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WEC Publications has been based at WEC's Bulstrode headquarters for decades. I don't really know how long. WEC Publications was closely linked to WEC Youth for many years, and in those days most of the publications were associated with Warrior magazine, and included the Warrior Gang booklets illustrated by Dudley Watkins, who illustrated comics for the Dundee firm of D CThomson. Characters such as Desperate Dan were drawn by him. In the 1960s he illustrated a number of booklets for WEC.

It was with the birth of the WEC Press at Bulstrode that WEC began to produce its own books. Norman Grubb, son-in-law of WEC's founder C T Studd, wrote a number of books, both accounts of WEC history and work and a number of inspirational books reflecting his own theology, but these were published by LutterworthPress, who continue to curate much of Norman Grubb's output. His biography of C T Studd is a classic which is still in print. Helen Roseveare followed Norman Grubb in having her books initially published by Lutterworth Press, but then her books were published by Hodder & Stoughton. The WEC Press began to produce books with a much smaller ambition and circulation. I believe the first one was With God inCongo Forests by David Davies, now available as an e-book.

WEC Publications was led for many years by Chris Scott, who had also led the WEC Youth team. Bill Elcock assisted him, particularly by looking after stock and sales. They worked closely with the WEC Press team at Bulstrode, and Chris was still overseeing the work when he retired to Sheffield. He died not long afterwards. I then took over the editorial responsibility for WEC Publications in 1998, while Bill continued to handle stock and sales until he retired.

At that point WEC Publications left Bulstrode, and for some years both the editorial and distribution side were part of Wellspring Media, based in Haslingden, east Lancashire. Then in 2012 we closed the office in Haslingden, and moved with our stock to Bulstrode.

Now I have moved again, this time to the Wiltshire market town of Devizes. Our stock remains at Bulstrode, where GillianArmstrong looks after it and supplies customers all over the world.

This situation is not fixed, however. WEC has decided to relocate from Bulstrode. Where will our stock go next? Watch this space!