Valuable Lord of the Rings trilogy stolen from Worcester's St Richard's Hospice charity shop has been returned - The Bromsgrove Standard

Valuable Lord of the Rings trilogy stolen from Worcester's St Richard's Hospice charity shop has been returned

Bromsgrove Editorial 3rd Jan, 2022   0

A VALUABLE set of The Lord of the Rings books stolen from a hospice charity shop in Worcester has been returned to the store.

The three-volume set – which includes The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King by J.R.R Tolkien – was taken from a locked display cabinet at the St Richard’s Hospice shop in St Swithin’s Street at 12.33pm on December 19.

A hospice appeal raising awareness of the books’ unique inscription and asking for their safe return was shared hundreds of times across social media.

Dan Corns, Commercial Director at St Richard’s, said: “While saddened by the theft of these beautiful, valuable books, we’ve been heartened by the response from others sharing our story and willing the items to be returned to us.




“Now – in the most wonderful of plot twists – the books were returned to a shelf in the store.”

On sale for £1,495, the trilogy will raise a substantial amount towards our hospice care.


Mr Corns added: “We’re sure this was only possible thanks to the power of community and thank all our incredible supporters for raising awareness of our appeal and bringing the books back to us.”

While now safely secured out of sight, anyone interested in buying the book trilogy should speak to a member of the St Swithin’s Street shop team.

St Richard’s Hospice cares for adults with a serious progressive illness, improving their quality of life from diagnosis, during treatment and to their last days. It also supports their loved ones.

Each year the hospice team supports more than 2,900 patients, family members and bereaved people in Worcestershire.

St Richard’s is an independent charity and relies on donations and gifts and it costs £8.75m to run the hospice.

For more information about St Richard’s Hospice visit www.strichards.org.uk

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