We’ve had a really busy and fun-filled morning today. We were entertaining our good friends from SAS (Special Auction Services www.specialauctionservices.com) for one of their regular charity Bargain Hunts in aid of the Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice Service.
Today’s group was larger than usual with three experts and six competitors. Thomas and Jessica Forrester and Neil Shuttleworth provided the expertise; each guiding two competitors in selecting pieces for a charity auction at SAS in Newbury on 5th November 2024. We were kept on our toes, opening cabinets and contacting the dealers for them, as they aimed to get the most for their £300 stake money.
Neil Forrester with Debbie Tonkinson and Fiona Devine, one of the founders of the charity on the right.
Jessica Forrester with Ann Workman and Pauline Brown.
Thomas Forrester with Susan (aka Mona Lisa, by her husband!) and Michael Bruton.
The competitors bid for their places at the Heaven Sent Ball last May. SAS always ensure that they have a memorable day. They met in the Plume for coffee before coming over the road to us. Afterwards, they went back for lunch where they compared notes on what they had all bought and speculated as to whose purchase would do best at the auction!
Thomas catching up with all the scuttlebutt with Frances Jones!
The Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice Service was founded in 2007 to provide a hospice service for children in Berkshire and the surrounding counties. Set up by Fiona and John Devine to honour their son, Alexander, who sadly died, aged 8, after treatment for a brain tumour. We are delighted to have been chosen by SAS (their charity partner) to do our bit to support this worthy cause. Further information can be found at www.alexanderdevine.org
Today’s group was larger than usual with three experts and six competitors. Thomas and Jessica Forrester and Neil Shuttleworth provided the expertise; each guiding two competitors in selecting pieces for a charity auction at SAS in Newbury on 5th November 2024. We were kept on our toes, opening cabinets and contacting the dealers for them, as they aimed to get the most for their £300 stake money.
