Martin House Children’s Hospice presents
Martin House Children’s Hospice are
once
again raising funds through auctioning some exciting signed items from
Leeds/Reading 2015
To celebrate Leeds Festival’s annual return to the region,
The items are:
·
Framed Vinyl of 'AM' by Arctic Monkeys
*SIGNED BY ARCTIC MONKEYS*
·
Zildjian Custom 20" Crash Cymbal *OWNED & SIGNED BY BLINK 182's TRAVIS BARKER*
·
Leeds Festival 2014 Set List + Sticker** *SIGNED BY BRODY DALLE*
·
Set of 3 Drum Skins **SIGNED BY MATT
HELDERS & NICK O'MALLEY of ARCTIC MONKEYS**
·
*Signed CATFISH & THE BOTTLEMEN
Stickers***+ two rare 7" singles of
Homesick & Rango
** The ‘stickers’ are large, industrial strength and Leeds Festival
branded. Perfect for drumskins or equipment - designed by Harry and Cameron;
two young men from Martin House.
Bidding has now commenced
on one of the charity’s eBay pages, seller ‘centrestage2015’ www.ebay.co.uk/usr/centrestage2015,
and will be live until Thursday 3rd
September at 7pm. If you are a music fan, do be sure
to keep an eye on this eBay page following Leeds Festival for future signed
goodies!
Through the power of
social networking and media support, Martin House hope to attract significant
support and interest, which in turn will raise the profile and awareness for
the local, children’s charity. To date, a fantastic £7,000 has been raised for
them through auctioning Leeds Festival memorabilia.
This innovative way of
fundraising is a result of Martin House’s strong relationship with Festival
Republic, who have supported the hospice since 2004. Their connection later led
to the inception of the Centre Stage fundraising music competition, for local
under 21 year olds, where winning acts perform at both Leeds and Reading. Now
in its sixth year, Centre Stage has raised over £200,000 for Martin House and
2015’s winners ‘Mallrats’, from York, will be taking to Leeds and Reading
Festivals’ BBC Introducing stages this weekend.
Notes:
Centre Stage Background:
The premise of the Centre Stage Competition is to give young bands a fantastic
platform and exposure whilst raising vital funds for Martin House Children’s
Hospice. Since its initial launch, by The Pigeon Detectives in autumn 2009,
Centre Stage has so far provided a platform for over 170 young, Yorkshire acts
and raised over £200,000 for Martin House Children’s Hospice. The competition
has the support of Embrace, The Pigeon
Detectives, The Cribs, Pulled Apart by Horses and Festival Republic. Overall,
the competition is about YOUNG PEOPLE
HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE!
Martin House Children’s Hospice:
Martin House Children’s Hospice cares for children and young people, throughout
Yorkshire, who have a life limiting illness. They support their families too,
through the life of their child and through their bereavement. On opening in
1987, they were only the second children’s hospice in the UK and now are
pivitol in leading the movement. Martin House needs to raise over £5m this year
to run, receiving less than 18% from Government sources.
www.martinhouse.org.uk
Twitter:
@centrestage2015 // @MartinHouseCH
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– ‘Centre Stage – Yorkshire’
