Catfest is nearly here – the festival run in industry trainer Julian O’Dell’s garden to raise money for cancer charity Macmillan.
Julian’s wife Cat has cancer – hence the name of the festival, taking place on August 28, and which hopes to raise £15,000.
Whether you are planning to go or not, EYE readers have a great opportunity to help swell the Catfest Macmillan pot.
Yes, folks, once again EYE is staging a picture auction.
Talented artist Julian has provided a choice of four original portrait drawings. If yours is the winning bid, you can choose from Elvis, Chris Martin, Paul McCartney or Amy Winehouse.
All are A4 size and in pencil. The frame can be your choice of either black or white.
EYE has kicked things off with a £50 bid. But we know you can do better than that.
Post your bids below or if you prefer to be anonymous, simply email our managing director – who will be conducting the online auction with his usual mixture of wheedling, persuasion and persistence (well, he was an estate agent) – at nick@propertyindustryeye.com
Bidding closes one week today – so you have until midnight Monday August 15.
Our last charity auction at Christmas raised £700 for a picture by Julian of Mick Jagger, with the winning bidder David Cantell, of Cantell & Co, in south-west London. He bid £666 for the old devil, with EYE making up the rest.
Finally, there may be a few tickets left for this month’s Catfest. Tickets are free but everyone on the guest list has to make a donation.
The venue is Rook Tree Farm, Hulcote, Milton Keynes MK17 8BW.
Email julianodell@live.co.uk or text him on 07718 634235
Comments (7)
A marvellous bid of £500 from Kevin Hollinrake and the team at Hunters. Thank you!
Now we would very much like to see £550.
Roll up you lovely, generous people!
And Mark is quickly back with a bid of £300.
Do I hear £350?
Just a reminder – If you win the auction then you have the choice of any ONE of the four prints.
Immediately followed by a magnificent £250 bid from Nigel Keene at Whiteknights.
Come on now people, it’s time to take part – get your bids in to me: nick@propertyindustryeye.com
And we’re off!
£75 bid from Mark Rowe
Good Morning,
This is a fantastic cause, the Macmillan charity is exceptional. I recently lost my mother to cancer and know first hand how valuable this charity is to so many people.
Julian – I would like to bid on the Chris Martin print. Can I ask if you have had any bids so far? If email is easier then please email mark@rowepropertyservices.co.uk
Thank you
Mark
Good morning Boys and Girls. The sun is shining, the sky is blue – and if you bid in this auction you will help to make the sun a little brighter and the sky a little bluer for those great people at Macmillan who help so many cancer sufferers and their families.
Be generous, dig deep. Start those bids coming in. Email me: nick@propertyindustryeye.com