A personalised message from the voice of Paddington Bear, VIP experiences with ITV’s The Masked Singer and The Chase, as well as Channel 4’s Taskmaster, a silver and moonstone ring from the private collection of Dame Jacqueline Wilson and a meet and greet with the cast of Mrs Brown’s Boys are among the ‘money can’t buy’ lots in this star-studded charity auction. Exclusive tickets to the Chris and Rosie Ramsey Show at Wembley Arena, a private session with the Dogfather Graeme Hall, a Michelin-starred lunch with This is Going to Hurt author Adam Kay, and a one-off vase hand-crafted by comedian Joe Lycett are also up for grabs. Plus, one lucky bidder will walk away with weekend tickets to Latitude Festival, where they will press hands with Paolo Nutini after his set.
This summer one of the UK’s leading auctioneers, Lyon & Turnbull, are running a fundraising sale: Piece of Mind: The Brain Tumour Charity Auction. The charity is the largest dedicated funder of research into brain tumours. Despite 12,000 people being diagnosed every year with a primary brain tumour, survival rates have barely improved in 40 years. Brain tumours are the biggest cancer killer in children and adults under 40, yet investment in research is low, and there is currently no cure. The Brain Tumour Charity is working faster, and going further, to try and beat this cancer sooner.
Theo Burrell who joined Lyon & Turnbull in 2011 and the Antiques Roadshow team in 2018, was diagnosed with an aggressive grade 4 glioblastoma in the summer of 2022.
“Receiving my diagnosis, at the age of 35, when my son was one year old, was devastating. Overnight everything had changed. Suddenly I’d gone from being a healthy person in the middle of my life with a new baby, to having incurable cancer with maybe only a year or two left to live. What followed was months of surgery and treatment to try and prolong my life, and although I continue to make the best of each day, my tumour will return and it will kill me. My care has been excellent and new advances in science
have helped me fight cancer so far. However, only by funding research into brain tumours can we get closer to a life-saving cure.”
Gina Almond, Director of Fundraising for The Brain Tumour Charity, said: “We are hugely grateful to Theo and everyone working together on the auction. There are some amazing items so kindly donated and the funds raised will make a huge difference to our work to accelerate a cure for brain tumours and double survival and halve the harm they cause.”
The auction will take place online at www.pieceofmind.auction between 14th and 21st June 2023, and comprises over forty lots from holiday lets, artworks and sporting experiences to tickets for award-winning comedians, festivals and the filming of TV shows. For further information and publicity enquiries please contact James Kay at [email protected].
Current list of lots:
- Hand-painted vase by Joe Lycett
- Paddington Bear signed gift bundle
& personalised voice message - Tickets to see Adam Kay, plus
Michelin-starred meal with him - Silver and Moonstone Ring from
the private collection of Dame
Jacqueline Wilson - Two tickets to see Chris and Rosie
Ramsey at Wembley Arena - Dog Training Session with
‘Dogfather’ Graeme Hall - Tickets to see Mrs Brown’s Boys
Live + meet with cast members - Four Tickets and Backstage Access
to ITV’s The Masked Singer - VIP Taskmaster experience
- The Chase VIP experience + meet a
Chaser + signed merch - Signed Fender acoustic guitar, 2 x
weekend tickets to Latitude, and a
meet/greet with Paolo Nutini - 45-minute zoom with Nina Gold,
Game of Thrones casting director - Clapperboard from hit Netflix
series Sex Education
14. Lunch and manuscript read with Publishing Director at Puffin
15. Lunch and manuscript read with
top literary agent at Curtis Brown 16. Four-ball and lunch for two at
Muirfield, Gullane with Andy Irvine 17. 3 nights stay at Coldingham Loch
for up to 6 with optional fly fishing 18. Racehorse owner 2-day experience
with Double Grand National
Winning Trainer Lucinda Russell 19. Diamond Masterclass for 12 with
jewellery specialist, Ruth Davis 20. 2021 Tour British and Irish Lions
and Springboks signed rugby shirts 21. ‘Dinner with the Experts’: Dinner
for Six with Antiques Specialists
Theo Burrell and Colin Fraser 22. Whisky Tasting for 14 with
Dramfool
23. John Lowrie Morrison (Jolomo)
OBE, Morninglight Isle of Gigha 24. David Michie OBE Garden, Dark
Border with Blue Irises 25. New 10-inch Apple iPad 26. House of Bruar Hamper
27. Upholstered footstool
28. Tour, Tasting and lunch for Six at
Bellfield Brewery
29. Contemporary Scottish Silver
Beaker by Marion E. Kane 30. Luxury Stay, Meals and Gift
Package for Two in ‘The Cashmere
Suite’ at Stobo Castle
31. Two Day Canoe Tour of the River
Spey for Two with Highland
Adventure School
32. Wine Tasting with Lewis Renton 33. Champagne Afternoon Tea for Six
at Cutlers’ Hall, London
34. Signed Brighton & Hove Albion
Football Shirt
35. Hospitality for Two at the Genesis
Scottish Golf Open, July 2023 36. Glenfarclas 20-year-old limited
edition bottle
37. William Wilson OBE St Martin’s
Bridge Toledo
About Lyon & Turnbull:
38. Family Ticket and Private Tour of London or Whipsnade zoo
39. Five Annual Subscriptions for Magazines from Our Media
40. Upholstery Workshop with Deco Ghetto
41. A Week’s Stay in September for Six at Ruddon Grange, Elie, Fife
42. A week’s stay for eight at Tregastel House, Southwold
43. Two Night Luxury Stay for two at the Caledonian Club, London
44. Three Night stay and lunch for two in rural South Norfolk
45. Week’s stay for four in the Borders
46. Private tour & lunch for 6 of the Mary Quant Exhibition
47. Signed Scotland Football top 48. A week’s stay for two in Northumberland
Operating since 1826, Lyon & Turnbull is one of the UK’s premier fine art and antiques auctioneers. The company’s galleries in London and Glasgow complement the historic Georgian headquarters and main saleroom in Edinburgh. Hosting nearly 45 specialist auctions per year across the UK there is always something to see at Lyon & Turnbull: from jewellery and watches to fine furniture; traditional British and European art to Modern & Contemporary stars; European decorative arts and design to fine Asian art from China and Japan. https://www.lyonandturnbull.com
About The Brain Tumour Charity: The Brain Tumour Charity is the UK’s largest dedicated brain tumour charity, committed to fighting brain tumours on all fronts. They fund pioneering research to increase survival and improve treatment options as well as raising awareness of the symptoms and effects of brain tumours to bring about earlier diagnosis. The Charity also provides support for everyone affected so that they can live as full a life as possible, with the best quality of life. Find out more: https://www.thebraintumourcharity.org/
Taskmaster picture: Avalon
