A CELEBRITY postcard art auction is set to raise funds for a school for vulnerable children in Hatton.
Northleigh House School, for children who have faced serious challenges such as bullying and anxiety, has launched the online charity postcard art auction to raise cash to support existing students and for expansion into a new site.
Bidders have the chance to compete for 90 original signed artworks on postcards, including some by household names such as Sir Grayson Perry, The Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood and the BBC’s Great British Sewing Bee judge Patrick Grant, with bidding on all lots starting at just £10.
The school’s head of art Aysha Cook received an overwhelming response from the artists and creative figures she contacted to donate artworks.
The school’s chair and co-founder Viv Morgan said: “All of us at Northleigh are so excited about our postcard auction, featuring fantastic one-off artworks to support our school. The funds raised thanks to Aysha’s dedication, and the generosity of artists and bidders will help us to continue to champion our existing students every day.
“In addition to this we have exciting news; we are expanding Northleigh House School by opening our second site down the road from our existing school!”
The eBay-style timed online auction is online now and closes at 5pm on Sunday October 6.
Northleigh House School was set up by Viv and Fred Morgan in their home in 2012 to help secondary school children who were missing out on their education due to issues including anxiety, learning difficulties, bullying and autism.
To find out more about the auction visit www.gildings.co.uk/northleigh
