription packages? Don’t forget our extensive Toys & Games section where kids will be in their element reading and playing to their heart's content!

Those all important extras: We’re open until 10pm week days and Saturdays so you can squeeze in those last-minute shopping trips, and why not take the stress out of present buying and let us wrap your gifts for free for you? We have Paperchase & Fun Learning concessions so you can also buy your gift cards and little extras while you’re here, and our in-store Starbucks café is the perfect place to relax over a latte after a busy afternoon shopping!

Borders Community: Here at Leicester we take pride in the wonderful atmosphere and community spirit within our store, and we want all of our customers to feel part of it. So why not come along to one of our groups? There is something for people of all different ages and interests, from Yu-Gi-Oh duelling sessions and Pokemon swap shops to knitting and reading groups. Also, Leicester frequently has one-off events such as local author signings and musical performances in store. For more details of ongoing and upcoming events either click on the events tab above, call the store on the number below or visit our Borders Community Group on Facebook where you can upload photos, give us feedback and discuss your favourite titles with other Leicester Borders customers. If you have any suggestions for events we don't hold yet then let us know; either call us at the store or leave us a message on Facebook.