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Scottish Sun
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Original Star Wars poster from 1977 to fetch a whopping £5,000 at auction – do you have one in your attic?
Another poster features one of the most iconic pictures of all time EMPIRE CASH BACK Original Star Wars poster from 1977 to fetch a whopping £5,000 at auction – do you have one in your attic? AN ORIGINAL Star Wars poster from 1977 is set to fetch a whopping £5,000 at auction. Sc-fi nuts have the chance to own a piece of movie history with a poster depicting the first ever Jedi film. Advertisement 5 A poster showing Uma Thurman's iconic character Mia Wallace is on sale at the auction Credit: Jam Press/Ewbanks 5 A legendary Star Wars poster is expected to sell for up to £5,000 Credit: Jam Press/Ewbanks 5 The image on the Jaws poster is one of the most famous pictures of all time Credit: Jam Press/Ewbanks Originally titled 'Star Wars', the film was renamed in 1981 'Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope' when more films were made. The poster features iconic characters including Mark Hamill's Luke Skywalker and Harrison Ford's maverick hero Han Solo. Princess Leia, portrayed by the late actress Carrie Fisher, is also featured on the poster with her iconic sci-fi hairdo. The 30 by 40 inch poster was designed by Tom Chantrell for George Lucas' iconic film franchise and is now being sold at the Ewbank's vintage poster auction. Advertisement The sale ends on 19 May and is taking place in Woking, Surrey. Movie fans can also get their hands on a poster for the 1967 horror classic 'Frankenstein Created Woman'. Star Wars icon Peter Cushing - who played the villain in a New Hope - can be seen on the poster starring as Victor Frankenstein. The piece of movie history has an estimated value of £4,000. Advertisement Quentin Tarantino's cult classic 'Pulp Fiction' is next on the sales list with a lucky strike style poster. The poster, featuring the Uma Thurman's iconic character Mia Wallace on the cover, is expected to go for £2,500. A poster of Steven Spielberg's shark thriller Jaws poster is also heading under the hammer with the poster being one of the most iconic film pictures of all time. The poster from the 1975 film, which is widely considered the first ever summer blockbuster movie, has an estimated value of £1,500. Advertisement A £1,200 priced 'Dial M for Murder' poster from the 1954 mystery thriller, is also featuring in the auction. The whodunit featured Grace Kelly - better known as Grace of Monaco - and Welsh-American actor Ray Milland. Finally, a poster for Kurt Russel's 1986 action comedy 'Big Trouble in Little China' is set to fetch £800. Big Trouble in Little China was released in 1986 and was directed by John Carpenter - the man behind Halloween and Escape from New York. Advertisement It also featured Sex and the City actress Kim Cattrall and has become a cult classic. Rare posters regularly sell for up to £5000 as fans race to take home a piece of music or cinema history. Posters for events such as the Isle of Wight festival in 1970 and The Bath Festivals of 1960 and 1970 are especially popular, thanks to performances from bands including Fleetwood Mac. One James Bond fan announced his plan to sell his huge collection of 007 memorabilia, which experts valued at £1 million. Advertisement Steve Oxenrider owned over 32,000 items related to the British secret agent, including a Dr No poster which was valued at £15,000. 5 Dial M for Murder starred the Hollywood legend Grace Kelly Credit: Jam Press/Ewbanks
BBC News
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Collection of 30,000 vinyl albums sells for £132,000 at auction
A collection of vinyl records amassed over 60 years has been sold at auction for nearly £132,000, almost double the expected two-day sale was run by Ewbank's in Send, vinyl collection had been the life's work of an unnamed collector, who had recently had estimated the "jaw-dropping" collection would sell for about £80,000. A Peel Sessions collection, featuring artists including Jimi Hendrix, Joy Division, New Order, The Smiths, Nico and Stiff Little Fingers, was expected to fetch between £800 and £1,200, but went for £4, a collection of Rolling Stones albums expected to sell for up to £400 went for £1,235, and a box of records by 90s artists, estimated to sell for between £300 and 500, was sold for £1,430.A box of Jimi Hendrix Experience albums went for more than twice its £500 estimate, at £1,040, and a copy of the David Bowie LP The Man Who Fell To Earth, with an estimated price of £500, was sold for £1, a copy of the Spice Girls' album Spiceworld, which had an estimated price of £340 to £360, sold for £780.
BBC News
05-04-2025
- General
- BBC News
Cotswold park bringing 'generations together' opens
A restored playpark will "bring generations together" across two villages, a community group has Woodmancote playpark, near Cirencester, officially opens on Saturday after more than £60,000 was raised to transform the village's only now has equipment for "all generations" including a climbing area, tangle tower and adult street gym, volunteer project lead Denise Ewbank said."All this activity has brought the whole community closer and also bridged the gap between us at the top of the hill and North Cerney down the bottom," she told the BBC. The Woodmancote Community Group decided to restore the park in September 2023 after it became run down and "failed to meet the needs of the rural community," Ms Ewbank added."We probably have about 250 people living in our little area and no facilities at all. "This is the only community space where people can come together."The park, which is around 50 years old, is on lease to North Cerney Parish Council from the Robinson family. The project has been funded by the Enovert Community Trust, as well as crowdfund Cotswold, a fundraising platform by Cotwold District Cerney Parish Council and Gloucestershire County Council have put money towards the project and local people have also donated."It has been exhausting and I would say there were about 20 or 30 villagers helping out, it was a real military operation and it's all come to a head. "It's given the village a real focus, it's our community hub and brings generations together."A ceremony to open the park will take place at midday on Saturday.
