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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Ed Sheeran's swimming trunks go under the hammer
Ed Sheeran fans from around the globe will have the chance to get their hands on more than 200 of the singer's personal belongings when they go up for auction. The Shape of You songwriter has donated the items to St Elizabeth Hospice through Bishop & Miller Auctioneers, which is accepting online bids until 15 June. Everything from a Star Wars Christmas jumper, guitar, bathrobe and a even a pair of swimming trunks will go under the hammer. "We're really excited to have this auction and it's a really eclectic collection of pieces for all purse strings," said Oliver Miller, from Bishop & Miller Auctioneers. "We get bin bags of stuff and we can confirm stains have been spotted, but that's the bizarre thing, you want the stains because it means he might have worn the items, " Mr Miller said. This will be the fourth auction Sheeran has supported in aid of the charity, which supports people with life-limiting illnesses in Suffolk, Great Yarmouth and Waveney. The previous events have generated hundreds of thousands of pounds with bids be made from around the world. With items expected to reach anywhere between £25 to more than £1,000, the auction is predicted to generate at least £10,000. Judie Newman is the chief executive at St Elizabeth Hospice, for which Sheeran's mother used to make bracelets that were sold in the charity's Framlingham shop. "Ed could have chosen any international or national charity, so we are so honoured and thrilled he chose a local charity that he has had a connection with for years," she said. "Everyone will find something in this auction that they will love to have - it's a wonderful mix. "We need to raise over £12m every year to run the hospice and we have to raise 70% of that ourselves through the community, so an event like this an absolutely wonderful opportunity." The online auction officially launched on Saturday, with the charity giving fans the chance to look and touch the lots at its Martlesham Retail Centre, in Suffolk. The event attracted more than 600 people, which is nearly double its normal footfall for a Saturday. Keri-Ann Plaskett, whose parents were given "a really good quality of life" by the hospice before their deaths, attended the event with her children. She told the BBC: "I think it is really kind of Ed and when he has done it before it has raised lots of money. "I brought my children to see the items and I told them it would be cheaper than going to his concert at Portman Road. "You wouldn't be able to see or touch his clothes otherwise, so I thought it was nice for them - it's a treat." Follow Suffolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Ed Sheeran auction sees guitar sell for £11,000 Ed Sheeran's guitar and football shirts up for auction Charity sale of Sheeran's clothes brought forward St Elizabeth Hospice
BBC News
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Ed Sheeran's swimming trunks among charity auction lots
Ed Sheeran fans from around the globe will have the chance to get their hands on more than 200 of the singer's personal belongings when they go up for Shape of You songwriter has donated the items to St Elizabeth Hospice through Bishop & Miller Auctioneers, which is accepting online bids until 15 from a Star Wars Christmas jumper, guitar, bathrobe and a even a pair of swimming trunks will go under the hammer."We're really excited to have this auction and it's a really eclectic collection of pieces for all purse strings," said Oliver Miller, from Bishop & Miller Auctioneers. "We get bin bags of stuff and we can confirm stains have been spotted, but that's the bizarre thing, you want the stains because it means he might have worn the items, " Mr Miller said. This will be the fourth auction Sheeran has supported in aid of the charity, which supports people with life-limiting illnesses in Suffolk, Great Yarmouth and previous events have generated hundreds of thousands of pounds with bids be made from around the items expected to reach anywhere between £25 to more than £1,000, the auction is predicted to generate at least £10,000. Judie Newman is the chief executive at St Elizabeth Hospice, for which Sheeran's mother used to make bracelets that were sold in the charity's Framlingham shop."Ed could have chosen any international or national charity, so we are so honoured and thrilled he chose a local charity that he has had a connection with for years," she said."Everyone will find something in this auction that they will love to have - it's a wonderful mix."We need to raise over £12m every year to run the hospice and we have to raise 70% of that ourselves through the community, so an event like this an absolutely wonderful opportunity." The online auction officially launched on Saturday, with the charity giving fans the chance to look and touch the lots at its Martlesham Retail Centre, in event attracted more than 600 people, which is nearly double its normal footfall for a Plaskett, whose parents were given "a really good quality of life" by the hospice before their deaths, attended the event with her told the BBC: "I think it is really kind of Ed and when he has done it before it has raised lots of money. "I brought my children to see the items and I told them it would be cheaper than going to his concert at Portman Road."You wouldn't be able to see or touch his clothes otherwise, so I thought it was nice for them - it's a treat." Follow Suffolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
14-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Norfolk Mind counsellors to strike over pay dispute
Counsellors at a mental health charity are due to go on strike in a dispute over said its members at Norfolk and Waveney Mind would stage a walkout between 09:00 BST and 14: regional organiser Cameron Matthews said counsellors employed by NHS trusts received larger salaries and that Mind staff were under paid by "thousands of pounds a year".A Mind spokesperson said "we remain committed to working collaboratively with all parties". The walkout is timed with Mental Health Awareness Week and some staff are expected to join a picket line outside Mind's office in said some fully qualified counsellors were getting paid trainee-level rates."These counsellors are committed to their jobs and want to be out there helping patients, but the inflexible attitudes of their managers have forced them to strike," he said."Mind and [the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust] can still prevent this strike by recognising the work counsellors do and paying them what they deserve." 'Highest quality care' Norfolk and Waveney Mind said it had taken proactive steps to minimise disruption to talking therapies during the day and none of the charity's other services would be service employs about 400 members of and Waveney Mind said "only 17" of its counsellors - all of whom were trained in giving NHS talking therapies - had voted in favour of strike action.A Mind spokesperson said the pay levels with counsellors had been set as part of a contractual agreement, which ensured they were "aligned with the NHS agenda for change pay levels".They continued: "We remain committed to working collaboratively with all parties involved in this dispute to find a constructive and appropriate resolution that addresses the concerns raised by counsellors, while continuing to deliver the highest quality care." Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
